Perhaps this is how capitalist societies stay honest. Rather than abolish laws that seem outdated and cause controversy, they just raise the bar to make them too costly to execute ... " Mr. O’Malley, a Democrat and a Roman Catholic who has cited religious opposition to...
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I write for Associated Content.com, this morning I recieved a message from another producer.William Edward Thomas. William sent me this link "Incarceration of Black Men is New Slavery". He is the National...
After the diasaster that marred the SAT process earlier this year with some SAT papers still not marked and returned to schools Education Secretary Ed Balls announced that the British Government has decided to...
Gordon Brown is said to be considering making a move to abolish the Act of Settlement in the UK, which prevents non-protestants from marrying into the royal family or suceeding to the throne. Under the law, Roman Catholics, Muslims or Hindus are not allowewd to marry anyone...
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Change of leadership in Cuba has brought a whiff of changes. Cubans have realised benefits of free economy and as first step they allowed mobile phones. Now old system of same pay for everyone is going to be...
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The latest opinion poll shows the campaign for the Lisbon Referendum tightening as it heads for the final fortnight.
The Red C poll in tomorrow's Sunday Business Post shows the No side narrowing the gap on...
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This letter to the Canberra Times is from Dr. Terence Dwyer, visiting fellow, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University. Dr Dwyer is one of the people who 'did the math' to show that un-collected Resource Rent is nearly double the current...
The fortunes of British prime minister Gordon Brown continue to slide as news comes that Tony Blair reportedly doesn't think Brown can beat David Cameron. With the London mayor elections coming up on Thursday,...
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Voting went off without significant violence in Nepal yesterday. Now the country waits to see if the results will dramatically reshape their system of government."Results trickled in Friday as Nepal celebrated...
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""This particular ad, which ran in Mexico, was based upon historical perspectives and was created with a Mexican sensibility [ed. with an English Headline for the banner copy?]," said a statement identified as...
"One of Turkey's top prosecutors has raised stiff objections to lifting a ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities.
This slam to the plan is the latest statement in a simmering debate on a government plan to abolish the restriction.
'To place the use of an article of...
This is not quite a done deal yet, but newsworthy nonetheless."Nepal's government has agreed for the first time that the 240-year-old monarchy should be abolished.
After more than two months of arguing, the...
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"Following its ratification by the requisite three-quarters of the states earlier in the month, the 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that "neither slavery nor involuntary...
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"Lawmakers in the US state of New Jersey have approved a bill abolishing the death penalty.
In a 44-36 vote, the Democrat-run state assembly replaced the death sentence with life in prison without parole.
The bill is expected to be signed into law by Democratic Governor Jon...
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I had no idea that New Jersey has spent such a huge amount of money maintaining the death penalty without actually executing anyone. But any move away from capital punishment is a good move indeed. "New...