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UK troops 'given too many tasks'
" The military mission in Afghanistan has failed to deliver what it promised - as troops are being given too many tasks, a report from MPs says. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee says... 
Transport Minister apologizes for cussing at Toronto
Transport Minister John Baird apologized to Toronto Major David Miller for cussing at Toronto. ""I was speaking out of frustration, and I certainly expressed that," John Baird said in the House of Commons on... 
Mozilla Foundation Statement of Direction
EXCERPT: (from no. 2, below.) Heterogeneous environments are possible–we don't all need to use the same hardware, software or data sources. People can make and implement decisions about their online experience and their data.–Discussions re. the future of the internet are... 
created by Maireid Sullivan | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago
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PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan
"PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan Dion quotes 2005 Harper letter decrying government delays of confidence votes Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 4:42 PM ET Comments474Recommend485 CBC News Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion...
UK parliament backs animal-human embryo research
The Parliament in the UK has approved legislation that will allow scientists to create animal-human embryos. The legislation comes among discussion of revising the UK's abortion laws."The lower house of parliament...
42-day detention dropped as unworkable in UK
The 42-day detention law, which would have extended the amount of time a person suspected of terrorism could be held without charge, has reportedly been dropped from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's agenda. The issue has been enormously controversial in the UK across party...
Bangladesh: 230,000 Homes have Solar Now; 1 Million by 2012
"DHAKA: Millions in Bangladesh are taking to solar power to light up their homes at night.Officials said, over 230,000 rural households in Bangladesh have been brought under the solar power system in last five...
MONEYTALK update CENTRICA: Nuclear deal $24bn failed, EDF/British energy
Update AUG/02/2008Centrica, Britain's biggest gas and electricity supplier, is to sound out institutional shareholders about reviving plans for a £22.5bn all-share merger with British Energy, The Sunday Telegraph...
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's U-turn on knife crime plan
" The Government’s strategy on knife crime was in disarray last night as the Home Secretary was accused of a U-turn over plans, briefed at the weekend, to confront offenders with stabbing victims in hospital. ...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Clarke to propose curbing power of Welsh, Scottish MPs
Quite a conundrum now affects the United Kingdgdom, ten years after devolution first gave constituent countries their own parliaments. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all now have their own seperate...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Brown enters the final hours of his battle to win vote on 42 days
Gordon Brown is making a last-ditch effort to prevent an embarassing Labou revolt over the 42-day detention law in Britain by adding a proposal to paycompensation of £3,000 a day for those held for more than 28 days whoare not charged."Gordon Brown is struggling to head off...
C-50 Immigration Bill passes with help from Liberals
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the help of absent 80 Liberal Members of Parliament during a vote to limit immigration to those who have skills Canada needs, the Conservative Governments Bill C-50... 
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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