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  1. So he is a Muslim after all!

    → Spectator Live | 8 Sep 2008 | 5:24 am MDT

    The loony Right jumps on his reference to "my Muslim faith". The Washington Monthly comes to the rescue by providing the full context. Not that the conspiracy theorists will pay any heed, of course.

    One worried WM commenter has some advice: "Barack needs to get it down to five-second sound bites." 

    True, but five seconds is probably too long for the networks and the sponsors to cope with.



  2. The scale of Brown's broken economy

    → Spectator Live | 8 Sep 2008 | 5:12 am MDT

    Two analyses of the economy today, one fanciful and one spot-on. Gordon Brown says

    “I am confident that we can get through these difficult times and meet these challenges a stronger, more secure and fairer country then ever before.”
    Why is he confident? The cure for this will require the precise opposite to his policies – and this is what he shows no sign of beginning to grasp. The UK economy has buckled under the weight of the debt Brown has rung up. The speech of recovery will be dictated by how debt-burdened



  3. The scale of Brown’s broken economy

    → Spectator Live | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:54 am MDT

    Two analyses of the economy today, one fanciful and one spot-on. Gordon Brown says

    “I am confident that we can get through these difficult times and meet these challenges a stronger, more secure and fairer country then ever before.”
    Why is he confident? The cure for this will require the precise opposite to his policies – and this is what he shows no sign of beginning to grasp. The UK economy has buckled under the weight of the debt Brown has rung up. The speech of recovery will be dictated by how debt-burdened



  4. Oil prices rise on hurricane fear

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:45 am MDT

    Oil prices rise on fears that Hurricane Ike could disrupt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.

  5. Sarkozy to press Moscow on Georgia

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:42 am MDT

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy leads an EU delegation to Moscow for talks about the crisis in Georgia.

  6. Oasis singer assaulted at Virgin Festival

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:39 am MDT

    A man in his thirties has been arrested after one of the lead singers of Oasis as assaulted yesterday on stage at the Virgin Festival on the Toronto Island.

  7. Mbeki bids to save Zimbabwe talks

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:35 am MDT

    South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe to revive deadlocked talks.

  8. In brief: Britney Spears wins MTV awards

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:34 am MDT

    Britney Spears (pictured), whose career had floundered in recent years, emerged triumphant at the MTV Music Awards show in Los Angeles last night, collecting three prizes for her track Piece…

  9. Blast kills 97th Canadian soldier

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:34 am MDT

    Another Canadian soldier was killed Sunday afternoon, less than a week before he was to head home

  10. Blast kills 97th Canadian soldier

    → National Post - Top Stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:28 am MDT

    Another Canadian soldier was killed Sunday morning, less than a week before he was slated to head home

  11. Charles Laurence’s fears the worst from Hurricane Ike

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:27 am MDT

    Many readers who followed our New York correspondent Charles Laurence's (pictured) summer series about renovating a beach house on Salt Cay in the Turks and Caicos Islands have contacted The…

  12. Southbound Hwy. 400 at 89 closed for truck fire

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:23 am MDT

    All southbound lanes on Hwy. 400 at Hwy. 89 are closed this morning following a garbage truck fire.

  13. US to re-open Afghan attack case

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:22 am MDT

    US forces in Afghanistan re-open an inquiry into an air raid after video emerges suggesting scores of civilians were killed.

  14. Pic of the Day

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:14 am MDT



  15. The Star's View: Who will stand up for hard-hit Ontario?

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:06 am MDT

    World stock markets soared Monday after Washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market.


  16. Pic of the Day

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:06 am MDT



  17. Hugging benefits fractious chimps

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:01 am MDT

    A new study provides the first evidence that consolation in primates, such as hugging and stroking, can reduce stress levels after a fight.

  18. Pic of the Day

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 4:01 am MDT



  19. Just in case you missed them…

    → Spectator Live | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:59 am MDT

    …here are some of the posts made over the weekend at spectator.co.uk:

    Fraser Nelson picks apart the British reaction to VP nominee Sarah Palin and shows how another Brown critic gets struck by lighning.

