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Gordon Brown may be asked to pay back expenses
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. "Gordon Brown is expected to be asked to pay back some money as part of the investigation into MPs’ expenses claims." Just when we thought that the 'MP expenses row' was over, it rears... BBC Spends $607,000 A Year On Bottled Water
The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, spends £406,000 ($607,000) of taxpayers' money on water every year, according to the british newspaper the Guardian. BBC released the information as a response to a freedom of information request. The money is used to buy large...
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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128 views | 28 recommendations | 3 comments
Police to investigate MP expenses
" Scotland Yard has decided to launch an investigation into the alleged misuse of expenses by a small number of MPs and peers, the BBC has learned. Police say its economic and specialist crime command will... Is this divorce time for the 'Mother of all parliaments'?
It has been a sad week for politics in London as scadals have plagued both houses of the British government. New Labour it seems is tainted with old fashioned sleaze as they wilt under daily allegations of misdeeds in Members expenses. Although MP's expnses were due to be... Gordon Brown does U-turn and abandons expenses objections
Today the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, reversed his stance on a plan to block the publication of the expenses claimed by members of parliament. Last night the rival parties, the... Dodge Foundation Cancels Poetry Festival
How sad!–On an aside, Paul Muldoon, a professor at Princeton University, has been extremely generous in his efforts on behalf of the campaign to save the Hill of Tara, one of Ireland's most important heritage sites, from destruction by developers and speculators. Learn more...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
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126 views | 24 recommendations | 4 comments
Nanny or Botox Treatment...botox Wins? Cutting Back
What do you cut first? What do you cut last?Miriam Jordan suggests that When the Going Gets Tough, Some People Lay Off the Nanny (Wall Street Journal, December 11), and personal chefs and the like. Besides women giving up on household help, the article mentions people taking... Customers injured in crush suing Wal-Mart
Some of the customers injured in Friday's horrific stampede at a Walmart on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the US when stores open early and offer big deals for people who come at dawn, are planning... Allowable IRS Medical Expenses Tax Deduction Guidelines 2008, 2009
You can deduct any expense you pay for the prevention, diagnosis, or medical treatment of physical or mental illness, and any amounts you pay to treat or modify any part or function of the body for health, but not for cosmetic purposes. (So you can deduct the cost of Lasik...
created by frankie1266 | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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30535 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Canada not giving up on F1 race yet
In an effort to confirm the ageless expression coined by famous NY Yankee baseball player and manager, Yogi Berra - "It ain't over 'till it's over", officials of the Canadian Grand Prix, the city of Montreal,...
created by Edmund Jenks | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
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238 views | 44 recommendations | 4 comments
Pakistani puts Kidney up for online Auction
After body, life and many other weired stuff a Pakistani national has put up his kidney on a Pakistani auction website. So far no bidders have come to avial this offer.The Kidney business in Pakistan is unregulated and foreigners can buy kidneys from impoverished Pakistanis...Most firms pay no income taxes - Congress
Study finds that the majority of domestic and foreign corporations in the United States avoid paying federal income taxes."NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies and 68% of foreign corporations do not pay federal income taxes, according to a... UK Gay soldiers to be paid expenses for attending Pride marches
Homosexual soldiers in the UK are going to be paid for their travelling expenses to attend Gay Pride parades, which is angering 'straight' troops as they are not allowed to claim for trips made to the Queen's... First Nations Chiefs: Screwing the Screwed?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIt is certainly distressing to find out financial misappropriations of Casino Funds by Chiefs of First Nations Casinos. Who would have imagined First Nations...MPs slash expenses by JUST 56p!
In a move to restore trust after numerous reports of expenses abuses, the expenses of all memebrs of parliament in the UK are to be scrutinised by forensic auditors.On average, MPs claim £135,000 a year in...
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