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Friday, September 3, 2010
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Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads
Anti-Abortion Group Says It Was Confronted by Discovery Gunman at 2009 Protest
Doctor's four-state abortion business under investigation
Harper government firm on refusal to fund abortions in Third World (Canada)
Study shows Salvadoran-majority support president's pro-life decision
Women Go To Mexico For Abortion Drugs
No Contradiction Between Opposition to Abortion and Opposition to the Death Penalty
MLK Jr. Niece Comes Under Further Attack for Pro-Life Position on Abortion
Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan (Afghanistan's top bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown at Kabul Bank, while scores of Afghans were unable to withdraw money from the bank.)
Karzai Kin Asks U.S. to Bolster His Bank (A top shareholder in Kabul Bank called on the US to shore up the lender after depositors withdrew about a third of its cash reserves in two days, while the country sought to avert a destabilizing crisis.)
Revealed: Afghan lie test flops (They are supposed to be Afghanistan's bravest, straightest legal minds - the men leading President Hamid Karzai's charge to rid the land of corruption.)
Strikes in South Africa could have long-term economic consequences (In South Africa, 1.3 million striking public service workers refuse government offers, further disrupting schools and hospitals and posing long term economic problems.)
Mali defends security after foiled Mauritania attack (Security officials defended Mali's efforts to combat terrorism from al-Qaeda.)
Rape Victims in Congo Raid Now More Than 240 (Aid officials expected that number to rise in the four-day attack by Congolese and Rwandan rebels.)
HRW slams alleged torture of Islamists in Morocco (Human Rights Watch denounces police torture of seven members of Al Adl wal Ihssane held in pretrial detention since end of June.)
1 in custody at Miami airport; 4 concourses shut
Amtrak hired private lawyers for executives
Odious Dung (Let's take the really bad news first. Not only did it stink, but the Obama administration, which should lambast this kind of thing, held its nose and instead ramped up its ongoing courtship of Hanoi as a hedge against Communist China.)
Suicide bomber blows up police department building in Tajikistan
Abbott fires $1 billion blank (Prime Minister Julia Gillard is just two seats away from being able to form government after Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie agreed to back Labor. )
Australian man's face mauled by shark in Solomons
Push to toughen drink laws rejected (Supplying alcohol to an underage person by anyone other than their parent or guardian in a private home should be illegal, according to a new parliamentary report. )
Qantas waiting for answers on engine explosion (Qantas says it won't rush to inspect all Rolls-Royce engines on its jumbos before it has received guidance from air safety investigators and regulators. )
After the drought, then the rain, now come the floods
Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC Reports
Salvador bans gang membership after bus massacre
Abstinence program in China a milestone for U.S. evangelicals (If all goes according to plan this fall, a girl somewhere in China's Yunnan Province will tell her boyfriend she can't have sex with him. And he'll have an abstinence program from the United States to thank.)
China toughens cell phone rules
China's journalists under threat
Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam
China expected to back Iran sanctions
Inside the Ring (China recently conducted a space test involving two satellites that rendezvoused several hundred miles above Earth in a maneuver analysts say will likely boost Beijing's anti-satellite weapons program.)
Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation
North Korea Takes Steps to Extend Dynastic Rule
Democrats face loss of both House and Senate
Tax Hikes Present Dilemma For Dems (After a slew of economic stimulus packages, bailouts and government takeovers, congressional Democrats should be ready to hang a "mission accomplished" banner regarding the economy. It is a wonder, then, why they appear willing to burden taxpayers with up to $3.1 trillion in additional tax ...)
The Legacy Will Not Be Betrayed (The American people will rise to the challenge of overcoming what this administration, Congress, and the left-wing establishment have done to this country.)
A window for immigration reform (Illegal immigration has ebbed with the faltering economy. It's a lull Congress should use to fix the broken immigration system in the US.)
Conviction overturned for leaving water for illegals (In a test case with border-wide implications, a federal appeals court on Thursday reversed the littering conviction of a man who left gallon jugs of water on a national wildlife refuge to help illegal immigrants cross the remote federal land safely.)
Our failing immigration courts
Discovery Gunman: The Green Frankenstein (It's true that James Lee was a psycho, but he was just taking radical environmentalism to its logical conclusion.)
