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Aug 25, 2011

USA News, Aug 25, 2011


Obama's vacation: A golfing trifecta
USA Today
Obama is scheduled to remain on the island until Saturday, then return toWashington for Sunday's dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National MallWhite House deputy spokesman Josh Earnest gets peppered with questions regularly ...
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Contours of Obama jobs package coming into focus
Reuters
Obama may struggle to convince voters the new measures can help hiring. Though the White House contends the auto bailout and other steps saved jobs that would have otherwise been lost, many Americans are losing faith in Obama's economic abilities. ...
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Obama's 2009 stimulus is still boosting jobs
USA Today
Before entering the White House, Obama's economic advisers predicted a package they wanted to be even larger would hold unemployment below 8%, and it hasn't come close. Thirty months after the law was passed, it remains at 9.1%. ...
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Obama on Libya: 'Difficult days ahead'
USA Today
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY President Obama has faith in the rebels on the verge of overthrowing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government, but he knows tough times lie ahead for the North African nation. "There are difficult days ahead. ...
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USA Today
Obama's Red-Tape Relief Doesn't Cut It With Florida Chamber
Sunshine State News
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., agreed, telling USA Today, "The results are underwhelming." Sunstein asserted that the cost burden of new regulations under theObama administration was lower than in the last two years under George W. Bush, ...
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Sunshine State News
Other views: 'Dr. King would rejoice'
USA Today
Some holdouts remain bigots, but not enough to keep Barack Obama out of the White House, and overall, racism is considered as socially embarrassing as pedophilia. King could never have predicted that this would happen so quickly. ...
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Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Honored with Memorial
Voice of America
August 25, 2011 Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Honored with Memorial Chris Simkins |Washington, DC US President Barack Obama leads the nation this Sunday in honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. - with the dedication of a new ...
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Race relations: better or worse since Obama?
KETK
Tyler — New Gallup/USA Today poll has some interesting numbers when it comes to the question of race in this country and if race relations since President Obama took office have improved or no. The study shows: larger percentages of blacks and ...
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White House Business Council meets with Vt. business leaders
BurlingtonFreePress.com
"We are excited to have had the White House Business Council in Vermont," Vermont Chamber of Commerce President Betsy Bishop said in the news release. "This was a unique opportunity for some of Vermont's business leaders to share their ideas with Obama ...
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Can The U.S. Super Committee Solve The Debt Crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle
Also served on Obama's debt commission. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio (Republican): Former White House budget director in the Bush administration, and a member of Budget Committee. Rep. Xavier Becerra of California (Democrat): A senior member of the House ...
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August Is The Cruelest Month: Perry Usurps Romney's Front-Runner Status (The Note)
ABC News (blog)
Rick Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) -- has one or more super PACs dedicated solely to assisting his or her White House bid. A Democratic super PAC, Priorities USA Action, is raising money to help President Obama in his reelection effort. ...
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Michelle Obama Told to Pay Back $10 Million Holiday Money
Daily Squib (satire)
a White House aide told the ABC news network. "We did it!" Michelle Obama and her husband make a great team The First Lady usually travels with 70 friends as well as personal hairdressers, masseuse, fashion consultants, jeweller, teams of dieticians ...
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USA Could Be Just 3 States Away from ERA
Women's eNews
(WOMENSENEWS)--Nearly a century ago, women campaigning for the vote stood in the freezing snow, the blazing sun and the pelting rain outside the White House silently holding banners asking, "Mr. President, How Long Must Women Wait for Liberty? ...
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CEOs, Hollywood, and Corporations, Oh My! Meet the Super PAC Bankrollers
Mother Jones
Liberal super PACs raked in $7.6 million, with Priorities USA Action, a pro-Obamagroup started by two former Obama White House aides, raising $3.2 million. Other super PAC heavyweights include American Crossroads, the Karl Rove-inspired group that ...
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Mother Jones
Ed Henry's Media Diet
The Atlantic Wire
This is drawn from a conversation with Ed Henry, who recently left CNN to become the chief White House correspondent at Fox News. I find it's not just figuring out what sources to use to get information but which devices to use. ...
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Campaign Coverage in the Time of Twitter
American Journalism Review
Bill Burton, until last year a deputy press secretary in the Obama White House, runs Priorities USAand Priorities USA Action. The former is a nonprofit that fights on behalf of the middle class. The latter is a superPAC – a political action committee ...