    James Forsyth questions whether Nick Clegg’s tax plans will appeal to his party’s supporters and shows that Stephen Carter won’t go without a fight.

    Peter Hoskin thinks Harriet Harman might have found a better way to quell leadership speculation and wonders whether Labour have any alternative to Brown.

    Clive Davis maintains that opposition to Palin is not necessarily sexist.



  20. Weekly diabetes jab hopes raised

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:53 am MDT

    It may be possible to replace twice a day jabs for diabetes with a shot given just once a week, research suggests.

  21. Picture Past

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:48 am MDT



  22. Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson go public at New York Fashion Week

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:44 am MDT

    London-born designer Charlotte Ronson made her New York Fashion Week show on Saturday a truly family affair. Her brother Mark Ronson, music producer du jour, provided the music, younger sister…

  23. Church of Scientology to be tried in France for fraud: legal source

    → AFP - Wire stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:42 am MDT

    PARIS (AFP) - The Church of Scientology will be tried in a French court for "organised fraud," legal sources said Monday.

  24. Christians for McCain

    → Spectator Live | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:41 am MDT

    A sceptical view of how the relationship might pan out in the voting booths, from Time's  Swampland blog:

    Lost in the stampede of social conservatives to embrace Palin this past week is the fact that she is culturally outside the mainstream of Evangelicalism.
    [Via RCP]



  25. Hong Kong democrats keep veto

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:35 am MDT

    Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp does better than expected in legislative elections, and retains key powers of veto, say reports.

  26. Cuba hammered by Hurricane Ike

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:32 am MDT

    Giant waves and torrential rain from Hurricane Ike are battering Cuba but the storm has now weakened to a Category Two.

  27. 18

    → Spectator Live | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:27 am MDT


    Another domestic milestone.  My eldest (he's the one wearing the cap, in a long-ago holiday snap with an old friend) can now call himself an adult. I keep having to pinch myself.



  28. McLaren to fight Hamilton penalty

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:25 am MDT

    McLaren intend to appeal against the penalty that resulted in Lewis Hamilton being demoted from first to third in the Belgian Grand Prix.

  29. Brazil oil boom 'to end poverty'

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:19 am MDT

    Profits from major new offshore oil fields will be used to eradicate poverty and boost education, Brazil's President Lula vows.

  30. PM faces heat over cooking show

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:15 am MDT

    Thailand's beleaguered prime minister defended himself against accusations that he broke the law by hosting a television cooking show while in office, an offence that could force him to resign.

  31. Rock slide death toll rises to 38

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:15 am MDT

    Egyptian officials say the death toll from a devastating rock slide has now risen to 38 people.

  32. World court hears Georgia's appeal

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:15 am MDT

    A hearing has started at the International Court of Justice into Georgia's appeal for the court to order a halt to what Tbilisi calls years of ethnic cleansing by Russia in the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

  33. Freddie and Fannie

    → Spectator Live | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:59 am MDT

    The ‘conservatorship’ of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae represents, as Steven Pearlstein notes in the Washington Post, the most direct role for the federal government in the “workings of the financial system” since the great depression. Clive Crook points out that the eventual nationalisation of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will bring 25 more times more loans onto the public balance sheet than the nationalisation of Northern Rock did in Britain. It is an illustration of how bad things are that there has been almost no political dissent about the move.



  34. Kandahar blast kills decorated soldier

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am MDT

    Sgt. Prescott Shipway's motto was "never let a comrade down." It wasn't just an adage Shipway gave lip service to – he lived it.

  35. Puzzling economy awaits new PM

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am MDT

    As Canadians head into their third federal election in four years, they're unlikely to hear the debate on economic issues most likely to assure sustained prosperity for the nation, say experts canvassed by the Star .

  36. Who will stand up for hard-hit Ontario?

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am MDT

    The party leaders are off and running to all corners of the country, with messages tailored to appeal to voters in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and the West.

  37. Web quest for a wife finally ends with a 'yes'

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am MDT

    A Canadian blogger who set out to find a wife through a unique online social experiment that grabbed worldwide attention can now officially claim success.

