Rebel Labour MPs say Gordon Brown must go, Blears, Purnell resign

Rebel Labour MPs have started a petition to persuade 80 Labour MPs in the UK to sign a letter asking Gordon Brown to step down as Prime Minister of Britain, and they plan to hand it to Mr. Brown after the results...

Gene Test Shows Spain’s Jewish and Muslim Mix

Historian Claudio Sanchez-Albornoz concludes that the Spanish civilization is Catholic and other influences.However others such as the biologists in this case states that Spain have been enriched by 3 historical cultures; Catholic,Jewish and Muslim.Test conducted by...

Military Ballots Being Rejected in Virginia

"Fairfax County Registrar Rokey Suleman is disqualifying an overwhelming majority of the military federal write-in absentee ballots received in his county on the basis that no address had been given for those...

Pakistani Schoolchildren make History for the Rights of the Disabled

After a year-long campaign spearheaded by the Children's Museum for Peace and Human Rights run in schools to not only put pressure on the government to become a signatory of the United Nation's Convention for the...

Barack "Trickster" Obama

To hear it from supporters of Obama you would think he was a new type of politician; even post-partisan. But the problem with supporters is that you don't get the whole truth and nothing but. Instead, you get an idealized version of a vision and this version is more idealized...

Nader, Barr, and McKinney sharing workers to get on State Ballots.

Third Party and independent candidates will have a major role in Novemebers election.Synopsis by Albert N. MillironThis story should give one an indication of how unhappy the electorate is with the two party...

Filipinos in Riyadh eye prominent doctor for top OWWA post

His name was cited  as one of the acheivers in the Hall of Fame of OFW Acheivers-an anthology of OFW Acheivers in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2000. At Riyadh Hospital where he was the medical director, he earned...

The End of the CraigsList Serial Rapist

A truly frightening crime story that highlights the dangers of online contacts--and points out some good police work."Maj. Daniel Dusseau's head throbbed. It was 9 p.m. and nine months into the pursuit of a rapist whose attacks had haunted nearly a dozen of his detectives,...

Swiss far right wins support for referendum to ban minarets

I am always amazed by the amount of effort some people expend in getting upset by what others believe or do."SWITZERLAND: SWITZERLAND BRACED itself for a troubled campaign of Islamophobia yesterday after the far right won enough support to force a national vote to ban...

New drive to ban race preferences

Backlash can be hell. "Tensions are running high in the latest affirmative-action battlegrounds. In Arizona, Nebraska, and Colorado, supporters of ballot initiatives that would ban "preferential treatment" are counting up petition signatures – and opponents are...

Historic cottage threatened again

"A HISTORIC cottage which was saved from demolition two years ago is being threatened by bulldozers once again. Vine Cottage in High Street, Corby Old Village, Northamptonshire, UK, could be flattened along with the Mitsubishi garage next door to make way for 45 flats. The...

Revised Rules Coming on Filmmaking and Photography, After Uproar

"Revised Rules Coming on Filmmaking and Photography, After Uproar By Sewell Chan After an outcry from videographers, filmmakers and still photographers — including a satirical rap video and an online protest...

New Statesman - New Media Awards 2007 Winners

"Modernising Government: No. 10 Downing Street Petitions http://petitions.pm.gov.ukIntroduction to e-petitionsThere has been a long-established tradition of members of the public presenting petitions at the door of No 10 Downing Street. The No 10 ePetitions service has been...

Hyper-local bloggers reshaping civic politics in US

The LA Times reporter Jonathan Abrams posts a story today about the 'ubiquity' of local bloggers who  will soon "have a major influence in local politics and policymaking', he writes. Romenesko pointed me to...

Petition to Scrap Postcard 'Icon'

The petition - which had 38 signatures by 1130 BST on Monday - said: "This art project is to cost an indecent amount of money (£18m) and was very poorly advertised in giving people the chance to object."Prime Minister Gordon Brown is being petitioned to stop a proposed giant...
 

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