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Poll: Race relations no better under Obama; new WH painting may explain why
Examiner.com
The bloom is off the rose when it comes to the perception of improved race relations under BarackObama, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The poll, jointly conducted by USA Today/Gallup organization, found that only 35% of Americans say they ...
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Photographing Gadhafi up close
CNN (blog)
I was just a few feet away from the podium where Obama was actually speaking. And I was surrounded back stage with all Obama's security guys, the White House Secret Service sniffer dogs, the medic teams. Hillary was there. Rahm Emanuel, Axelrod. ...
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2001-2011: A decade of civil liberties' erosion in America -- Part One
OpEdNews
According to July 2011 ACLU report "Establishing the New Normal," the current White House has not just failed to meaningfully follow through on its promises, but has also taken abusive policies, and, as shown in the case of targeted and interminable ...
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Did the stimulus work? What the studies tell us
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
That debate which tends to assume that because the White House already tried stimulus and the economy is still hurting, it's now "out of bullets," and can only propose more targeted job creation ideas. Not that what experts say tends to cut to much ...
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George W. Bush speaks about day of terrorist attacks
The Hill (blog)
“[Former White House Chief of Staff] Andy Card's Massachusetts accent was whispering in my ear, 'A second plane has hit the second tower. America is under attack.'” President Bush said he made the decision at that point to “project a sense of calm” ...
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Speak Out 8/25/11
Southeast Missourian
WHAT will it take? A Rasmussen Poll, USA Today and Standard & Poor's all agree, our political machinery is dysfunctional. President Obama said the same thing during his bus tour. If you agree that our political machinery is dysfunctional, why would you ...
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Four decades of the rising obesity epidemic
Exchange Morning Post (press release)
These include the UK's cross government strategy for obesity, marketing restrictions, and improving school food; and also the US White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity, championed by US First Lady Michelle Obama. But the authors add that, ...
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The Obama administration love affair with GMOs is selling America down the ...
Axis of Logic
“It is frankly depressing that the top White House official for ecosystem recovery is hustling genetically altered soybeans on slivers of land set aside for wildlife,” said PEER Staff Counsel Kathryn Douglass concerning the GMO wildlife proposals in a ...
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Forbes Lists World's 100 Most Powerful Women
Newser
If you had the President of Brazil and Secretary of State Clinton in a meeting, Brazil would have more of a say, cause Clinton would have to pass her decisions/comments through the White House first. By Comments (NEWSER) - As if Barack Obama wasn't ...
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US asks UN to unfreeze $1.5 billion Libyan assets
Reuters UK
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said earlier that the Obama administration wanted to free up funds to provide humanitarian assistance and support to the Transitional National Council (TNC), the rebel government, which controls of most of Libya now ...
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Great news: Obama hit the golfing trifecta on vacation « Hot Air
By Ed Morrissey
Earlier this morning, USA Today's Richard Wolf reported with more than a little snark that BarackObama achieved an important milestone at Martha's Vineyard while the world turned, the Atlantic churned, and Tripoli burned: ... White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest gets peppered with questions regularly about whether Obama will cut short his trip, or interrupt it — say, to meet with his national security or economic team as he continues to monitor events in Libya ...
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NewsDaily: Contours of Obama jobs package coming into focus
By Laura MacInnis
The package, to be unveiled in early September, is Obama's chance to convince skeptical voters he can bring down the 9.1 percent unemployment rate and steer the United States away from another recession -- ahead of next year's election. ... Republicans, who control the House of Representatives, are broadly opposed to any big new spending and have argued Obama's previous stimulus spending stretched budget deficits and added to the national debt without making a dent in ...
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UNITED KINGDOM News, Aug 25, 2011


Pinoys in UK cry foul over racist tabloid column
GMANews.TV
Filipinos in the United Kingdom (UK) cried foul as a British tabloid columnist talked of "buying Filipino dwarves" in criticizing Hollywood celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt when they chartered an entire train express there for their kids ...
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Bullseye Media Ranks #2 in Best Search Engine Optimization Companies in United ...
