guardian.co.uk Society:
• Legal system 'clogged with emotional disputes'• Family court welfare service facing backlogThe number of divorce and separation cases being fought in the courts that involve children has risen, with £151m of legal aid mone (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Originally published on 9 November 1917On behalf of the Government, the Foreign Secretary has sent the following letter to Lord Rothschild:- Foreign Office, November 2, 1917.Dear Lord Rothschild, - I have much pleasure in c (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Think of the opprobrium heaped by the press on the regulators who slept while the banks overheated and crashed. And then read the report of the industry's own "regulator" into the recent developments concerning phone-hacking (Read More)
National Review Online:
The unemployment rate has hit 10.2 percent. All those laid-off Americans must be wondering why Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein still have jobs.Romer and Bernstein, economic advisers to the Obama administration, warned bac (Read More)
New York Times:
As major news erupted in Texas, a brand new 12-person Web-based newsroom had its debut as a nonprofit covering state government.
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guardian.co.uk Politics:
-Local governance is reestablished, schools rebuilt: Garmsir's success shows the way forwardThe news from Afghanistan has been grim. The collapse of the second round of the national elections; Hamid Karzai's government tainte (Read More)
New York Times:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged Sunday to spend more on health care and education and make it easier for foreign investors to take part in India’s $1.2 trillion economy.
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Reuters:
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - At least 91 people died and another 60 or more are missing after floods and mudslides in El Salvador triggered by Hurricane Ida, the government said on Sunday.
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Reuters: International News:
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally Roy Bennett goes on trial accused of terrorism on Monday in a case that has stoked tensions in the unity government of Tsvangirai and President Robert Muga (Read More)
The Guardian:
Premier Wen Jiabao promises increased investment while rejecting 'neocolonialism' accusationsChina's premier pledged $10bn (£6bn) in low-interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the continent sorely-need (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Tories will suffer for their referendum divisions. But because of Labour's lack of confidence this will be after the electionSo Europe is back. Like a zombie flesh-eater in another movie remake, issues of national sovereignty (Read More)
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:
"The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate."That's not a quote from National (Read More)
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:
Last month liberal media members armed with false allegations of racism went into a full-court press to prevent Rush Limbaugh from becoming an owner of the St. Louis Rams.On Tuesday, the owner of basketball's Los Angeles Clip (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Bank expected to report profits of £1.5bn, much of it driven by investment arm Barclays Capital • Directors said to be 'mindful' of public hostility to big pay awards in wake of banking crisisNon-executive directors of Barc (Read More)
Boston.com -- Latest news:
At least one subpoena for documents has been issued as part of an investigation into a government efficiency project conducted for Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell's administration.
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guardian.co.uk Politics:
Alan Johnson has rejected Liberal Democrat claims that he misled MPs in his account of the sacking of government drugs adviser David Nutt. The home secretary rebutted claims made in a letter from the Lib Dem science spokesman (Read More)
New York Times:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged Sunday to spend more on health care and education and make it easier for foreign investors to take part in India’s $1.2 trillion economy. (Read More)
New York Times:
Regulators, central bankers and citizens are criticizing bankers for continuing large compensation packages while receiving government funds. (Read More)
NEWS.com.au | Breaking News:
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has vowed to remove corrupt officials from government, after high-profile international criticism that graft has undermined coalition war efforts. (Read More)