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Celebration for Romania set Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:28AMMembers of the Romanian community are hosting a festival in Burnaby this Sunday to mark a national holiday of their homeland.
Venizelos to visit Washington Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:28AMGreek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will on Monday travel to Washington for a two-day visit, it was reported on Wednesday.
35th annual crab and clam bake set for Crisfield Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:28AMCRISFIELD, Md. (AP) - The 35th Annual J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake is set for Crisfield. The seafood festival is scheduled for Wednesday at Somers Cove Marina.
Bulgaria Excels in Organized Crime, Corruption Acquittals - EC Report 2011 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:28AMBulgaria has failed to achieve "convincing results" in its fight against organized crime and corruption, according to the annual monitoring report of the European Commission on its post-EU accession progress. The EC is about as critical of Bulgaria's continuing failure to crack down on organized crime and corruption as it is of the country's flawed reform of the judiciary. The 2011 monitoring ...
The Groupon Of Solar Power Tests Market Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:27AMIn an office building in downtown San Francisco, 42 people are trying to sell solar power using a model previously used mostly for things like restaurant deals or haircuts.
Cameron defends former communications chief in hacking scandal Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:23AMLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron defended his former communications chief Andy Coulson before an emergency session of Parliament on Wednesday, saying he believes that people are innocent until proven guilty.
Britain: More corrupt than it thinks? Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:23AMLONDON - Britons love to lecture the world about integrity and the rule of law, but the News of the World phone hacking scandal has laid bare a web of collusion between money, power, media and the police.
Pakistan's spy agency 'spent millions in secret plot to influence U.S. government over Kashmir' Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:22AMPakistan's spy agency spent millions in a secret effort to influence Congress and the White House, it has been claimed. The FBI has charged two men with illegally lobbying politicians, including President Barack Obama, with money from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.
Microsoft opens centre for innovation Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:18AMMicrosoft Garage is a brand new space in Redmond for employees to work on after-hours projects, intended to foster creativity and innovation ( ZDNet UK - After Hours )
Paying the price at the pump Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:09AMGas prices continue to climb, but Texas drivers are not paying as much as those in some other states.
Health and social care need equality Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:04AMDilnot proposals for social care divide the government, causing more delay to necessary reform, argues Peter Beresford One of the words most often used about the proposals of the Dilnot commission was "clever". As ever, social care, denuded of finance and political priority, was in search of some smart solution that would gloss over the essential reality of political life – that you get what you ...
Asian stocks rise following healthy US earnings Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:02AMAsian stock markets rose Wednesday, boosted by healthy earnings reports from U.S. companies and optimism that U.S. and European politicians may be closer to working out their debt problems.
Meghan E. Murphy: Pols, pundits should keep facts straight in education debates Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:02AMLately, I've been mulling the running narrative about America's and New York's education system. To put it simply: "We stink."
CSG major election issue for farmers Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:00AMREGIONAL Queenslanders disillusioned with the big two political parties have begun considering how they will vote in the lead up to the next election.
Redistricting panel drops San Francisco from Marin legislative districts Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:00AMA plan to lump Marin County in a legislative district that includes San Francisco has been dumped by a citizens committee redrawing political boundaries.
David Cameron to be quizzed over phone-hacking scandal Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:59AMPrime Minister David Cameron will be grilled by Parliament today about a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked the British establishment.
Intersection | Is Commercial Space&Building Spaceports the Next Step? Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:58AMSpaceport America in New Mexico July 19, 2011 | WMFE - NASA and the US space manned space program are betting that commercial ventures will pick up where the Space Shuttle leaves off at the end of this week. 90.7's Mark Simpson talks with George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic about how close the company is to realizing its vision of bringing tourists into space from the New Mexico desert ...
Murdoch gives Singapore top marks for paying ministers top Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:58AMSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch praised wealthy Singapore for paying its ministers top dollar to avoid corruption, but a government-appointed committee in the Southeast Asian city-state is reviewing the million-dollar salaries because of public anger.
Opposition groups set to march in Malawi Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:57AMProtests against President Bingu wa Mutharika to go ahead despite reports of intimidation by machete-wielding groups.
Rebekah Brooks: I knew nothing about hacking Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:37PMA cool and assured Rebekah Brooks has told a British parliamentary inquiry that she did not know ‘‘anyone in their right mind’’ who would authorise hacking into the phone of a murdered schoolgirl.
Hamish McRae: The EU matters much more than the euro Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:35PMWhat would happen to the European Union were a country, or several countries, to drop the euro and return to their own currencies? It is the sort of question that you are not really supposed to ask, or at least not if you are a eurozone politician. Angela Merkel said at the weekend: "I have said that if the euro fails, Europe will fail...."
The polarised world of politics Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:32PMPoliticians of every stripe have two bad habits. Firstly, they think that those who don’t belong to any political party are incapable of having a single political thought. Secondly, when non-politicians think of a good populist idea, politicians of all stripes rush to hijack it.
PRINCETON: Charter school reform bills pass Assembly Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:32PMWednesday night those in favor of more local control over the creation and operation of charter schools reached a first step when the New Jersey Assembly passed four pieces of legislation addressing the issue.
Obama Has More US Support Than GOP in Debt Talks Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:31PMPresident Obama holds a stronger political position than Republicans entering the end-game of their standoff over the debt ceiling, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll has found.
Cameron dismisses links to crisis Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:29PMBRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron was last night flying back to London to address the crisis over phone hacking and police links with the media, cutting short a two-day visit to Africa.
What a difference a Deng makes Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:29PMTwo of Britain’s most powerful men faced a barrage of questions about phone-hacking yesterday — but perhaps the woman sitting behind them was the true power behind the throne.
Shot in the back on main road Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:28PMMAJOR crime scene established as man found dying in middle of one of city's busiest roads with bullet wounds in his back.