Prfire (press release)
Bullseye Media made its presence as the top player in the rankings for this month in a field of thousands in United Kingdom. An extensive review was completed and the research team evaluated the services being provided by Bullseye Media, ...
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UK-Belfast: environmental management
The Construction Index
NUTS code UK UNITED KINGDOM Modelling Project Requirements: The successful Contractor shall be required to meet the following objectives. Overall Objective. The overall project objective is to develop a reliable SIMCAT river water quality catchment ...
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UK police kill 3 with Taser, pepper spray
Press TV
Dale Burns, 27, died after the police tasered him several times in Cumbria, the United Kingdom, last week. The British police have killed three people with Taser guns and pepper spray, amid rising concerns over the use of brutality by the police in the ...
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Press TV
Report: UK cops eyeing Facebook, Twitter for crime reporting
GMANews.TV
Social networking site Facebook and micro-blogging service Twitter loom as major options for the public in reporting crimes to police in the United Kingdom, a UK news site reported. UK's Daily Mail reported Essex police chief constable Jim ...
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UK-Doncaster: customer Relation Management software development services
The Construction Index
E-mail: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Floor 9 Council House College Road Shaun Ferron DN1 3QA Doncaster UNITED KINGDOM +44 1302862405 shaun.ferron@doncaster.gov.uk Internet address(es) General address of the contracting authority ...
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UK-Ashington: advertising and marketing services
The Construction Index
NUTS code UK UNITED KINGDOM Northumberland College requires a partner to work with the in-house College Marketing Team to deliver effective and high value marketing campaigns to support our learner recruitment for 2012/2013 academic year. ...
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Switzerland Agrees on Tax Deal to Increase UK Profits
Finance Talks Limited
The governments of the United Kingdom and Switzerland have agreed to have a deal to push for tax on undeclared Swiss bank accounts in order to increase their yield up to about £5 billion for the UK Exchequer. The deal is to be implemented by 2013 and ...
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Finance Talks Limited
UK Electoral Commission Asked to Investigate News International Payoffs
Daily News Corner
The United Kingdom electoral commission haÑ• bеen asked to investigate whether payments made by News International to Andy Coulson amidst the recent phone hacking scandal wеre illegal. Labor MP Tom Watson, who haÑ• bееn a driving force Ñ–n the phone ...
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Studying In The UK Main Reason For Net Migration
Huffington Post
Studying remains the most common reason for migrating into the United Kingdom since 2009. Just over three quarters of the 228000 immigrant students in the UK are non-EU citizens. “The government's policies on student migration appear to have had little ...
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Nikon UK Launches Value-Added Promotion on D300S
PhotographyBLOG (blog)
Nikon UK has announced a new promotion on the Nikon D300S digital SLR camera, open to residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Those who buy a new Nikon D300S (supplied and distributed by Nikon UK), either as a body or part of a kit, are entitled ...
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PhotographyBLOG (blog)
UK-Hugh Town: transport systems consultancy services
The Construction Index
E-mail: Fax Council of the Isles of Scilly Council of the Isles of Scilly, Town Hall, ST Mary's Isles of Scilly Sean Parsons TR21 0LW Hugh Town UNITED KINGDOM +44 1720424801 sparsons@scilly.gov.uk +44 1720424017 Internet address(es) General address of ...
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UK-Cardiff: real estate services
The Construction Index
E-mail: National Assembly for Wales Commission Ty Hywel, Pierhead Street, Cardiff Bay Nicholas Morgan CF99 1NA Cardiff UNITED KINGDOM +44 2920898978 nicholas.morgan@wales.gov.ukInternet address(es) General address of the contracting authority ...
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Nadra outsources its UK operation
The News International
“Furthermore, it is also against the European Convention of Human Rights of which, the UK is (a) signatory, also obligatory on data holding company being established in the United Kingdom,” Aslam said.
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School nurses'experiences of delivering the UK HPV vaccination programme in ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
In the United Kingdom (UK) in September 2008, school nurses began delivering the HPV immunisation programme for girls aged 12 and 13 years old. This study offers insights from school nurses'perspectives and experiences of delivering this new ...
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IAG remains disappointed by UK performance
Post Online
By Chris Wheal It talked of "continued disappointing, albeit improved, performance in the UK," and said: "Despite a significantly improved result, notably in the second half, the overall performance of the United Kingdom (UK) division for the year has ...
