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Tight security, visa restrictions and high fares deter Olympic tourists
Chinese government is not very enthused with the response from tourist for Olympic games.Main deterrents are strict China visa regime and tight security restrictions. Expensive cost is hampering even domestic tourist in China. Fewer people are going to Beijing... 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... UK Budget 2008: Higher tax for 10 in 10 drivers
The motorist is being penalized by higher vehicle duty and daily fuel rises. My local garage, the cheapest in the area is now charging £1.179($2.34)(EUR 1.48) per ltr. for diesel and £1.129($2.25)(EUR... US customs agents can examine, copy data from searched laptops
Here are two rather alarming stories re. global infringement of privacy by the US government: First, David Edwards and Mike Sheehan present details from CNN report on US customs agents, who can examine, and copy data from electronic devices.Published, Monday February... Bush Wants Personal Info on European Tourists
Whether or not Washington admits it, the US economy is hurting. Scaring away tourists? Not helping. What would Americans say if, for example, Britain demanded info on would-be tourists from Iowa? A buck says they'd... Tough new penalties come into force for driving offences
"Drivers who fail to identify who was behind the wheel when a speeding offence is committed face a heavier penalty under law changes that come into force today. The clampdown on driving offences includes higher... This is What Ahmadinejad Does to Free Speech in his Country
This is what Ahmadinejad, the person those of you on the left said needed to be heard, does to those who disagree with him. He shuts them up."Iran judiciary seals offices of news Web site
(Reuters)
24 September... US Preparing Domestic Clampdown?
The source of this story comes from Rense.com - and I don't know how you or
others view that web site. I have found in the past that they carry many
conspiracy type stories and other arguably outlandish stories, but then
occasionally I find one of the pundits from the... Working for the Clampdown: What might the president do with his new power to ...
"How many pipe bombs might it take to end American democracy? Far fewer than it would have taken a year ago. The Defense Authorization Act of 2006, passed on Sept. 30, empowers President George W. Bush to impose martial law in the event of a terrorist “incident,” if he or...African Union Speaks Out Against Mugabe
As Jordan reports for NP, the Zimbabwean dictator's comment that his critics can go "hang" has riled a number of countries, some of whom have criticized Mugabe's policies for many years. But prior to the latest round of political repression in Zimbabwe, the African Union has...FORE! - Playin' Through The Hard Way :: MAXINE
"Can you imagine, taking an explosive object of destruction and trying to conceal it in a way as to pass a frisking ... even a naked frisking? Well that is what happened in the Central American country of San...Fiji's military clamps down on 'pro-democracy' supporters
Coup leader Commodore Voreqe 'Frank' Bainimarama told a radio station talk show Friday that the military would resist any attempts to destabilise its so-called government clean-up campaign."Wellington, Dec 26 - Fiji's military, ruling under a state of emergency after ousting...More Votes Than Registered Voters
The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.
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