Monthly Archives: August 2009

Remembering Ted Kennedy (7)

Sen. Edward Kennedy, the longtime Massachusetts lawmaker whose personal tragedies along with his professional triumphs and losses unfolded in the public eye, has died at his home in Hyannis Port after battling a brain tumor. He was 77. His family … Continue reading

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Skyrocketing Deficit May Seal Fate of Obamacare Plans (3)

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday said this year’s federal budget deficit will reach $1.58 trillion, less than projected this spring but still historically high — and offered a bleak fiscal forecast that threatens to pose serious problems for … Continue reading

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Harper won't budge on key issues, Layton says

Jack Layton says Stephen Harper just doesn’t seem to understand how bad the unemployment situation is – and it could cost him his job. The NDP Leader emerged from a meeting with the Prime Minister on Tuesday strongly hinting he … Continue reading

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Medical report on Lockerbie bomber released (1)

It appears that the quality of health care provided to the recently furloughed Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi has been on a par with that to be obtained by the most gold-plated of private insurers in the United States.  … Continue reading

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Why primary care doctors are fed up

(CNN) — Health policy experts agree that any reform in our health care system must include a well-educated, caring primary care doctor who is able to manage the health of his or her patients with an eye to using resources … Continue reading

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Prosecuting the CIA (6)

‘It would be unfair to prosecute dedicated men and women working to protect America for conduct that was sanctioned in advance by the Justice Department.” –Attorney General Eric Holder, April 2009 “Justice Department Names Prosecutor to Reopen CIA Abuse Cases” … Continue reading

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Ablaze with greed

‘Grandad John! Grandad John! Come and see!’ Hector, my little Greek grandson, had rushed into the cottage, his eyes shining with excitement, to tell us his news. ‘An aeroplane has landed on the water!’  We rushed out of the cottage … Continue reading

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Nice one, Kenny MacAskill

‘It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine,” observed P G Wodehouse. Today, however, the situation has been dramatically reversed. For the first time in history the Scots, whose cultivation of … Continue reading

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World August 25th, 2009 (12)

#1 — BBC | Bodies found in Pakistan valley The bodies of 22 suspected militants have been found in Pakistan’s Swat valley in the past day, officials say. [...] #2 — BBC | Top Iran reform figures on trial The trial has … Continue reading

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