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Post Online
He wants it all
Manila Standard Today
Even as preparations are in full swing for President Noynoy Aquino's state visit to Beijing next week, work has already been started for a planned official trip by the Philippine leader to the United Kingdom. But some are Filipinos in the UK are sadder ...
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Bahraini-UK Ties Praised
Bahrain News Agency
(BNA) –Deputy Premier Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa has praised the solid ties of friendship bonding Bahraini and the United Kingdom. This came as he received here today the newly-appointed UK Ambassador to the Kingdom Iain Lindsay....
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Sir Ian McKellen
Cambridge News
And although a few of his plays have been done in the United Kingdom, this is the first time The Syndicate has ever been done here. It's a very popular play still in Italy and I wanted to do it because I'd been in another of his plays, ...
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Cambridge News
Westminster Diary: Shotts MP Pamela Nash
Wishaw Press
Clearly this is an issue affecting all of the United Kingdom. However when the SNP came to power at Holyrood we had the lowest rate of unemployment, and this is no longer the case. In order for new jobs to be created, both the UK Government and the ...
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AOC has appointed Maverick as a new distributor in the UK
openPR (press release)
The new cooperation agreement will start on Maverick the specialist AV Division of Computer 2000 will serve as a competent partner with more than 10000 customers and 25 years experience in distribution of IT products in the United Kingdom. ...
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WEEE Standard Welcomed by UK Waste Industry
Waste Management World
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is developing scheme guidelines for accrediting certification bodies undertaking third party assessment of reuse organisations against PAS 141. Waste management company Viridor has welcomed PAS 141, ...
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Ajanta Pharma gets UK MHRA approval for Aurangabad facility
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
The company's formulation plant at Paithan in Aurangabad has received approval from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of United Kingdom, Ajanta Pharma said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). ...
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Experience International Offers StorePod Investment Opportunity in the U.K.
Inside Self-Storage
Experience International, a company that provides investment opportunities in emerging markets worldwide, is offering a commercial investment venture in the United Kingdom through StorePods, individual self-storage units available on a six-year lease. ...
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UK-East Kilbride: general management consultancy services
The Construction Index
E-mail: Procurement Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, Susan Lynch G75 8EA East KilbrideUNITED KINGDOM +44 1355843620 S-Lynch@dfid.gov.uk Internet address(es) General address of the contracting authority supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/ Further ...
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BBC Survey Exposes Non-3G UK Areas
ITProPortal
A new survey conducted by the BBC through crowdsourcing shows that many areas in the United Kingdom have poor 3G coverage. The BBC last month launched a free Android app, asking users to download and contribute to the 3G coverage study. ...
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In praise of… odd offices
The Guardian
Oddly enough, the United Kingdom has a Ministry of Defence which has very little to do with defending the UK and quite a bit to do with hassling Johnny Foreigner. And then, should the UK too have such a department? Calderoni is a minister "without ...
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BSI Opens UK Office
TV Technology
Broadcast Sports Inc., a wireless video and audio system supplier, has expanded to the United Kingdom. BSI announces its international presence with the opening of its new office in Watford, Hertfordshire, North West of London, England. With the new UK ...
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Gambia: Two Islamic Organisations Give to Muslim Communities
AllAfrica.com
Kadect and Erase Foundations, two Islamic Organisations based in the United Kingdom (UK) recently extended their benevolence to Muslim communities in the country with the donation of 150 bags of rice and 70 bags of sugar. The gesture was part of the ...
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Interim Partners and Brightpool Open Brand New City Offices
SYS-CON Media (press release)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 08/25/11 -- Interim Partners, the number one provider of interim managers to the private sector, and its sister company, Brightpool, the middle-management recruiter, have moved their London offices to the City. ...
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Manchester at the forefront of Green Chemical Technology
University of Manchester
University College London (United Kingdom) led by Prof. Gary Lye. • Chemical Innovation KTN (United Kingdom) led by Dr. Becky Farnell. About CoEBio3: Based in the University of Manchester the CoEBio3 is the UK's leading Industrial Biotechnology...
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University of Manchester
MITIE Lands Contract with U.K. Airport
Recycling Today
Management Incentive Through Investment Equity (MITIE), Bristol, UK, has been awarded a three-year, £1.5 million (US$2.4 million) contract to install a mini-Material Recycling Facility at the Manchester (United Kingdom) International Airport. ...
