" NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The congressional negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system were set to resume on Friday - a day after hours of talks ended in a partisan divide. ...
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Myanmar's military rulers have recently let foreign aid workers in to the country, and then this..." MYANMAR’S ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need...
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"No two actions had more impact on the Clinton presidency. If the Whitewater papers had been given to the Post, the Clintons would have been cleared. There would have been no special prosecutor, no Kenneth Starr, no request from Starr that his mandate be extended to the...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorChristmas came early for the British Columbia Government in the form of search and seizures of criminal assets worth millions of dollars from the proceeds of crime...
The federal governments new crime bill has it's detractors as well as it's supporters. The detractors mainly criminal lawyers like Frank Addario, President of the Criminal Lawyers Association states that this...
While some readers may harbour morality objections, the invasion of personal Internet privacy is going up a new level. The federal government is now proposing to intensely monitor adult Internet communities...
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This sounds like this was a huge deal. Any photos out there?"India has held celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of a landmark revolt against British rule. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports,...
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Ignoring the fact that one can go down to Canal Street in Manhattan to procure a DVD of a film that hasn't even reached cinemas yet, Warner Bros. is no longer holding promotional screenings of its films in Canada,...
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No trans fats, and now, no dancing? It sounds like New York has a case of the No-Funsies. We Vancouverites are very familiar with this concept (or should I say Nofuncouver?). Maybe they should make a...
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"California regulators on Thursday enacted the nation's first statewide ban on the most common chemical used by dry cleaners, pleasing environmentalists but worrying some small businesses.
By 2023, no more dry-cleaning machines that use the toxic solvent perchloroethylene, a...
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Today DemocracyNow included a short piece in its Headlines section, regarding the use of propaganda within the United States by the current administration. This propaganda is directed at the continued effort...
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The only consolation is that it would take him quite some time, as those squiggly things on paper are not his strong suit..."Today I have signed into law H.R. 6407, the "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act." The Act is designed to improve the quality of postal service...
"Oral and anal sex in private between consenting heterosexual adults would be legalised under Singapore's first major penal code amendments in 22 years, the government said on Wednesday.
Singapore, which in recent years has gradually eased social restrictions that have given...
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