Canberra looked at tightening GST rules for imports Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:27PMGovernment departments have examined the feasibility of halving the $1000 tax-free threshold for imported goods, amid complaints from retailers about the threat of foreign online stores.
Plans for badger cull pit farmers against animal rights activists Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:25PMBattle lines for a countryside conflict were drawn up yesterday after the Government said it would permit a cull of badgers in a bid to limit the spread of TB in cattle.
Man rushes at Rupert Murdoch in hearing; struck by Murdoch's wife Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMLONDON (AP) — A protester rushed at Rupert Murdoch as he gave testimony to British lawmakers Tuesday, setting off a scuffle and spattering Murdoch with what appeared to be white foam in a foil pie dish in a shocking interruption of a hearing into the phone hacking scandal that's rocked the media baron's global empire. After more than two hours of testimony, a man in a plaid shirt appeared to run ...
Family the face of Neb. farming Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMThe North Platte Telegraph From the Nebraska Sandhills to "The Big Apple," a family from Merna is doing its part to promote America's corn farms. A photo of the Cantrells - Kyle, Gina and their children Owen, 5, and Grace, 7 - recently appeared in a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal, which is published in New York, N.Y.
Man assaults Rupert Murdoch during his testimony before British lawmakers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMMurdoch had earlier told the committee that he didn't believe the FBI had uncovered any evidence of hacking Sept. 11 victims in a recently launched inquiry.
Man rushes at Rupert Murdoch in hearing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMProtester rushes at Rupert Murdoch; Wife Wendi Deng jumps up to defend him
Murdoch hearing resumes after scuffle Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMThe hearing into the phone hacking scandal has resumed after a protester tried to attack Rupert Murdoch with what appeared to be white foam in a foil pie dish.
James Murdoch: company did the right thing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMJames Murdoch says company did the right thing turning over fresh evidence to the police
Comelec takes custody of ex-poll official Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMTHE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday took custody of a former poll official linked to election scandals and detained him at the custodial center in the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters.
James Murdoch shocked at legal fee payment Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMJames Murdoch shocked at payment of legal fees for News of the World royal reporter
What The Word 'Compromise' Really Means Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:18AMLinguist Geoff Nunberg says the compromises we refuse to make say the most about our character. "Sometimes we stand on principle for the heady satisfaction of showing that we can't be pushed around," he says.
Protester rushes at Murdoch during hacking hearing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:17AMLONDON - A protester rushed at Rupert Murdoch as he gave testimony to British lawmakers Tuesday, setting off a scuffle and spattering Murdoch with what appeared to be white foam in a foil pie dish in a shocking interruption of a hearing into the phone hacking scandal that’s rocked the media baron’s global empire.
What Australia needs to do to become a world leader in education Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:58PMBy Dr David Zyngier Australian public schools will never meet the achievement levels of the OECD education leader Finland, unless our ministers of education – both state and federal – change the way education policy is developed and managed. Most of the so-called innovative and ground-breaking educational policies and reforms adopted in Australia over the
Amid hacking scandal, Murdoch-owned Tampa Fox station WTVT-Ch. 13 exerts news independence Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:51PMAs the FBI begins an investigation into whether staffers at Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp. hacked into the telephones of victims from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the spreading scandal throws a sharp spotlight onto every corner of the international media mogul's businesses. Including the Tampa Bay area. Because local Fox affiliate WTVT-Ch. 13 is owned by Murdoch's News Corp. — just like the ...
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Hackers breach Murdoch's Sun newspaper website Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:46PMLONDON (Reuters) - Computer hackers broke into the website of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling British tabloid and altered the front page to show a fake report about the media mogul's death.
Critics fault map changes during redistricting hearing Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:40PMPeople from Fayetteville told state lawmakers Monday that new state House and Senate districts will be bad for the area and the state. Criticism from them and others across the state accused the mapmakers of partisan and racial gerrymandering.
Where do PSM 6 fit into the ‘larger’ picture? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:39PMMalaysiakini Your Say | Jul 19, 11 ‘Chandra, where’s the larger picture with the detention of Dr Michael D Jeyakumar under the Emergency Ordinance?’ July 9: Look at the bigger picture, says Chandra Loyal Malaysian: Yes, Chandra Muzaffar, the rakyat is looking at the bigger picture. It is Umnoputras like yourself who have chosen to [...]
Republicans in Washington, Tallahassee push tax breaks to create Florida jobs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:37PMEconomists doubt low rates or favors prompt hiring Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Republicans in Congress are betting that tax breaks and government spending cuts will spark widespread hiring in their job-starved state.
Grand Strand reacts to debt ceiling debate Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:34PMhe debt ceiling has been raised 74 times since 1962. Since 2001, it has been raised 10 times. So if it's raised again, what will that mean to your bottom line?
Brooks' bag found dumped with computer and phone Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:33PMA bag containing a computer, paperwork and a phone allegedly belonging to the husband of the former News International chief Rebekah Brooks has been found in a bin near their home, reports say.
Challenges for Indonesia's diplomatic ambition Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:19PMIndonesia has been busy recently in a number of international events. First, Jakarta hosted the East Asian World Economic Forum from June 12 to 13. Second, the incumbent President Yudhoyono attended the International Labour Organization Conference in Geneva on June 14 and delivered a keynote speech on the so-called Indonesian success in managing labors' affairs and industrial relations during ...
Murdoch's malign empire Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:18PMThe resignation of two key lieutenants of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his own full-page signed apology in British newspapers — "We are sorry for the widespread wrongdoing that occurred" — is clearly a desperate attempt to save his News Corporation group from being incinerated in the firestorm of criticism for widespread telephone hacking, almost certainly illegal payments to policemen, and ...