  38. Harper downplays majority

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am MDT

    Moments after Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered a federal election for Tuesday, Oct. 14, he downplayed prospects of a majority win, saying even a stronger minority government is a prize worth calling an early vote.

  39. Court puts tight leash on woman puncher

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am MDT

    The guy who punched my friend Rusty in the face has just met his match. The courts struck back. She's safe.

  40. Digital issues deserve a spot in election campaign

    → TheStar.com - Home Page | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:30 am MDT

    With a federal election now set for October 14th, the coming weeks will be dominated by political debate as each party seeks to make their case to voters across the country.

  41. North Korea: beyond the ‘hermit state’

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:24 am MDT

    Western journalists visiting Pyongyang delight in isolating the myriad little weirdnesses that make North Korea live up to its Hermit State moniker. The coloured badges the citizens…

  42. ConocoPhillips to pay $8 bln for stake in Origin gas scheme

    → AFP - Wire stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:24 am MDT

    SYDNEY (AFP) - US oil giant ConocoPhillips will pay up to 9.6 billion dollars (8.0 billion US dollars) for a half share of a coal seam gas (CSG) venture with Australia's Origin Energy in a deal that could thwart a hostile bid by Britain's BG Group.

  43. Celebs join charity football match

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:17 am MDT

    Football legends and celebrities teamed up in a seven-goal match at Wembley Stadium to raise money for United Nations children's charity Unicef.

  44. Switch-on nears for proton smasher

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:15 am MDT

    Scientists will this week "switch on" the most powerful particle accelerator ever built as they prepare for an epic journey back in time to the birth of the universe.

  45. Koike launches bid to be Japan's first woman PM

    → AFP - Wire stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:07 am MDT

    TOKYO (AFP) - Former TV anchorwoman Yuriko Koike launched a bid Monday to become Japan's first female prime minister, as a buoyant opposition vowed to cut short the tenure of any new leader.

  46. Deborah Meaden in battle over field

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:04 am MDT

    Deborah Meaden (pictured), one of the judges on the BBC's hit business television show Dragons' Den, may come across as an icy-eyed toughie but this is often tempered by her…

  47. Malcolm Mclaren says son is a punk rip off

    → The First Post: Latest | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:03 am MDT

    Malcolm McLaren, the garrulous impresario and former manager of The Sex Pistols, has declared war on his son Joe Corre – the entrepreneur behind the Agent Provocateur lingerie label –…

  48. Indonesian jailed over Aussie's murder

    → The Australian | The Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 2:00 am MDT

    A BALI court has jailed an Indonesian man for 15 years over a frenzied stabbing attack that killed Australian woman Heidi Murphy.

  49. Sarkozy in Georgia peace mission

    → AFP - Wire stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:24 am MDT

    MOSCOW, (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Moscow and Tbilisi on Monday in a bid to ramp up the international pressure on Russia to withdraw more troops from Georgia and shore up a fragile peace deal.

  50. Mbeki to meet Zimbabwe party leaders in Harare: official

    → AFP - Wire stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:18 am MDT

    JOHANNESBURG, (AFP) - President Thabo Mbeki will meet Monday with leaders of Zimbabwe's rival political parties in Harare as part of stalled power-sharing talks, a South African government official said.

  51. Barnett backs Nats' regional plan

    → The Australian | The Nation | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am MDT

    WEST Australian Opposition Leader Colin Barnett says he now supports the Nationals' "royalties for regions" plan as a condition of an agreement to help the Liberals form a minority government.

  52. Ike slams Cuba, Haiti death toll passes 600

    → AFP - Wire stories | 8 Sep 2008 | 12:25 am MDT

    HAVANA, (AFP) - Hurricane Ike raged over Cuba early Monday, pummeling the island with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing dozens in beleaguered Haiti and worsening its growing humanitarian disaster.

  53. Why Conservative Policies are Better for the Middle Class

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:46 pm MDT

    People can’t afford to fall prey to false rhetoric, no matter how favored it is by the mainstream media or how often it is repeated.  When it comes to a nation’s economic future, facts must dictate one’s choices.