An inconvenient eco-terrorist (The hostage situation at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland., ended Wednesday with police taking the life of the apparent gunman, James L Lee…)
Animal Planet Comes Home to Roost (The Discovery Channel profits from broadcasting environmental crazies endangering the lives of people.)
Phoenix airport worker arrested in luggage thefts
Al Gore's Poison (Sadly, yesterday's gunman at the Discovery Channel was not the first incident of someone going berserk after taking in Gore's work.)
Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies
Vets group wants GOP ex-senator fired from debt panel over benefits comments (The group is angry Alan Simpson suggested veterans getting federal medical benefits are adding to the country's debt problem…)
Dagong sounds the gong on U.S. debt
The Alternate History (Democrats could have been in voters' good graces right about now, if only things had gone a bit differently.)
Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats (Though many students are liberals on social issues, the economic reality of a weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties.)
Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored (US Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.)
Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation (Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County has refused to turn over documents concerning his department's treatment of Hispanics.)
Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data
How to End the Great Recession (To fix the US economy, we must finally deal with wage inequality.)
Housing on the Brink (The glimmer of hope in this week's housing data — a rise in pending home sales — is not likely to be sustainable.)
Payrolls seen falling, private hiring tepid
California property values fall 1.8%
A Real Economic Stimulus (This is not rocket science. You don't need a Nobel Prize in economics to figure it out. )
Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls
Dead in Ohio, but still voting
Primary 'enthusiasm gap' points to November GOP turnout advantage (Republicans have turned out 3 million more voters, but Democrats have more money for get-out-the-vote efforts…)
Oil lingers near $75 in Asia as stock markets gain
Group launches $4M ad buy against oil and gas tax hike (The National Taxpayer Union wants to prevent the repeal of a tax credit used by domestic oil and gas producers…)
BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion
BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts (The company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts. )
An Oil Platform Burns, Blanketing the Gulf With Angst
Panic Kept at Bay in Smooth Rescue Mission (A boat captain, and later the Coast Guard, helped rescue a crew of 13 workers after an oil platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico.)
Forest fires in Madeira put future of Europe's rarest seabird under threat
Britain and France will not share aircraft carriers, officials say
Wikileaks founder admits sexual relations with accuser
Move to force Roma into camps (A far-right Hungarian party has called for gypsies considered a threat to public order to be forcibly settled in camps outside towns and subject to curfew.)
Swedish broadcaster agrees to air far-right ad (Controversy in Sweden over 'racist' political ad over immigration depicting women in burqas.)
FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers (Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in US history. )
Bernanke: 'Too big to fail' must end (Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S Bernanke)
Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
Getting the drop on cough medicine
EU asks France for evidence Roma expulsions legal
Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy
Bundesbank official to be sacked after controversial Jewish and Muslim comments
Book Sets Off Immigration Debate in Germany (Thilo Sarrazin, a former official who has been criticized as espousing racist views, has set off a discussion about Germany's immigration policy.)
German Banker's Anti-Immigration Book Riles the Nation
GOP wary of peaking too soon, despite lead
Uncommon Knowledge - Haley Barbour (Part Three) (Latest installment of the Uncommon Knowledge series with the Mississippi governor.)
Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
Shifting the Health Cost Burden (Employers have passed the increased costs of health insurance to their hapless workers.)
GOP Works to Woo Voters (House Republicans are hunting for an election-season middle ground on which they can make promises to voters without providing enough details to be attacked by Democrats.)
Frank: GOP thinks Obama inauguration ranks with 9/11 as national tragedy (US Representative of Massachusetts Barney Frank (D)
Democratic Salvage Plan (How Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) might save her majority.)
House Dems tout August outreach to their constituents
GOP Quandary: Is It Better Off if the House Stays Blue? (With the prospect of a GOP takeover in the House, many Republicans are quietly asking, is this necessarily a good thing? )
Pence says Republican majority would move first to extend Bush tax cuts (US Representative of Indiana Mike Pence (R)
Earl weakens but still powerful as it scoots by NC
Abducted cop Tete killed, Maoists hold 3 more hostage (The bullet-riddled body of kidnapped Bihar Military Police havildar Lucas Tete was today recovered from Lakhisarai as the Maoist deadline for killing three remaining hostages expired with security forces intensifying operations to rescue them.)
