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Argentina: President Christina Fernandez drops grain tax hike
In reaction to yesterday´s decision by Argentinean Congress to reject a bill on grain tax hike, President Christina Fernandez de Kichner decided to drop such proposal. This decision is a double defeat for the current government. On one hand, it represents a forced bow... Haitian deputies propose Michele Pierre Louis as Prime Minister
Today, Haitian deputies proposed 61 year old economist Michele Pierre Louis as Prime Minister. She is the chief of FOKAL, Haiti's Educational and Cultural Foundation. Pierre Louis was born at Jeremie, Southern Haiti,... Argentinean Senate defeats presidential grain-export tax package
It has been a treacherous morning after the Argentinean Vice President Julio Cobos voted at Congress against the proposal of President Christina Fernandez for a grain export tax. By casting a single decisive vote,...Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize
Sir Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has won the Best of the Booker prize, as voted for by the public." The 1981 book beat five other former Booker winners shortlisted from the prize's 40-year history. ...Cutting Medicare, Funding the War
First you go to the war, a noble sense of duty on defense of our Country, then you get old, retires, and now you can't go to the doctor. What kind of budget administration is that? " With a veto-proof margin, the Senate passed legislation Wednesday blocking a Bush... Vatican condemns female bishops
July 8| - On Tuesday, the Vatican criticized the Church of England for voting to allow women bishops. The Vatican appealed to Christian tradition, arguing that the idea of women being bishops is incompatible with... Portugal to adjust its Language to the Brazilian way
Starting this year Portugal will be changing its language adopting the Brazilian Portuguese version. Nowadays 210 million people speak Portuguese around the world, 180 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.... Israel agrees to Hezbollah prisoner deal
OpinionBarry Artiste, now Public ContributorIsraels swap of a Lebanese Man, Samir Kanter who crushed the head of a 4 year old girl to death with a rifle butt in exchange for the bodies of two dead soldiers,... Coercion Reported as Zimbabwe Runoff Begins
Update: Reports are coming in of forced voting: "In Kambuzuma, a Harare suburb, only five people had voted by 9 a.m., and polling officers were left to pass the time chatting. “I don’t see the logic of... Summer strikes for unions
800,000 public sector workers, including school dinner ladies and council trash collectors, are going to stage a strike in the UK next month. The union, Unison, is just one of many that are threatening to stage a "summer of discontent" of strikes over the skyrocketing cost of...Oil tanker drivers agree 14 per cent pay deal
Tanker drivers in the UK have agreed to a 14 per cent pay deal over two years. Their strike disrupted fuel supplies last weekend."The rise, which will see basic pay increased to £36,000, will be introduced over two... The Gas Prices We Deserve
Here's a great column from George Will. "Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: "I rise to discuss rising energy prices." The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was... UK politicians back hybrid embryo research
This is the first in a set of votes in the UK parliament this week on issues including abortion limits, the role of fathers in IVF, and so-called "saviour siblings".Do you think the creation of human-animal embryos...GOP Stunned By Loss in Mississippi
"In a major blow to national Republicans, a Mississippi congressional seat that once voted for President Bush by a twenty-five point margin elected a Democrat on Tuesday. Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers beat out Republican candidate Greg Davis, the mayor of...Unfair Credit Cards Get Regulated by Fed
"(CBS/AP) The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad economy.The...
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