  54. Islam group urges forest fire jihad

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:41 pm MDT

    Josh Gordon AUSTRALIA has been singled out as a target for “forest jihad” by a group of Islamic extremists urging Muslims to deliberately light bushfires as a weapon of terror.

  55. Wait fear for kidnapped journo

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:40 pm MDT

    AUSTRALIAN authorities do not expect a quick outcome in the case of a kidnapped Australian journalist in Somalia.

  56. Axe-wielding man threatens police

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:31 pm MDT

    Pepper spray proved ineffective on a man who allegedly threatened police with a tomahawk and an axe today. The 55-year-old man from the Otago township of Milton will appear in court tomorrow facing a series of charges. Police...

  57. In stunning slip on national TV, Obama refers to “my muslim faith”

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:28 pm MDT

    By Israel Insider staff September 7, 2008 In one of the most astonishing gaffes in American political history, in a national televised interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulus, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama referred to “my muslim faith,” confirming what researchers and political opponents have been claiming. While Stephanopoulus several seconds later tried to correct him, saying “Christian faith,” it was too late. The damage was done. Obama clearly did not mean his Christian faith, since he was admitting that “John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith.” The term “Christian faith” would not make sense in that context. 

  58. Stalin’s mass murders were ‘entirely rational’ says new Russian textbook praising tyrant

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:22 pm MDT

    By WILL STEWART Stalin acted ‘entirely rationally’ in executing and imprisoning millions of people in the Gulags, a controversial new Russian teaching manual claims.

  59. Police name road crash victims

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:18 pm MDT

    Police have released the names of the two people killed on the roads at the weekend. James Wilson Higgie, a 21-year-old builder from Alexandra in Central Otago, died on Earnscleugh Road, between Clyde and Alexandra, about...

  60. Al-Qaeda threatens new punishment to Denmark

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:18 pm MDT

    A new al-Qaeda video has warned the group will punish Denmark over newspaper caricatures of Islam’s founder. 

  61. Married at 9, slain by parents at 17

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:14 pm MDT

    By Bruce Loudon in Islamabad DESPAIR among human rights workers in Pakistan over a rash of so-called “honour killings” intensified yesterday when it was disclosed that a girl forced into marriage with a 45-year-old man at the age of nine had been killed by her parents because she asked for an annulment.

  62. Zimbabwe MDC celebrates 9th anniversary

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm MDT

    Gweru-Zimbabwe-It is a hot mid-morning Sunday in Zimbabwe’s third largest city, Gweru.  Hordes of people fill the narrow tarred road leading to Mkoba stadium. One would mistakenly think that people are attending a big church service. But a further probe in the sports arena will find a birthday bash for a nine-year-old baby. That “little one” is the Movement for Democratic Change party celebrating nine years of existence today, in a bid to dislodge a revolutionary party, Zanu PF, led by 84-year-old Robert Mugabe. MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai said to the gathering at the rally that the delay in the signing of the talks between his party and Zanu PF is because Mugabe does not want to cede “sufficient” powers to him.

  63. Keelty will speak out about Haneef

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:55 pm MDT

    Embattled federal police commissioner Mick Keelty has defended his agency?s handling of the bungled Mohamed Haneef investigation.

  64. America’s Greater Need: Community Organizer or Commander-in-Chief?

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:38 pm MDT

    This is not meant to demean those who work as community organizers. I am sure that most people so employed work hard, pay their taxes and child support on time (when possible), and are solid contributors to the greater good.

  65. Experts to examine Hendra outbreak

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:28 pm MDT

    INTERSTATE experts will help Queensland Health review its response to the latest Hendra virus outbreaks.

  66. NZ First given 'last chance' over donations

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:25 pm MDT

    New Zealand First has been given a last chance to file accurate donations returns with the Electoral Commission and give a detailed explanation as to why it broke electoral law. The commission's decision follows hard on the heels...

