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Motion to allow debate on reform to commence passes as two wavering Democrats vote in favourBarack Obama's healthcare reform bill cleared a crucial hurdle last night when the Democrats secured the 60 votes needed in the US Se (Read More)
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With the Tory lead down to six points, Cameron must prepare for a close-run raceIN POLITICS, as in war, an element of surprise is vital. It is not an advantage Gordon Brown is likely to seize. He has a record of missing oppor (Read More)
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A Tory landslide seemed inevitable at the next general election. But recent soundings show a different trend as Labour benefits from optimism about the economyAlastair Campbell is not normally one to trash the state of the na (Read More)
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Robert Yates returns to the streets of Liverpool, where he grew up, to report on a story of deprivation and hopeIn a parade of shops on County Road in Walton, north Liverpool, a couple of signs compete for attention. "Slip! T (Read More)
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The east coast line's fortunes have been revived since it passed from National Express to state ownership, raising hopes of a return to network integration last seen in the days of British RailLord Adonis, the transport secre (Read More)
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Villagers say visitors to delta are a threat to wildlife and their fishing industryMusic, dancing and smiling platitudes greeted the royal guest in the fishing village of Samochima, northern Botswana. But cutting through the (Read More)
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Ministers refuse to release details of five incidents last yearThe government is refusing to provide details on five separate security breaches at Britain's nuclear power stations last year.The breaches have prompted accusati (Read More)
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Extended 'talking therapies' programme aims to tackle anxiety, mental illness and depressionThe government is to announce that divorcing couples will be offered counselling on the National Health Service for the first time in (Read More)
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The way we treat people with dementia suggests we're a long way from being the caring country we claim to beEven after last week's storms, a praetorian handful of leaves still gamely cling to the lower branches of the oak in (Read More)
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Was it Thomas Cromwell's machinations, a frustrated MP's diaries, or a novelist's treatment of his father's suicide? We asked a few people…Peter Carey – novelistKamila Shamsie's Burnt Shadows (Bloomsbury) has huge ambition a (Read More)
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Cash incentives alone won't solve childcare – perhaps Gordon Brown should look at Germany's response to a 'stove premium'While Gordon Brown has had to rethink his plan to abolish tax relief on childcare vouchers, family polic (Read More)
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Suffering from 'novel nausea', Zadie Smith wonders if the essay lives up to its promiseWhy do novelists write essays? Most publishers would rather have a novel. Bookshops don't know where to put them. It's a rare reader who s (Read More)
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Are Herman van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton the best of all available choices as the European Union council president and the high representative on foreign policy respectively? Undoubtedly not. Yet they are competent people and t (Read More)
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• Lampard travels for 'placenta treatment' in Serbia • Arsène Wenger supports alternative therapiesFrank Lampard has become the latest Premier League player to visit the Serbian doctor Marijana Kovacevic as he tries to speed (Read More)
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• US confectioner has moved thousands of jobs to Mexico in three-year restructuring• Company's intentions towards Cadbury, a potential bid target, remain unclearIt calls itself the sweetest place in America. But the home town (Read More)
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Problem of biodiversity loss has been 'eased off centre stage' by focus on climate change, according to Prof Edward Wilson, the ecologist described as 'Darwin's natural heir'The diversity of life on Earth is undergoing an "im (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
It would be hard to imagine a less democratic process for appointing the EU president. I should know – I tried toThe news from Brussels is something to slowly savour. For those of us in the Euro-project sceptic camp, the anno (Read More)
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Subscribe here for your own daily copy delivered to your inboxTHIERRY ENNUIThe Fiver has always prided itself on its highly-evolved damage limitation skills. The excuse about having just sort of forgotten about the litre of I (Read More)
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Don't pay us lip service, recognise the part we play in regenerating communities, says Brenda GrixtiI hope politicians who champion a bigger role for volunteers in regenerating neighbourhoods are not just paying lip service.W (Read More)
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• News: Swine flu jab to be offered to healthy under-fives• Features: The UN gave children rights - it's time we consulted them• Comment: Kick up a stink for better sanitationWelcome to the daily news round-up from SocietyGua (Read More)
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