Muslims use Facebook, YouTube in Kashmir fight
Bihar hostage crisis: Body of abducted policeman found (The body found in a Bihar forest was of Lucas Tete, one of the four policemen abducted by Maoist guerrillas five days ago, and not of Abhay Kumar Yadav as reported earlier, DIG Munger Shah Rukh Majeed said. )
India conveys concern to China over Pok issue
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
Detained Indian filmmaker denied bond; asked to leave US in 90 days (Indian filmmaker Vijay Kumar will remain behind bars without bail on federal immigration charges until allegations that he was illegally carrying brass knuckles in his checked airport baggage are resolved, a judge has ruled. )
A Kashmir Hospital Is Witness to Conflict (Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room.)
Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash
Indonesian cops arrested over riot deaths
I.R.S. Looks at Finances of Planned Parenthood (The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, California, which has also begun its own investigation.)
Iranians march in solidarity with 'oppressed' Palestinians
Iranian journalists' website puts Ahmadinejad spin on Barack Obama
Attackers Strike Home of Iranian Opposition Leader (Attackers smashed windows and damaged security cameras at the home of Mehdi Karroubi a day before a rally that the authorities worry might reignite antigovernment protests.)
Accomplice to Evil (Michael Ledeen discusses a prophecy he made about Iran and how, alone among Western observers, he got it right...)
Iraq still far from sovereign (Analysts stress Iraq is still in great need of US despite gradual withdrawal of its army.)
In mosque controversies, some Christians undermine their own faith
New Yorkers Want Islamic Center Moved, Poll Finds
New York Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere
Mistrust and the Mosque (A poll has found that even New York City sadly harbors a robust disapproval of the proposal to build a mosque near ground zero.)
Ground Zero Mosque or Monument? (The history books show 'victory mosques' have been consecrated or constructed by the Muslim community on or near locations of conquest.)
Park51 and the Charge of “Islamophobia” (Stamping Imam Rauf's passport, and America's embrace of Sharia, to legitimacy...)
Palestinian source: U.S. pressuring Abbas to continue talks even if settlements expand (“Palestinian” Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas)
Deep skepticism darkens hope of Palestinian peace delegates
Ariel is a settlement, not an Israeli community
It's Groundhog Day In The Middle East (Peace Talks: We wish President Obama all the best in his quest for peace in the Mideast. But we must admit we're skeptical. We've been down this road many times before, and ...)
Behind the scenes at the Washington peace summit
Settlements in West Bank (Judea and Samaria) Are Clouding Peace Talks (Middle East negotiators agreed to keep talking, but the issue of Judea and Samaria settlements threatens to derail the negotiations.)
Hamas to launch 'more effective attacks' on Israel
MESS Report / Abbas fears Hamas could still play spoiler to peace talks (“Palestinian” Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas)
Dovish Netanyahu pleases Kadima, angers the Right (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu)
Settlement council declares building freeze over
Netanyahu: I want an agreement (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu)
Barak to probe IDF conduct in 'Galant Document' affair (Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak)
New army program aims to recruit Haredi women to IDF (Israel Defense Forces)
Editorial: Mideast peace talks
PA official: Hamas will strike again
The Peace Delusion (Why the latest round of "peace" talks is certain to fail. ...)
De Borchgrave: Chance of Israeli Attack on Iran 50-50 and Rising
Undermining Peace (As the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks get underway, the infamous Goldstone report looms ominously. ...)
Palestinians lose $800m a year due to Israeli blockade and closure: UN
The Siren Song of Arab Rejectionism (Another round of peace talks between Israel and the “Palestinians” began yesterday at the White House.)
A 'future of peace' urged at new talks (The Obama administration formally inaugurated its foray into Middle East peacemaking on Thursday, bringing together the Israeli and “Palestinian” leaders for face-to-face talks and securing their pledge to meet every two weeks to pursue an end to the decades-old conflict.)
Hebron could be powder keg during talks
Israel and Palestine: A true one-state solution
Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran
Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove
Homeopathy decried by Japanese medical officials
Japan whale meat case echoes apartheid: Greenpeace chief
Jordan's opposition blasts relaunch of direct talks (Scores of Jordanian activists staged a sit-in Thursday at the headquarters of the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the country's main opposition party to protest the re-launching of direct talks between the Palestinians and Israel in Washington. )
Liberals Losing the Culture Wars (The rejection of liberal culture has begun; the rejection of liberal politics will follow.)