  67. Jury told 'don't be prejudiced by graphic pictures'

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:24 pm MDT

    A High Court judge has told a jury to ensure graphic pictures of a woman killed in a dental centre fire last year do not prejudice them against the man accused of her murder. Justice Paul Heath was speaking to the jury selected...

  68. Council warning over unstable slip

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:17 pm MDT

    Manukau City Council is continuing to warn people against walking along the Eastern Beach foreshore. People must stay away from the affected area as there is a great danger the cliff could slump to the ground at any time. "We...

  69. Clare Martin to head welfare group

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 10:00 pm MDT

    FORMER Northern Territory chief minister Clare Martin will become head of the nation's peak welfare lobby group.

  70. US takes over Fannie, Freddie in bid to ease finance crisis

    → AFP - Wire stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:13 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government has taken over ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, placing them in a "conservatorship" in a bid to avert a financial system meltdown from the housing crisis.

  71. Charges recommended for Railcorp fraud

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:13 pm MDT

    THE NSW corruption watchdog has recommended criminal charges be considered against another 10 people over fraud at RailCorp.

  72. 110 jobs at risk at car parts maker

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:18 pm MDT

    A CAR components manufacturer in the regional Victorian town of Euroa has been placed in administration with 110 jobs at risk.

  73. Keelty fronts Haneef inquiry

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:05 pm MDT

    FEDERAL police chief Mick Keelty is being interviewed about the AFP's role in the bungled terrorism case against Mohamed Haneef.

  74. Martin: Two leaders see two Canadas

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 pm MDT

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled the plug on his own minority government on Sunday, setting off a national election campaign that will send voters to the polls on Oct. 14.

  75. Martin: Two leaders see two Canadas

    → National Post - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 pm MDT

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled the plug on his own minority government on Sunday, setting off a national election campaign that will send voters to the polls on Oct. 14.

  76. 'Girl in the cupboard' to marry

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:55 pm MDT

    A WOMAN who hid in a cupboard for five years as others feared she was murdered will wed the man who hid her as a 14-year-old.

  77. Remand for cat rescuer murder accused

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:45 pm MDT

    A Christchurch man accused of murdering cat rescue worker Kerry Leigh Downey three weeks ago was remanded for a pre-depositions conference next week when he appeared in Christchurch District Court today. Ashley Donald Peach,...

  78. Underbelly ban lifted

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:53 pm MDT

    VICTORIANS will finally be allowed to watch the much-hyped crime drama Underbelly without fear of breaking the law.

  79. Drunk driver crashes into police car

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:42 pm MDT

    Police had to dive for cover after a drunk driver failed to stop at a checkpoint, smashing into a stationary patrol car. The crash happened on Bridge St, just down from Hamilton's central police station early on Saturday. Sergeant...

  80. Man critical after car hit by train

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:38 pm MDT

    A male passenger in a car which was struck by a train at a level crossing last night remained in a critical condition today. Two teenagers were in the car hit by the train at Grovetown, 5km north of Blenheim. Blenheim police...

  81. Tourist attacked by 'helpful' man, court told

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:32 pm MDT

    A young Australian tourist thought a teenager was being friendly and helpful in offering to show her back to her backpackers, before he launched a brutal sex attack on her, a court was told today. Maia Crawford Rongonui, 18, of...

  82. Police charge nine over handbag thefts

    → New Zealand Herald - National | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:25 pm MDT

    Nine men have been arrested after a spate of handbag thefts in Auckland. Police said that the handbag snatchers targeted mainly Asian women who they believed carried large sums of cash, credit cards and jewellery. Detective...

  83. I couldn't live on pension – Swan

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:13 pm MDT

    TREASURER Wayne Swan admits he couldn't survive on the aged pension but says recipients will have to wait until next year before any increase.

  84. Protest group goes ape over vandal attack at playpark

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    A TREE-TOP adventure park in Perthshire has been vandalised in an attack being linked to protests targeted at a similar centre proposed for Glasgow's Pollok Park.

  85. Green light likely for Scots digital channel

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    THE commission looking at the future of television in Scotland is expected to recommend that a new Scottish Channel is created in its report to be published today.

