Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton returned to their roots, taking their message to blue-collar voters in Pennsylvania. WPO ) reported Monday. "It took a Democratic president to clean up after the last President Bush; it's going...
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Questions over Labour's costings 14/10/2008 1:12:02 Labour's plan to introduce a universal student allowance is being described as politically slick but short on economic prudence. The universal allowance will be phased in by 2012 with parental income thresholds to eventually...
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The Iranian capital's traditional bazaar reopened on Monday following several days of strikes after the government announced the indefinite suspension of a controversial tax. Ali Akbar Arabmazar, head of Iran's taxation organisation, was quoted as saying that implementation of value-added...
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rom Hotair- Remember Mark Foley? He embodied the fecklessness of the Republican efforts in 2006’s midterm elections when his strange entreaties to underaged pages got uncovered. He lost his West Palm Beach seat to Tim Mahoney, who ran on family...
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Democratic Barack Obama on Monday called for more immediate steps to heal the nation's ailing economy, proposing a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs. The presidential candidate...
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Is the cost of your savings scheme sustainable with an ageing population? Michael Cullen, Labour: The Government effectively is putting into private accounts part of what in the past have been surpluses, and we'll get back to surpluses at some...
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State media says 61 villagers in northwest China were hospitalized for food poisoning after attending a wedding banquet. Xinhua News Agency said Monday the villagers from Gansu province all suffered from fevers, stomachache, diarrhea and vomiting after attending last week's...
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on Sun., Oct. 12, 2008 re: "Ethics probe hits hardest at Todd, not Sarah Palin" MIke said: Unless I am mistaken, the Director or Commissioner of Public Safety serves at the pleasure of the Govenor, apparently for whatever reason the...
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Teheran-born Daniel James, of Brighton, translated for Gen David Richards, the former UK commander in Afghanistan. It is alleged he sent coded messages to an Iranian military attache in Kabul telling him "I am at your service". Mr James, 45,...
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Gordon Brown tonight suffered a crushing 191-vote defeat over his plan to extend from 28 days to 42 the limit for pre-charge detention of terror suspects. Peers overwhelmingly rejected the highly controversial move by 309 votes to 118 after an...
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