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• MP leaps to Modern Warfare 2’s defense

  
  Aeropause Games — Authority: 439
  Tom Watson MP , the Member of Parliament for West Bromwich East (even I think that’s a bit silly) perhaps best known for being the first MP to start a blog, has come to the defence of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in Parliament today. He was responding to questions raised in the House by (oh, what a surprise) ...
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• What Will Tomorrow Bring?

  
  Hevallo. Turkey and The Kurdish Question. — Authority: 416
  As racist attacks against DTP and Kurdish people across Turkey increases, the Turkish parliament meet tomorrow to discuss the Kurdish Inititaive. It will be a day of nationalistic rheteric as it is also the anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal. Here is a good summary of the story so far from Bloombergs .
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• Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

  
  IanVisits - The Blog — Authority: 494
  Let me tell you a story – was how a talk this lunchtime by Prof. Steven Levitt started as he gave a talk about economics and some of the weird but true facts he has come across in his research. He is noted for being the co-author, along with Stephen Dubner of best selling book, Freakonomics and is in the UK ...
  8 hours ago

• Centre assures full security to Jharkhand voters

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Ranchi, Nov. 9 (ANI): The Centre on Monday assured full security to Jharkhand voters in the wake of a recent Maoist call, boycotting the five-phase assembly elections in the state. “Over 300 companies of para-military forces will be placed at the disposal of the Election Commission to ensure free and fair ...
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• Meira Kumar awarded honorary doctoral degree

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was Monday presented an honorary doctoral degree of letters by Tirupati-based Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswavidyalayam University.University Vice-Chancellor G. Sarojamma presented the doctoral degree to the Lok Sabha speaker at a function held at Parliament House ...
  11 hours ago

• Modern Warfare violence to be raised in Parliament

  
  Gamer Guru — Authority: 150
  MP "shocked" over civilian massacre scene. Modern Warfare 2’s controversial terrorist civilian massacre scene has lead to an MP vowing to raise his concerns in Parliament today. Here is the original post: Modern Warfare violence to be raised in Parliament
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• PAC proposal to investigate CKC for cbt – testimony of MACC impotence/failure

  
  Lim Kit Siang — Authority: 433
  Why must Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) wait for Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommendation for further investigation into former Transport Minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy for possible offence of criminal breach of trust in the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal when the first report ...
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• VK Lingam is safe

  
  MageP's Lab — Authority: 124
  Finally, VK Lingam is certified to be “morally wrong, but legally correct“, if Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz has his way. “His actions can undermine and erode the integrity of the judiciary, but things must be viewed from a legal perspective…moral and legal must be ...
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• Looking at How MPs Vote

  
  Richard Taylor — Authority: 99
  In an effort to get a clearer picture of what MPs are doing in Parliament I have created an interactive table showing votes where parties have abstained and votes which have split parties. (Image:MONET) I’ve created an interactive table showing all House of Commons votes since the last general election . ...
  22 hours ago

• EUTHANASIA BILL VOTE PUSHED BACK BY LALONDE TO DECEMBER 2

  
  CCC BLOG — Authority: 126
  A third reading and vote on a private member’s bill endorsing euthanasia in Canada has been postponed by its author until at least December 2, if not later. Francine Lalonde, a Bloc Quebecois MP, has no hope of seeing the bill passed, which is a very good thing. But she is determined to keep the issue alive ...
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• Not abolished

  
  No Right Turn — Authority: 588
  DPF this morning does the usual fawning greasejob on Rodney Hides apology, complete with thinly veiled threats of political utu: I think MPs from all parties should be wary of using the subsidised overseas travel perk that exists for MPs who entered before 1999. It got abolished for more recent MPs for a reason, ...
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• German parliament commemorates fall of the Berlin Wall

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Berlin, Nov 9 (DPA) The German parliament Sunday celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, commemorating the efforts of European civil rights activists which helped end the divide between East and West in Germany and Europe.“The people east of the Iron Curtain only had their large hearts to set ...
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• Europeans complain about U.S. travel fees

  
  Gadling — Authority: 699
  Filed under: Business , North America , United States , News Extra fees charged by airlines, the " new normal ," are so popular that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has gotten into the game. And, bitching about these fees is equally popular, prompting the European Parliament to sound off like its ...
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• Amnesty International lobby parliament to change ‘no recourse’

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 141
  Demanding an end to the ‘no recourse’ clause, which is failing to protect women from domestic violence, Amnesty International activists banded together to lobby parliament last week. The ‘no recourse’ loophole in UK Immigration legislation denies any persons of insecure status access to public funds. This ...
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• A Big Ah! for The Relatives of Mp’s

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 597
  Image by ** Maurice ** via Flickr   This Week in the news, one of the biggest scandals in British history raised its ugly head again. It was the Expenses Scandal that not only rocked Westminster but the British public, although many were not surprised of the arrogance and cheek of some of our Members of ...
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• President, PM denounce Matni blast

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 461
  ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday strongly condemned the suicide attack in Matni, Peshawar and death of Union Nazim. The two leaders termed the attack that killed the UC Nazim Aydze Abdul Malik as barbaric and said the government will continue efforts to wipe ...
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• Nobody won or lost on NRO: PM

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 461
  LAHORE: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said the government did not let National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) become an issue of ego and that nobody won or lost on this issue. Talking to media, the Premier said NRO is a thing of past, therefore, there is need for bringing it up anymore. He said the ...
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• Youth Prime Minister Announces the Youth Cabinet

  
  Jazba's Blog| Growing Pakistani Blog|Latest Pictures|Latest News|Pakistani Cartoons|Stories of the Week — Authority: 135
  Youth Cabinet of the third batch of the Youth Parliament Pakistan was announced by the Youth Prime Minister.Following Portfolios were allotted to the members; Ms. Madeeha Shahid Rana (YP34-PUNJAB16), Youth Minister for Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs, Mr. Waqas Nazar Tiwana (YP21-PUNJAB03), Youth Minister for ...
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• Nobody won or lost on NRO: PM

  
  Pakistan News | News, Videos, Articles, Current Affairs, Politics, Entertainment, Technology | Geo TV | Dawn | The News | Ten Sports | Geo Super | India News — Authority: 507
  LAHORE: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said the government did not let National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) become an issue of ego and that nobody won or lost on this issue. Talking to media, the Premier said NRO is a thing of past, therefore, there is need for bringing it up anymore.
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• EU accounts

  
  Oxfordprospect.co.uk - Oxford News — Authority: 125
  EU News CommentIt has been in the news that the Lisbon Treaty has been ratified, at last by all the parliaments of the member states that make up the EU. I find the anti European Union people keep mentioning the failure to sign off the EU accounts puzzling see : http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/euaccounts.htm . Why all ...
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