  86. Analysis: Compromise on the cards, but a by-election could prove crucial

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    THE compromise offered by the Liberal Democrats will force the SNP to show if it is serious about abolishing council tax.

  87. Call for 'student champion' rectors to be part of all Scots universities

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    THE rectors of Scotland's five "ancient" universities have called for a similar post to be created at every university in the country.

  88. Huge rise in beer off-sales taking toll on pubs

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    BRITAIN'S pubs are in such a decline that beer sales in bars will be overtaken by those in shops within the next 12 months, reversing centuries of tradition.

  89. Rise in Scots suffering alcohol-related brain damage

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    INCREASING numbers of Scots are literally drinking themselves senseless, according to new figures released yesterday.

  90. Welcome to Edinburgh festivals plc … the marketing man's dream

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    A HISTORIC campaign has been launched that will see Edinburgh's festivals jointly marketed to the world for the first time, The Scotsman can reveal.

  91. Salmond wins vital support in tax battle

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    A HISTORIC political deal to replace the council tax with a local income tax is on the verge of being agreed between the Liberal Democrats and the SNP, The Scotsman can revea

  92. Shock as councillor dies suddenly after winning cancer fight

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    A VETERAN councillor died yesterday of a brain haemorrhage just months after winning a long- running battle against cancer.

  93. Murray reaches new heights with victory over Nadal

    → The Scotsman - News | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm MDT

    SCOTTISH tennis ace Andy Murray last night scaled new heights in his short career with a sensational victory over world No1 Rafael Nadal to reach the US Open final.

  94. Friends found after night in Grampians

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:55 pm MDT

    TWO teenage friends had to endure a cold night in Victoria's Grampians National Park after becoming stranded up a steep mountain track.

  95. Princes' fury at ٟm bid for Diana crash car

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    THE firm that owns the car in which Princess Diana died is battling to get it back from police as it threatens to make money from its horrific past.

  96. Madonna dedicates Like a Virgin to the Pope

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    SHE HAS courted controversy all her life - and despite turning 50 last month Madonna shows no sign of slowing down as she makes one of the most outrageous statements of her three-decade career.

  97. Why listening to the Beatles jogs your memory

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    PLAYING the Beatles' hits such as Penny Lane prompts Fab Four fans to take an immediate trip down Memory Lane, say scientists.

  98. Model Erin's realistic burger diet

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    WHILE even the ever-slender Kate Moss is reportedly on a strict detox and juice diet as she prepares for a new Topshop shoot, it is good to hear that at least some models like to tuck into a decent meal rather than a lettuce leaf to go.

  99. Modern mothers are slaves to family routine

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    MODERN mums run their homes with military precision, researchers have found.

  100. Macca reveals his hidden talents

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    ONE wouldn't think of Paul McCartney as a language tutor but the former Beatle has revealed he used to teach German to the other band members during the early Sixties.

  101. Lindsay & Sam show united front at fashion show

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    AMID claims that Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan is hoping to raise a baby with her lesbian partner, British singer-songwriter Samantha Ronson, the happy pair put up a united front as they attended a show by Sam's designer sister Charlotte at New York fashion week.

  102. Russell Brand applies to trademark himself

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    FLAMBOYANT comedian Russell Brand is set to be Brand by name and Brand by nature after the snake-hipped lothario put in an application to trademark himself.

  103. The language of love is learning to talk

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    WHAT men say and what women hear can be two very different things, says TV psychologist and author Dr LINDA PAPADOPOULOS. So learning to interpret each other's words is vital for lasting happiness.

  104. Dannii would give up career to find Mr Right

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    DANNII Minogue says she would consider giving up her career for Mr Right.

  105. Even the tooth fairy's feeling the pinch

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    THE credit crunch has also eaten a huge hole in the tooth fairy's finances, research showed yesterday.

  106. Text pest MP's career 'ruined'

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    THE political career of shamed text pest Minister Ivan Lewis could be over, says his father.