Pair Convicted on Mexico Drug Charge (Two Americans detained last year by soldiers who said they found two marijuana-filled suitcases in their truck were found guilty of drug trafficking by a Mexican court.)
Soldiers Kill 25 in Mexico Gunbattle (Mexico's military says 25 suspects have been shot dead by soldiers in a gun battle near the US border.)
Mosque shooting in Riyadh injures three (Saudi Arabia; At least three people were reported injured when gunmen opened fire outside a mosque in Riyadh on Wednesday night. However, senior police officials told Arab News that only one person was hit. )
Egypt postpones visit by Iranian FM (Postponement comes following Mouttaki's criticism of role of some Arab leaders in facilitating Mideast peace talks.)
Iranian president to visit Qatar on Sunday (President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to make a brief visit on Sunday to Qatar, the Iranian ambassador in Doha, Abdollah Sohrabi, said.)
Sick Man on the Nile (Egypt's power wanes.)
Rights group: Bahrain should investigate torture allegations (HRW wants Bahrain authorities to guarantee well-being of Shiite activists detained by police. )
Banks ‘unscathed' in financial meltdown (Qatari banks have emerged relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis and regional downturn displaying strong financial profiles, although high credit risks, taken during the lending boom, continue to pose challenges for the sector.)
US looks at bolstering funding for Yemeni military (US commanders propose spending 1.2 billion dollars over five years on Yemen's forces.)
Egypt TV show stirs debate over Muslim Brotherhood
Dubai firm snaps up British food chain Carluccio's (Dubai-based retail giant Landmark Group 'encouraged by Carluccio's resilient performance.')
Multiplying the Yield of an Oasis (The government of Abu Dhabi, with the help of a German consultant, is working on a plan to extend its emergency freshwater reserves from 48 hours to 90 days.)
Ambassador: US must apologise for Yemenis' arrest (Sanna calls on Washington to investigate US officials who made 'mistake' over arrests.)
AAFES won't sell video game that includes Taliban characters (Stores located on Army and Air Force bases will no longer be allowed to sell Electronic Arts' upcoming military shooter "Medal of Honor" because an aspect of the game includes playable Taliban characters. The ban applies to on-post GameStop stores and exchanges worldwide. )
Petraeus: Senior Taliban leaders show interest in reconciliation (General David Petraeus said US officials are seeing signs in Afghanistan that many Taliban members, including those at the “very senior level,” are preparing to take up the Afghan government's offer of reconciliation following recent news that an official policy is forthcoming. )
2 U.S. troops die in Afghanistan
As U.S. deaths in Afghanistan rise, military families grow critical (As US combat deaths reached record levels this summer, public support is eroding for the nine-year-old conflict. More than half of those surveyed oppose the war, with the high casualty rate among concerns most often cited. )
US, SKorea to hold further naval drills
VA sending out checks to correct GI Bill payout shortages (Veterans Affairs officials said they've fixed lingering processing problems with GI Bill claims, a move that should halve the time needed to approve students' paperwork and better track payments owed to them.)
Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan (Secretary of Defense Robert Gates )
Navy looking to rid ranks of under-performing sailors
The Cakewalk War (As 90 months of war in Iraq come to an end for America, what was won? And what was lost?)
PTSD-ecstasy study on veterans (Psychiatrists spearheading research into ecstasy and post-traumatic stress disorder got the final OK from federal agencies to start a study devoted to military vet. They are recruiting 16 veterans and want most of them to have been diagnosed within the last 10 years. )
Burma in the dock (With just a little more than two months before the general election in Burma, scheduled for November 7, 2010, the United States joined countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the creation of a United Nations-led commission to investigate purported war crimes by Burma's military junta. )
Suicide blast kills at least one in Tajikistan (The attack occurred in Khujand, about 340 kilometers north of Dushanbe and near the border with Uzbekistan.)
Pakistan Gets I.M.F. Relief, Tightens Security (The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.)
Explosion strikes near police mobile in Peshawar (One policeman was killed and three injured when an explosion took place near a police van in the Achini Bala area.)
Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods
Altaf urges army to help people bring about revolution (The MQM chief reiterated his stance that the country needs a revolution similar to that of the French Revolution.)
Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges (The International Cricket Council charges three Pakistani cricketers under its anti-corruption code in the wake of an alleged betting scam.)
US sorry for 'mistreatment' of military delegation (The US has apologized to Pakistan over “mistreatment” of a Pakistani military delegation at a US airport.)
Pakistan Taliban take responsibility for bombings
Pakistan ‘literally in hot waters': PM Gilani
Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore attacks
Think tanks meeting on Pak-India ties
U.S. Fails to Notify Victims About Prison Furloughs (Although the federal Bureau of Prisons drafted a plan in 2003 to notify crime witnesses and victims, it may not be enacted until 2017.)
Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns
Russian spy found dead on Turkish beach (There are doubts over findings that a top agent died while swimming. Luke Harding reports from Moscow.)
Two die in Volgograd Region's fires
Poll: Russian Material Confidence Exceeds Pre-Crisis Level
Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports (Prime Minister Vladimir V Putin announced Thursday that Russia's ban on grain exports would be extended well into next year because of continued uncertainty over production.)
170 houses burn in Volgograd, Saratov regions - EMERCOM
Suspect Nabbed in Elaborate Theft of $41M in Pension Cash
Putin informs Kyrgyzstan's Social Democratic Party on $10M aid (Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin)
Rights Veteran Quits Rallies (Human rights veteran Lyudmila Alexeyeva has said she would stop attending opposition rallies because of her age and poor health, as Washington criticized a police crackdown on a rally in Moscow this .)
Russia, EU to discuss military cooperation
Gazprom Q1 Profit At Record $10.6Bln
Baku, Moscow to sign border, gas deals
China, Russia to Expand Nuclear Cooperation
Medvedev arrives on official visit to Baku (Russian President Dmitry Medvedev)
Fake Diplomas = Fake Modernization (Russia has done little to reduce its high number of fake diplomas ― but at the same time it requires foreigners to prove that their degrees are valid before they can get a work permit.)
Ban from grain export may end only after next year's harvest - Putin (Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin)
August Oil Output Falls, Set to Rise
Osteoporosis drug 'doubles oesophagus cancer risk'
Revealed: why risk of infertility and birth defects rises with age
NRA mans up to Harry Reid (Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada)
Carlyfornia, Here We Come (Politics: California's Senate debate was between someone who knows how to pull a wagon and someone who wants everyone to ride. The choice is creating wealth and jobs or ... )
In Delaware, GOP insurgent O'Donnell storms Castle
Alaska Sen. Begich pressures national Dems to invest in the Senate race
Draft alien-detention rules could run afoul of the law, senators say (The Obama administration could be breaking the law if it follows through on guidance that would mean the government detains fewer illegal immigrants, two top Republican senators said in a warning letter to the Department of Homeland Security this week.)
Candidates for California Senate Seat Come to Debate Ready for Battle (Not surprisingly in a state with 12 percent unemployment, jobs and the economy were major topics, but class and other social issues were also touched on.)
How illegal immigrants are helping Social Security
Amazon river level at 40-year low
Rebels ambush convoy in Colombia, killing 14 police officers
Frustration grows over Russian rocket stalemate (South Korea looks to rely on Russian technology to jumpstart its efforts to involve in the Asian space race, but engineers and officials here seem increasingly frustrated over being at the mercy of a capricious business partner.)
Chief rabbi challenges Stephen Hawking in row over origins of universe
Ohio's Governor Spares Life of a Death Row Inmate (Governor Ted Strickland cited questions about the evidence against the inmate, Kevin Keith.)
Arizona governor stumbles during debate
Illegal immigrants: Which states have lost the most?
3 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay
A Crisis in Amish Country (An Amish man has been charged with sexual assaults, dividing a congregation that prefers to handle disputes internally.)
Bell residents hit with illegal sewer fees (California; Property owners overpaid $621,737 in levies that were raised in 2007, state controller says. )
Taiwanese companies to seek opportunities in India
New tax breaks for business on table (With less than two months until the November elections, the White House is weighing a package of business tax breaks potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars.)
The Moral Blindness of PBS (Why Travis Smiley thinks violent whites of Christian heritage are no different than jihadists...)
