Detroit: Council Votes Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Out; Lawyer Demands Kilpatrick'...

After carpet-bombing the "n" word on television in an official speech, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, facing felony ethics charges, is fighting for his job and political life. The city's corporate counsel has now entered the battle. John Johnson Jr.  says that the city...

Raids set Maori-Pakeha relations back 100 years - Sharples

This raid by the New Zealand police appears to be indeed over the top, with many politicians asking what on earth is going on. It is widely seen as some kind of out of control operation targeting Maori. In my view...

Ministers may force through act to curb jury fraud trials

"The government is poised to use the Parliament Act 1949 to force through a law allowing the most complex fraud cases to be tried without a jury. Ministers are expected to reintroduce a bill providing for fraud trials to be tried by a judge alone after three previous attempts...

Emergency Looms on the Horizon Pakistan

"Emergency looms on the horizon Absar Alam ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure smooth re-election of the president, the government is expected to slap emergency on the country, apparently to ward off the rising...

NOBODY KNOWS - PUNDITS, POLLSTERS AT LOSS : New York Post

"November 7, 2006 -- THE screenwriter William Goldman changed history in Hollywood with three simple words: "Nobody knows anything." He was giving a simple and profound explanation for why some movies succeed and...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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