  107. Palin's pragmatism

    → Spectator Live | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:51 pm MDT

    There were three major worries about the Palin pick from a campaigning point of view; I’ll leave those about her as a governing choice to another time.

    1). Would she flub a question on national security or some other key issue so badly that it would hurt the ticket by reflecting badly on McCain’s judgment and making voters positively concerned about the possibility of her becoming president.

    2). Might one of the Alaskan issues blow up and prevent the campaign from getting its message across and turn Palin into a liability.



  108. Clegg's electorally confused tax strategy

    → Spectator Live | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:03 pm MDT

    Nick Clegg’s interview with the Sunday Telegraph today is a punchy affair. He derides the Tories as “the flaky party” on the economy and tells Melissa Kite that the Lib Dems are looking to go further than the 4p cut in the basic rate of income tax that they have already promised.

    Now, those of us who support easing the tax burden should be happy about this. A  Lib Dem policy of tax cuts means that it can hardly be portrayed as a policy of the extreme right and should encourage



  109. Israeli police seek criminal charges against Olmert

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm MDT

    Israeli police said on Sunday Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should face criminal charges, issuing a non-binding recommendation in a corruption scandal driving him from office in the midst of peace talks with the Palestinians

  110. Israeli police seek criminal charges against Olmert

    → National Post - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm MDT

    Israeli police said on Sunday Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should face criminal charges, issuing a non-binding recommendation in a corruption scandal driving him from office in the midst of peace talks with the Palestinians

  111. U.S. takes control of embattled Fannie, Freddie

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm MDT

    The U.S. government announced on Sunday that it was taking control of troubled mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , effectively wiping out shareholders’ interest in the publicly traded companies

  112. U.S. takes control of embattled Fannie, Freddie

    → National Post - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm MDT

    The U.S. government announced on Sunday that it was taking control of troubled mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , effectively wiping out shareholders’ interest in the publicly traded companies

  113. Obama and education

    → Spectator Live | 7 Sep 2008 | 3:10 pm MDT

    One of the major things that Obama has to demonstrate between now and election day is a willingness to break with his party; McCain, who has broken with his party on issues from campaign finance reform to climate change, is going to hit Obama hard on this issue over the next two months. On This Week today, Obama brought up his positions on education as proof of his readiness to buck Democratic orthodoxy when necessary: 

    "I think that, on education, we do have to improve accountability. And I’ve not only supported



  114. Hanna hits Atlantic Canada with heavy rains

    → National Post - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 2:00 pm MDT

    Post-tropical Storm Hanna has touched down in the Maritimes with heavy rains and high winds in Nova Scotia

  115. Hanna hits Atlantic Canada with heavy rains

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 2:00 pm MDT

    Post-tropical Storm Hanna has touched down in the Maritimes with heavy rains and high winds in Nova Scotia

  116. Election Assumptions and Expectations

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:53 pm MDT

    We are all the sum of our experiences and much of the process by which we make judgments about others is the result of learning something about their lives and experiences. This is particularly true of the political campaigns for the presidency of the United States.

  117. Democrat Deceptions about Oil

    → CanadaFreePress.Com | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:18 pm MDT

    Lost amidst the many speeches delivered at the Democrat Convention was one by Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada. He is the Senate Majority Leader and, as such, controls the legislative agenda in that upper house of Congress. Harry Reid hates oil, but then, so does the Democrat Party. 

  118. TIFF: Burn After Reading press conference

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:37 am MDT

    As frustrating as these press conference at the Sutton Place can be, with ridiculous questions from reporters who write for blogs nobody's heard of, sycophantic moderators with long-winded critiques of the film and actors who look as though they'd rather be getting a colonoscopy, at least something usually happens that's worth mentioning

  119. TIFF: Burn After Reading press conference

    → National Post - Top Stories | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:37 am MDT

    As frustrating as these press conference at the Sutton Place can be, with ridiculous questions from reporters who write for blogs nobody's heard of, sycophantic moderators with long-winded critiques of the film and actors who look as though they'd rather be getting a colonoscopy, at least something usually happens that's worth mentioning

  120. Road rage of Aquarius

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am MDT

    IT'S in the stars - Aquarius or Cancer motorists are more likely to crash their cars than others.

