GSA official at heart of conference scandal leaves agency
Source: Fox News
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 16:00:39 -0700 | political-news
FoxNews.com The General Services Administration official at the center of the Las Vegas convention scandal has left the agency. Jeff Neely, who played a big role in organizing the costly and controversial 2010 gala for western region GSA employees,...
Many Palin fans not fond of her support for Orrin Hatch
Source: Los Angeles Times
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 14:52:00 -0700 | political-news
The former Alaska governor surprised many supporters this week when she endorsed Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch , a political fixture who would seem to represent everything that Palinistas loathe, which can be conveyed in a simple phrase: the entrenched Washington...
Security alert closes Newry road
Source: BBC
Newry :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-24 14:47:41 -0700 | political-news
Security alert closes road in Newry Part of the Camlough Road has been closed A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious object in Newry. The alert began on Thursday evening at Camlough Road near Daisy Hill Hospital....
Hi-tech bookies busted, Rs 60 crore bet on Chennai-Mumbai match
Source: Times of India
New Delhi :: India | updated 2012-05-24 14:46:22 -0700 | political-news
Even as Dhoni's men were thrashing Team Mumbai in the IPL eliminator on Wednesday, bookies were quietly raking it in from a hi-tech, soundproof 'telephone exchange', working exclusively for them...Every hour, the bookies placed bets worth Rs 38 lakh with...
Welsh heroes ready to carry torch
Source: BBC
Athens :: NY :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 13:37:02 -0700 | political-news
00 BST, the torch will cross the English border, moving from Ross on Wye to Monmouth. Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton and Olympic gold medal winners Lynne Davies and Darren Campbell will be among the celebrity torchbearers. Having travelled 102...
Game off: Councillor backs away from road hockey exemption plan
Source: Toronto Star
Ottawa :: Canada | updated 2012-05-24 16:59:02 -0700 | political-news
Matlow, now a city councillor, had asked for a way to exempt neighbourhoods from the city bylaw banning road hockey, but the solution was derided this week as too bureaucratic...Councillor Josh Matlow, who earlier this week applauded a city proposal...
i Editor's Letter: "No means no"
Source: The Independent
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-24 16:50:24 -0700 | political-news
One of its sadnesses is how depressing that something often is...When I expressed surprise at the report, I was put right in the most forthright terms...One of our younger female staff detailed an almost daily diet that ranged from relatively...
Diary: MPs are silenced by a masterpiece of mandarin-speak
Source: The Independent
Sussex :: WI :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 16:49:51 -0700 | political-news
It was reported today that Ian Duncan Smith is threatening to stop heroin addicts from being able to... Suggested Topics To be a successful Whitehall mandarin you need to learn never to lose your cool or rise to provocation, and...
KUHNER: Did Serbia vote for war?
Source: The Washington Times
Belgrade :: Serbia | updated 2012-05-24 16:32:22 -0700 | political-news
Ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic narrowly defeated the liberal, pro- European Union incumbent, Boris Tadic . Mr. Nikolic 's victory means the Balkans may be plunged into ethnic violence again. Mr. Nikolic won on his appeal as a crusading populist and hard-line...
NAPOLITANO: What if we have only memories of freedom?
Source: The Washington Times
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-24 16:32:19 -0700 | political-news
What if Memorial Day reminds us of times when we had more freedom?...What if the memory of the past is more fulfilling than the reality of the present? What if the federal government could write any law, regulate any behavior...
LEE: No merger for American Airlines
Source: The Washington Times
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 16:32:18 -0700 | political-news
As any traveler knows, the U.S. air- line industry has undergone rapid transformations in re- cent years because of a number of market forces. Increased competition, fuel price fluctuations, reduced travel demands, and the fact that many companies were overleveraged...
BILIRAKIS: No money for LOST
Source: The Washington Times
Cairo :: Egypt | updated 2012-05-24 16:32:15 -0700 | political-news
This concern is not eased by the administration's latest efforts: a push to ratify the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty. The Law of the Sea Treaty seeks to regulate and limit the use of the world's oceans for...
LAMBRO: Bad news for Obama in the mountains
Source: The Washington Times
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 16:32:14 -0700 | political-news
President Obama isn't doing so well in some of his party primaries where a surprisingly large number of Democrats are giving him the thumbs down. The national news media are paying little attention to the Democrats' presidential primaries because Mr....
MANN: The not-so-great outdoors
Source: The Washington Times
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 16:32:14 -0700 | political-news
As someone who doesn't like to freeze to death or sweat un- controllably, I enjoy this time of year. The mild temperatures, blooming flowers and amiable sunniness make the outdoors a great place to be...The downside to good weather is...
Bring back stigma
Source: The Washington Times
Knoxville :: TN :: USA | updated 2012-05-24 16:32:10 -0700 | political-news
Desmond Hatchett , of Knoxville, Tenn., has petitioned the state of Tennessee for relief of his child-support obligations. It seems that the 33-year-old minimum-wage earner has to divide 50 percent of his earnings with the 11 women with whom he...
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