What can I say?"Beleaguered Citigroup is upgrading its mile-high club with a brand-new $50 million corporate jet - only this time, it's the taxpayers who are getting screwed. Even though the bank's stock is as cheap as a gallon of gas and it's burning through a $45 billion...
"Dhaka, Dec 30: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her nine-party alliance raced to a landslide victory, winning 225 seats of the 299 seats that figured in Bangladesh's ninth General Election.
This meant a...
" Charest hopes for rare third mandate in Quebec Updated Mon. Dec. 8 2008 8:08 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff The polls have closed and votes are being tallied in the Quebec provincial election, with Liberal Leader Jean Charest hoping for a third mandate to steer the province...
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"Stephen Harper has hoodwinked all the media and all of Canada, especially the opposition. It's not about saving his government, or saving the PM job, it's about getting a majority government. To do that he needs an election engineered to appear the opposition created it. ...
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Sarah Palin, former vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. speaking to the annual meeting of the republican governors association, said her defeated party must return to core values for instance limited...
" The main opposition party in New Zealand looks set to end the Labour Party's nine years in power after a strong showing in the general election. With 90% of the vote counted, officials say the centre-right...
Congress still has an unfavorable rating nearly 13 points lower then the Unpopular President Bush. 30% of Democrats don't know who the Majority Leader of the Senate is. Speaker Pelosi enjoys a 40% favorability rating slightly above President Bush's...
The Nepali Maoists have been the strongest force at the Constituent Assembly but failed to have their candidate elected as the First President of Nepal. Now, the newly elected President Ram Baran...
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" Just the ticket ... three men sleep as hundreds of people wait, and lie, in line to buy precious Olympic seats in Beijing last night. The last batch of tickets for the Games goes on sale today at booths for the various Olympic venues. Beijing police have...
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There is really no location on an airplane that is significantly safer than another. Sadly, there is no magic seat on an aircraft. There is, of course, an element of luck. If you sit in the back and there's a fire...
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After an election day that was marred by violence, Macedonia's ruling party has emerged victorious in yesterday's elections. Even though the voting ended with a clear winner, it's thought that the images of...
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In a bid to make the Olympic Games more environmentally friendly, the organisers of the London Olympics want to pass along the bulk of the London stadium to the next host city (most likely Chicago at this...
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It seems ridicluous that there are empty seats and people willing to pay for them, but the fooball league won't allow it." Ticket sales suspended at Rovers Leeds fans have...
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" In July 2007, AT Kearney ranked Egypt 13th in their list of top 50 outsourcing destinations worldwide. This placed Egypt at the top-most position among all African countries featured in the report, an annual compilation by the well-respected research...
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