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Morning Coffee - 16 March 2010
UN Dispatch - 2010-03-16 15:31:22
... Welcome to Morning Coffee, brought to you by Lindsay Beyerstein with additional links from the UN Dispatch team. Every morning we survey foreign affairs and foreign policy news so you don't have to. We begin with the \"Starting Five\" items of the day -- th... - Full Article at UN Dispatch
Dick Cheney lies here | Richard Adams's blog
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 15:28:23
...of questions from MTP's Tim Russert, with Cheney's more interesting responses: Russert: Many Americans and many people around the world are asking one question: Why is it acceptable for the United States to lead a military attack against a nation that has... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Utah bill reduces women to incubators | Melissa McEwan
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 14:49:52
...disincentives like \"look at your foetus on an ultrasound\". The Democrats, and the leftwing activists who try to use the spectre of a world without Roe to coerce progressive feminists into line during every election, tend to regard legal abortion like an on-off... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Baha Mousa inquiry: Attorney general 'blocked' system to stop prisoner abuse
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 14:42:31
... Abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops would have been prevented if the former attorney general Lord Goldsmith had not blocked a British judge being appointed to oversee the handling of detainees, a public inquiry heard today. The army's former top le... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Senator Chris Dodd releases plan to reform US financial industry
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 14:36:13
...gained through inaccurate financial statements. \"Wall Street has developed an out-of-control system of out-of-this-world bonuses that reward short-term profits over the long-term health and security of their firms,\" the summary said. Your IP address will be... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Civil servants told Tony Blair a Catholic could not be ambassador to Vatican | Nicholas Watt
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 14:28:33
... Tony Blair meets Pope Benedict XVI in June 2006 after lifting a ban preventing Catholics serving as British ambassador to the Vatican. Photograph: Osservatore Romano/EPA Tony Blair has given a fascinating interview to the BBC about two subjects dear to hi... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Off-message Kenneth Clarke backs EU commission's call for cuts
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 14:27:53
... In my day, began the shadow business secretary, forgetting he is still supposed to be very much in his day Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning Kenneth Clarke, the shadow business secretary, fell into a small hole. He started endearingl... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
News quiz: Hot topic – Kidnappings
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 14:21:28
...many people were listed in the US as being “missing involuntarily”? 4. At one stage, data showed that what percentage of the world’s kidnappings happened in Columbia? 5. How much are Somali pirates estimated to have received in ship ransoms during 2008? Your... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Alternative healthcare bills | Richard Adams's blog
Guardian Unlimited - 2010-03-16 14:19:21
... 'All uninsured Americans would be guaranteed medical care, all of it provided by Dr Tom Janicak of Houston' On the grounds that there haven't been a whole lot of laughs out of the whole healthcare reform thing, here's The Onion: In response to President O... - Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Postcards from Nixonland: Reagan and Nixon Discuss the Utility of the United Nations
UN Dispatch - 2010-03-16 14:15:38
...be required reading for International Women's Day? Read More 14 Mar 1:22pm The Women's day is a very honerable day of the World. In India our ladies are very much proud of th read more 13 Mar 1:09pm I am a driver with all categories,I would like... - Full Article at UN Dispatch