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Office of Fair Trading Merger Update
Wall Street Journal
Under the Enterprise Act 2002 a relevant merger situation is created if two or more enterprises have ceased to be distinct enterprises; and the value of the turnover in the United Kingdom of the enterprise being taken over exceeds GBP70 million; ...
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Sun Life Direct and the Bobby Moore Fund
SYS-CON Media (press release)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 08/25/11 -- More than 100 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every day. And nine out of ten of them are over 50. Sun Life Direct is committed to doing everything possible to look after the interests of ...
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Green Room Scores Wembley Gig
Online PR News (press release)
Green Room Retail, the UK's fastest growing retail design and delivery practice, has been awarded the contract to refresh and develop the retail elements of Wembley National Stadium. Online PR News – 24-August-2011 –Birmingham, United Kingdom (15 ...
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UK economic recovery almost impossible
Press TV
A survey conducted for the Resolution Foundation by Ipsos MORI, the second largest market research organisation in the United Kingdom, has revealed that the British economy is not to get out of its current dire situation as only less than half of ...
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UK Riots: The Cracks Beneath the Veneer
Dissident Voice
She is interested in human rights advocacy and voluntary social work and can be reached at: meem.seen@gmail.com. Read other articles by Maryam. This article was posted on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 at 8:01am and is filed under Philosophy, United Kingdom.
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Strategic Natural Resources shares soar on financing news for ...
www.snrplc.co.uk. SNR intends to develop, own and manage natural resource extraction enterprises in southern Africa. SNR will concentrate, initially, on managing the development of and the investment in the Elitheni Mine, ...
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UK minister to discuss Twitter, Facebook bans – This Just In - CNN ...
By ssimone
People of the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Does this really surprise anyone,control of the people is the name of the game with all governments,control the information flow and the people are supposed to follow. ... “This Just In” is CNN's news blog. This is where you will find the latest news and information from CNN's correspondents and sources around the world. We'll cover fresh stories big and small – stories that are breaking, developing or ...
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Argyll News: Scotland to suffer from Fortress UK ending vital ...
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Once again you portray an issue as being purely Scottish , when infact MPs from all parts of theUnited Kingdom , not least Northern Ireland's Unionist politicians have been lobbying on the matter , long before Michael Russell latched ...
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8.7 million species on Earth | News | Wanderlust
With an estimated 7.5 million species left to discover, this is good news for the wildlife enthusiasts out there... ... Colombia China India United Kingdom Canada Iceland Thailand United States of America Nepal Morocco ...
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Roma Buzz Monitor » UK: DALE FARM UNDER SEIGE…
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UK: DALE FARM UNDER SEIGE… Breaking News · United Kingdom. by nov_val nov_val's website. DALE FARM UNDER SEIGE… As the launch of Camp Constant on August 27th approaches, the authorities appear poised to blockade Dale Farm. ...
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Tax deal with Swiss banks agreed | United Kingdom News Map
United Kingdom news: August 24th 2011 ... The Swiss government agrees a " historic" deal to tax money held by UK citizens in Swiss bank accounts, while ...
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UK police: Rioters shot at unarmed officers, United Kingdom ...
Masked men fired gunshots at unarmed officers and a police helicopter during this month's riots.
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Ernst & Young UK's midweek tax news - Ernst & Young - United ...
Midweek tax news provides an overview of the past week's key tax developments , ... Ernst & YoungUK's midweek tax news - Ernst & Young - United Kingdom ...
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Melody maker NEWS PAPER 1992 PEARL JAM Auction in the Music,Magazines, Books, Comics & Magazines Category on eBid United Kingdom.
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Purchase Arctic Monkeys tickets for in Manchester. Arctic Monkeys tour schedule for Manchester Evening News Arena. Arctic Monkeys playing in United ...
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United Kingdom | Set You Free News
Rick Gedeon Activist Post The sole purpose of COINTELPRO was to destroy individuals and groups perceived as threats to the status quo in the United States . ...
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BBC News | England | UK Edition; Sky News | UK News | First For Breaking News ; Channel 4News - Latest reports; Latest news and comment from Britain ...
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