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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...
South African Zuma wins corruption case appeal
Jacob Zuma, former deputy President of South Africa is now free from his troubles. A South African court has ruled that a corruption case against ruling party leader Jacob Zuma cannot go ahead. Zuma was facing charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering... Russia agrees to Truce, Blows up key Georgian Bridge
This doesn't sound like a truce to me. "A key railway bridge was blown up by Russia and its allied forces, effectively severing all east-west transportation routes within Georgia, officials said. Russia denies... The “I”- “Me”, uh, Barack, uh, Oba, uh, ma :: MAXINE
"Barack Obama sits down to speak with the editorial board of The Military Times. Image Credit: YouTube Account, pe11201 - Video by M. Scott Mahaskey / Military Times StaffThe “I”- “Me” (monopolistic thinking... Brazil's new drunken driving law stirs discontent
Police have arrested hundreds of Brazilian drivers under a tough new law designed to crack down on rampant drunken driving, but bar owners are working to overturn the measure and many of their clients are flouting... Canada: Stephane Dion Finds his Inner Trudeau
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorH-M-M-M that's easy to compare: Dion waffles on everything, while Trudeau enjoyed everything on his waffles, everything from dating and bedded celebs like Barbara...The Immunity Deal
"Republicans and Democrats in Congress reached a breakthrough compromise yesterday on a bill that would dramatically revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Most significantly, the draft legislation...America’s real problems with Mexican illegals
"If these were black people, America would either have to construct an openly bigoted Jim Crow/Apartheid framework to effectively keep them out, or take town all barriers to their entry so as not to seem racist." UK: Recycling material 'being dumped as landfill'
What a waste, sorting out paper, plastics and glass into separate containers at home, then council lorries collecting the recyclable rubbish on alternate weeks and then dumping the sorted materials in landfill sites... Chad's President Faces Opposition, Wants Darfur Refugees Gone
A dusk to dawn curfew is in effect in N'Djamena and six other provinces after reports of rebels regrouping. The Chad government has been fighting back rebels who got as close as the city gates last week after a failed coup. Ironically, this is the same manner that current...The Future of Recorded Music?
"The Flashbulb, aka Benn Jordan, became so outraged when he discovered that iTunes was effectively pirating his music, that he uploaded copies of his latest album to BitTorrent. TorrentFreak caught up with Benn to learn more about the decision to stop distributors and... Police in protest rally over pay
Central London grinds to a halt as an estimated 22,500 off duty police officers march on Parliament..."Police officers are gathering in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.
Officers are angry that... Office 2008 for Mac hits store shelves
"After four years of waiting, Mac users are finally able to get their hands on a new version of Microsoft's productivity suite for the platform. The suite is a major step forward for those who prefer to use the Redmond company's applications for the Mac platform. Since its... Obama & Huckabee Come In Out of the Cold: Race Heats Up as They Win Iowa Caucus
Update: And the fallout from Iowa begins: Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Joe Biden are both out of the race. Both are Democrats. Update: John Edwards said: "The status quo lost." Update: Despite the complexity of... The Cornerstone Crumbles
Midnight Wednesday marked what may well be the beginning of the end for what many consider to be the hard won cornerstone treaty which ended the Cold War. The Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe, the most...
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