  121. Lotto curse strikes again

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am MDT

    THE curse of the family who scooped a $10m Oz Lotto jackpot has led to another death, with the accidental shooting of their grandson by their son.

  122. Pension punters' pain

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am MDT

    MORE than a quarter of elderly pokies players dipped into their savings to fund their gambling, a report has found.

  123. More Diggers wanted for Afghanistan

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am MDT

    NATO'S new top commander in Afghanistan wants an increase in troops, including more Australians, to ensure a win against the Taliban.

  124. WA ballots box in Rudd

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am MDT

    PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has received a wake-up call with a huge anti-Labor swing in the Western Australian election.

  125. Rogue bosses fined $2m

    → Herald Sun | National News | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am MDT

    ROGUE employers have had to pay more than $52 million in unpaid wages to 47,000 workers including the disabled and teenagers.

  126. Edited Underbelly to air in Victoria

    → The Australian | The Nation | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am MDT

    VICTORIAN viewers will get to see gangland drama Underbelly after a court ruled the Nine network could air the first five episodes.

  127. Greenpeace and AbitibiBowater battle over Boreal forest

    → National Post - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm MDT

    Ten months of intense negotiations between Greenpeace Canada and logging giant AbitibiBowater broke down last week, and the two sides quickly resumed their very public war over the logging giant’s impact on the boreal forest in Quebec and Ontario

  128. Greenpeace and AbitibiBowater battle over Boreal forest

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm MDT

    Ten months of intense negotiations between Greenpeace Canada and logging giant AbitibiBowater broke down last week, and the two sides quickly resumed their very public war over the logging giant’s impact on the boreal forest in Quebec and Ontario

  129. Food inspectors’ union slam Tories over listeria probe

    → National Post - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm MDT

    A listeria probe has more to do with protecting Prime Minister’s Stephen Harper’s election fortunes than safeguarding the Canadian public, says the union that represents food safety inspectors

  130. Food inspectors’ union slam Tories over listeria probe

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm MDT

    A listeria probe has more to do with protecting Prime Minister’s Stephen Harper’s election fortunes than safeguarding the Canadian public, says the union that represents food safety inspectors

  131. Hargrove takes shot at Tories as he bows out

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    Stephen Harper's Conservatives "don't give a damn" about Canada's car industry, the country's top union leader said Saturday morning as he accused the Prime Minister of trying to buy the votes of autoworkers ahead of an election campaign that will start on Sunday

  132. Hargrove takes shot at Tories as he bows out

    → National Post - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    Stephen Harper's Conservatives "don't give a damn" about Canada's car industry, the country's top union leader said Saturday morning as he accused the Prime Minister of trying to buy the votes of autoworkers ahead of an election campaign that will start on Sunday

  133. Why blame wives for cheating husbands?

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    A new American book is the latest in a rash of tomes saying women must do more to keep their men. LESLEY-ANN JONES i-s unconvinced.

  134. A long walk to the South Pole

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    Ernest Shackleton's failed expedition to the South Pole ended just 97 miles short of its target. Now, a century later, a group of the men's descendants plan to achieve their goal. CATHERINE BOYLE reports on the search for the final team member.

  135. Beijing dazzles again with Paralympic opening

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm MDT

    China’s moving and provocative opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Paralympics Saturday proved that you don’t need to spend a lot of money to get across the message that human spirit prevails, John Furlong, the CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee said Saturday night

  136. Beijing dazzles again with Paralympic opening

    → National Post - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm MDT

    China’s moving and provocative opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Paralympics Saturday proved that you don’t need to spend a lot of money to get across the message that human spirit prevails, John Furlong, the CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee said Saturday night

  137. Freaks of nature

    → Daily Express News Feeds | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm MDT

    NO sun, torrents of rain, freezing summer nights and even hurricanes. It's not just this week - a new book uncovers the extremes of Britain's unpredictably bad weather...



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