Sentencing terrorism suspects to death -- without trial (The administration's program of targeted killings ought to be challenged.)
Thaksin Shinawatra resurfaces in South Africa (In attempt to scotch rumors of ill health, fugitive Thai prime minister has photo released of him 'visiting Nelson Mandela.)
The Cali Cartel (Commerce: After its legislature passed a resolution condemning free trade with Colombia, you have to wonder: Is California being led by rank simpletons or actual enemies of the ... )
Turkey's defense costs up despite fewer foes
Turkish Action Film Depicts Israeli Raid ( “Valley of the Wolves: “Palestine” ‘ is built around the unsuccessful attempt in May by a six-boat Turkish flotilla to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.)
Turkish military suspects rebel against trial conditions
US military chief to pay landmark visit to Turkey
Trumka: White House talk of deficit reduction muddled message on jobs (The leader of the AFL-CIO said President Obama has not “effectively communicated” his efforts to create jobs and reduce unemployment…)
Big Labor's Bloody Legacy (The forgotten deadly violence haunting the Monday holiday -- and Obama's political allies. ...)
Union leader Trumka's bleak view under a Republican-led House (Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, predicts that Democrats will defy conventional wisdom and keep control of the Senate and House in November. But if Republicans take over even just the House, 'any chance of progress will be ended,' says the union leader. )
Markets: FTSE 100 flat ahead of US data
Ban on bargain booze: Minimum price law could be introduced across UK
Alcohol drinking 'continues fall' (Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest. )
Northern Ireland police query £12m cost of work on 'past atrocities'
Hospitals warned over doses of drugs given to babies
Openness urged on UK's emissions (The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion. )
'Honour killing' parents dramatically re-arrested seven years after death of Shafilea Ahmed
Dublin gangland boss John Traynor arrested in Netherlands
Winston Churchill 'ordered assassination of Mussolini'
Love letter to America: Gushing tributes to Obama and Bush in U.S. version of Blair memoirs (Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair)
Will house prices fall further?
'I gave too much away': David Blunkett's startling admission on UK-U.S. extradition treaty
Phone-hacking returns to haunt Coulson (British Prime Minister David Cameron's media adviser Andy Coulson faces being summoned to court to give evidence over further allegations of phone-hacking by reporters from the News of the World during his time as editor.)
Will Hague walk out over smears? Foreign secretary hints he's tired of whispering campaign
Edinburgh spared the worst as RBS axe swings (Royal Bank of Scotland has delivered another blow to the beleaguered financial services community by revealing 3,500 more jobs are to be slashed in its UK business - including several hundred in Scotland.)
House prices slip again as market faces stagnation
In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attention on the Issue (The foreign secretary rejects speculation that he had a relationship with an aide, and focuses instead on his relationship with his wife.)
Govt looks to move on from Hague gay rumours
Human Rights through the Looking Glass (I wish I were making this up, but our official 2010 UPR submission to the United Nation argues that discrimination against minorities in the housing market somehow caused the economic crisis. )
UN chief urges Rwanda not to withdraw Sudan peacekeepers (Rwanda threatens to withdraw forces from Sudan over UN war crimes allegations against Kigali. )
More Americans expected to travel over Labor Day weekend
The spoiled-brat American electorate (Americans' refusal to look seriously at the nation's situation is an equal-opportunity scourge.)
The Real Story (Here's hoping that President Obama goes big next week with new proposals for boosting the economy.)
Twitter War: White House vs. Stephen Hayes
Gibbs uses Twitter to fight over small business legislation (The White House press secretary took to Twitter to fight over President Obama's small jobs bill…)
Another Perspective On Obama's 'Brilliance' (Jeffrey Howard's Viewpoint in Monday's IBD questioning the "brilliance" behind many of President Obama's choices and decisions made a lot of sense. But only if one makes the assumption that Obama is trying to be a good President and lead America the way the people of America have established it ...)
White House braces for weak jobless report
The Small Business The 97% Fallacy (The President's plan to raise top marginal rates is holding back the very people who should be leading the economic recovery.)
Obama's Post-Iraq World (America downsizes its ambition in an age without surrender ceremonies.)
Obama loses backing on taxes (Defying President Obama, Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans. )
Our distracted commander in chief (Obama sees the war in Afghanistan as an unwanted interference with his true vocation.)
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