House plan boosts taxes on rich to 20-year high

Increasing taxes is a bad idea. The economy needs to grow to recover from the recession.  More taxes will just slow down any possible recovery." House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling...

Guinea coup, Capt. Camara agrees elections 2009, mining stopped

French envoy Joyandet The french envoy Mr. Joyandet it is not realistic to ask for elections in 6 months, voter's lists not ready. France will continue with financial aid to prepare elections 2009.  People...

Queen's speech pledges to curb banks, benefits and binge drinkers

The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has delivered her speech opening parliament, outlying the plans of the government as written for her by Gordon Brown and his administration....

JAPAN to Act as Nikkei Suffers Worst Day Since Black Monday

JAPAN's Prime Minister Taro Aso is ready to take action today, as the NIKKEI Index plunged into freefall finishing 9.4% down on Wednesday.  Mr. Aso described the nosedive as, "frankly, beyond our...

US pledges financial rescue plan - BBC

"US pledges financial rescue plan " US officials say they will hammer out a "comprehensive" plan to help ease what has become a global financial crisis. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after meeting members of Congress that legislation would be required to help rid...

Ontario premier pledges to preserve giant swath of northern boreal forest

Ontario takes the lead with the announcement of a forward thinking plan to protect a huge area twice the size of the British Isles from fragmentation by roads and development."TORONTO — A massive swath of...

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...

Five foreign soldiers killed in separate bombings in Afghanistan

There is no word on the nationality of the dead soldiers, but it is believed no American or Canadian soldiers were among the casulties."Five foreign soldiers killed in separate bombings in Afghanistan ...

European Initiative: Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality

While the United States "...remained one of the world's few democracies in which leading Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Trans-gender (LGBT) groups failed to organize even one single public IDAHO (International Day...

Obama pledges Cuba policy change

If elected the next US president, Barack Obama says his will seek direct diplomacy with communist Cuba."The frontrunner for his party's nomination for the presidency was speaking to Cuban exiles in Florida.Mr...

Starbucks pledges perfect coffee day after nationwide espresso refresher

A day after shutting down most of its US shops for a refresher course, Starbucks is pledging that it's turned over a new leaf in terms of quality.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage...

Mayor pledges 50,000 value homes

"Mayor Ken Livingstone has pledged 50,000 more affordable homes in London over the next three years. The figure represents a 50% increase in the delivery of homes for low income households in London since 2000. Mr Livingstone's targets are set out in his draft housing...

Canada pledges $1.3bn green fund

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced C$1.5bn (US$1.3bn, £656m) in new funds to combat climate change. The money will be available to provincial governments to spend if the Conservative government's upcoming budget is passed by parliament. The...

Minister Pledges fast But Fair Asylum System: New Asylum Teams For West Londo...

"7 February 2007 A new Home Office facility to accelerate asylum decisions and increase integration of refugees and removal of failed asylum seekers was officially opened today near Heathrow Airport by the Immigration Minister Liam Byrne."

Nato countries must live up to pledges on troops, says Blair - Guardian Unlim...

" World leaders at the Nato summit in Riga, Latvia, today, with Tony Blair on the far right. Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP. The battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan is "winnable", Tony Blair declared today, as Nato allies pledged extra forces and greater...

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