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Politician Pamela was ahead of her times
A WOMAN ?ahead of her time?, a former political leader and health chief has died aged 80. Pamela Hawton OBE was deputy leader of Rochdale Council in the early 90s and led Rochdale Conservatives for more than 10 years. The grandmother of five died on
That BNP data - and the inevitable Google Maps Mashup
UK British National Party members are in the public domain after a former member supposedly leaked the list online; more on the BNP's theories on why and how this happened in our news story earlier. The links to the data and to BNP member email addresses
Under the Sun: City politics roughens the road to rail transit
At the time, the specific topic was the vote on whether it should be built, but through the years she'd seen the headlines in the Honolulu newspapers she sells going on and on about cost, funding and routes. From her casual reading, she concluded that
'With Great Sadness', Texas Grand Jury Indicts Cheney, Gonzales for Organized Criminal Activity; U.S. Politics Today Provides Extended News Coverage
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing a 'money trail' of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's ownership in enterprises including the Vanguard Group, which owns an interest in private prisons, a grand jury has indicted Cheney on charges
Patti Smith interview
Patti Smith talks to Stephen Dalton exclusively about radiating youth and the film of her life showing during the Cinecity festival Patti Smith You can feel Patti Smith?s crackling energy before she even sits down to talk. All sharp angles and wiry
When Barbie went to Beirut
Beirut does not feel like a conservative place. The girls wear shorts up to here and hair down to there. Cocktails are consumed by the gallon, and there is a rumbustious, if incestuous, arts scene. But this week, the limits of Lebanon's liberal attitude
Successful campaign on violence against women
signatures gathered in Viet Nam to support the United Nations campaign, Say No to Violence against Women, is much higher than the global total. Women make handicraft products for export in Yen Mac Commune, Yen Mo District, in the northern province of
Student political leaders get chance to breathe, reflect
Whenever Kate Maxwell was not in class over the past couple of months, she was probably working on the McCain campaign. From the beginning of the school year until Election Day, Maxwell's life was heavily identified by politics. Even though her candidate
Gordon Brown promises tax cuts
Gordon Brown today promised tax cuts to boost growth in the economy as he sought to draw clear dividing lines between Labour and the Tories over tax and spend policy. Speaking ahead of next Monday's critical pre-budget report, the prime minister said
French Socialists mull leadership decision
After weeks of wrangling over whom will succeed outgoing leader Francois Hollande, French Socialists are poised to elect a new chief tomorrow (20 November). Whatever the outcome, the vote is likely to leave the party deeply divided with a wide-ranging
Obama talk, pro and con, reaches peak
Reminiscent of the recent presidential campaign, some sharply toned pro- and con-Barack Obama rhetoric has resurfaced 1,757 miles from the U.S., in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Riding the wave of pro-Obama enthusiasm, Prime Minister
Wednesday letters to the editor
DSU could wait on stadium project, complete on its own Im writing this letter in regards to the new Badlands Activities Center that has passed the votes and now is going to be built. One sure does question how this measure failed and was turned down by
Auto Bailout a Test Drive for Obama
President-elect Barack Obama used his first post-election meeting with President George W. Bush last week to urge a speedy bailout of the auto industry, but the incumbent's party is slowing things down. Top Senate Republicans said Tuesday that this
Dirty politics at work against sheriff (101)
This is in response to the most ridiculous letter of the year published in your 'Hate The Sheriff Bulletin' you call The Nugget. Yes, that's right, you will publish any negative foolishness you can get your hands on. Seldom do you ever publish anything
Useful tool ... what a compliment!
LAST week I attended the latest mayoral forum in London and the guest for the event was Julia Goldsworthy, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Local Government and MP for somewhere in Cornwall. There was, as always, a good turnout of elected mayors and
Letter: Stay away from negative politics
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Reminder: Canada's National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
Attention: News Editor, Photo Editor, World News Editor, Government/Political Affairs Editor OTTAWA, ONTARIO, MEDIA ADVISORY--(Marketwire - Nov. 19, 2008) - Canada's National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims will be this Wednesday, set to
Thanksgiving Craft Activities for Children & Families With Turkey Trivia, History Quizzes & Printables on FamilyEducation
Personalize the Dinner Table With FamilyEducation's New Thanksgiving Place Card Creator BOSTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Before the turkeys and pumpkin pies are out of the oven, families can find creative ways to be grateful and express the Thanksgiving
Wilder reflects on public service, partisan politics
Now that he?s a private citizen again, former Tennessee Lt. Gov. and state Sen. John Wilder of Somerville will have more time to fly his beloved ?Jaybird.? Yet it?s a Catch-22 situation. ?I don?t have anywhere to go any more,? said Wilder.
Lunch with Mrs Thatcher
Peter Stothard reviews Hugo Young's exceptional records of politicians speaking their minds Peter Stothard Back in 1980, when Hugo Young handed me a carbon-smudged account of his latest lunch with Margaret Thatcher, I thought that this was how all
Rae defends his time as premier of Ontario
OTTAWA - Bob Rae says he hopes to overcome the accusation that his 1990-95 premiership of Ontario would be a handicap in an election campaign against the Conservatives as he prepares to officially begin his campaign to lead the federal Liberals. 'We're
Saudi business leader calls for minimum wage plan
SALARY CALL: A minimum wage should be set up for unskilled workers in the Gulf region, it is claimed. () Gulf states which employ hundreds of thousands of unskilled foreign workers must take steps to fix minimum wages, according to the chairman of Saudi
Obama adviser to speak at Fitchburg State College
Fitchburg State College will host an authority on national security and international studies who had an advisory role in the Barack Obama presidential campaign as a guest speaker as part of its International Month activities. Dr. Sean Kay brings to
Thanksgiving Craft Activities for Children & Families With Turkey Trivia, History Quizzes & Printables on FamilyEducation
Personalize the Dinner Table With FamilyEducation's New Thanksgiving Place Card Creator BOSTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Before the turkeys and pumpkin pies are out of the oven, families can find creative ways to be grateful and express the Thanksgiving
Prime Minister. President. Speaker. Does It Really Matter?
Another day, another round of speculation about a new job for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. When President Dmitry Medvedev submitted legislation to the State Duma last week proposing extending the presidential term from four years to six, it sent the
Nemat Shafik: world vision was fired at home
If Nemat (Minouche) Shafik thought that being hauled in front of the Government's notoriously tough Public Accounts Committee on her first day as Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development was bad, she'd soon learn that there was
Inside Baton Rouge: Does Louisiana Constitution need some serious repair?
'Don't let the constitution get in the way of a good bill,' then-Rep. Francis Thompson told the House in his farewell speech before heading over to the state Senate. He was joking, sort of, but also making the point that change is the most permanent
Iconoculture Unveils Top Cultural Trends for 2009
Iconoculture's Consumer Strategists Identify Trends and Values that Will Shape Consumer Behavior in the Coming Year MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconoculture, the leading cultural trend research company, today unveiled the top six trends that
Gulf War illness is real, report says
Political, fiscal concerns blamed for ineffective research, official denials McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- Gulf War illness is a real medical condition that has affected at least 175,000 combat veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, according to a
Soft terror policing
Researchers looked at the effective use of partnership work with Muslim groups, including those deemed as 'radicals', in so called 'soft' policing methods, and found that the increased trust and access to community-based expertise is helping to prevent