A British journalist who wrote a book on terrorism has been ordered to turn over his sources to police within 7 days or face legal penalties."Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven...
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There's a reason why they call it "DOPE"!"EU study promises straight dope on marijuanaAgence France PressePublished: Wednesday, June 25, 2008PARIS - Dutch dope-selling coffee shops, hash smoking in 1960s...
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Outsourcing has been getting more expensive as fuel prices have risen, so manufacturers are toying with the daring concept of domestic production..."The rise in transportation costs are fueling what some economists are calling "reverse globalization." For instance, DESA, a...
Benin's intro: This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy. The report was very fairly balanced and...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know "Pigs will Fly" if any Government had the balls to even touch this with a 10 foot oil dipstick." U.S. lawmakers urged to curb oil speculators Price would fall...
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"Lack of commitment to new supply, a halt to Nigerian oil production and bitter divisions among oil producers are expected to deliver the reverse of the intended consequences to the Jeddah energy conference: a spike in oil prices to test the $150 a barrel market this week."
Gordon Brown seems to have made the breakthrough that some thought his dour faced approaches to OPEC couldn't achieve. " Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe U.S. Energy Boss blaming shortages and not speculators driving up oil prices certainly must be the same slick oil salesmen who has Prime Swamp land in Florida for...
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"King Abdullah has agreed that his country will increased output to 9.7 million barrels a day as he opened a summit on the soaring international price of crude."
An attack by gunmen in the Niger Delta has shut down production at Royal Dutch Shell's Bonga oil platform."The raid took place overnight on the Bonga oil platform about 120km (75 miles) off the coast of the Niger Delta, the company said. It is the first attack on the...
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The 62nd Tony Awards were given out this past Sunday. "Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific" dominated Broadway's top honors, the Tony Awards, with seven prizes on Sunday, followed by the Pulitzer...
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" President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain. Congressional Democrats have opposed lifting the prohibitions on energy...
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"US light crude rose to $139.89 a barrel, surpassing the previous high of $139.12 on 6 June. The price later fell 25 cents to $134.61 at the end of New York trade. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it would boost...
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" Saudi Arabia will raise oil production to record levels within weeks in an attempt to avert an escalation of social and political unrest around the world. King Abdullah signalled the commitment to the UN...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSeem since President Bush's visit to Saudi Arabia to get the Saudi's to increase oil output failed last month, it seemed because the Saudi's ran out of $50.00 a barrel...
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