Clegg targets mainstream appeal

In the UK, the ruling Labour government has seen its public approval ratings take a dramatic slide in the past year. At the same time, the rival Conservative party remains unpopular with voters. UK voters seem to think they have no good option, which frustrates the third...

Meeks calls off school boycott in Chicago

The Reverend Meeks, a powerful Illinois state senator, has called off the Chicago public schools boycott after being heavily criticized by politicians and the media."A controversial, four-day Chicago Public Schools boycott ended on Day Two -- after Gov. Blagojevich said any...

Locals say Sarah Palin flip flopped on "Bridge to Nowhere"; Money not returned

It appears Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) was for the "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it.  Her statements indicate she only abandoned the project when the federal well ran dry and after her future...

Territorial deal signing suspended

"MANILA -- Triggered by attacks in certain areas in Mindanao, the Philippine government will no longer sign the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Press Secretary Jesus Dureza made the...

NHS should not save patients' lives if it costs too much, says watchdog

Under EditingAnd to think, you folks were all complaining about the Canadian/American health system controversy !Dr. Jack kevorkian's and his intern best pack their bags and head to the U.K."NHS should not save...

Controversial US spy office closed

Counterintelligence Field Activity office (Cifa) has been closed. It was created the office in 2002 by Rumsfeld  in response to the September 11 attacks. "Cifa caused concern after a database...

Indian MPs hold confidence debate

India Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh has described the nuclear deal as 'historic'."The Indian parliament is debating a vote of confidence in the Congress party-led government that could decide the fate of a...

Jodhi Meares will be back on Next Top Model

" JODHI Meares has survived her controversial no-show at the Australia's Next Top Model finale, with her Foxtel boss confirming yesterday she had a job on the series next year. The pay-TV channel's CEO Brian...

Australia PM in new nude art row

The debate over the portrayal of children in the magazines are hotly debated in Australia and the current debate has got even Prime Minister involved. "A photograph of a nude six-year-old girl on the front cover of an Australian art magazine has re-ignited a row over the...

Call for sharia rules in English law

Law is a shifting thing and all country's laws change over the years with changes in moral and cultural thinking. Societies move on but many feel it would be a change too early and too far to incorporate...

Louisiana Voters: Veto or be Recalled

"Got non-reponsive representatives? Take a lesson from Louisiana voters. The Louisiana State Legislature passed a bill giving themselves a better than 100 percent pay raise. Gov. Bobby Jindal, despite campaign...

Italy starts controversial plan to fingerprint Gypsies, including children

This is certain to be a controversial program. Should governments target certain groups for fingerprinting and tracking?"Italian authorities have started fingerprinting tens of thousands of Gypsies living in nomad camps across the country — adults and children alike —...

India lorry driver's mass strike could force out government

" As many as five million Indian lorry drivers went on strike today to protest against a surge in fuel prices, dealing what may prove a fatal blow to the country's beleaguered Government. Congress, the biggest...

Obama pledges to expand Bush's aid to religious charities

Though President George W. Bush's "faith-based initiatives" - which give government money to religious groups for charity work - have been one of the most controversial programs of his presidency, Barack Obama has pledged to expand them if he is elected president. This...

Six dead as Pakistani forces destroy militant house

Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a...

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