Pledges

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• After riots, France fails to improve poor suburbs

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  - The enclaves of poverty on the edges of French cities have fallen further behind the rest of society since a wave of riots in 2005, official data showed on Monday, casting doubt on government pledges to stop the rot. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
  11 hours ago

• The Obama definition of transparency: Declassification of secret documents to be delayed

  
  The Gates of Hell — Authority: 134
  President Obama will maintain a lid of secrecy on millions of pages of military and intelligence documents that were scheduled to be declassified by the end of the year, according to administration officials. The missed deadline spells trouble for the White House’s promises to introduce an era of government ...
  14 hours ago

• Mass Effect 2 Character Trailers: Tali and Samara

  
  Platform Nation — Authority: 513
  Mass Effect 2, the second entry into BioWare’s epic space opera, is scheduled to hit store shelves on January, 26, 2010 (North America), and January 29, 2010 (Europe). Gamespot UK has revealed trailers for two more of your potential party members, one already known to you (Tali), and one that is brand new (Samara). ...
  16 hours ago

• How to gerrymander the referendum

  
  BNP Scotland — Authority: 123
  So today saw the launch of the SNP’s white paper on an independence referendum. What a complete waste of time, energy and tax payers money this is as it does not even ask the simple question, independence Yes or No. The reason being because even the blinkered false nationalist party already knows the answer. Can ...
  17 hours ago

• Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...
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• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
  2 days ago

• Jews around the world mark 26/11, with resolve ‘to do good’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  By Dipankar De SarkarLondon, Nov 26 (IANS) A year after terrorists killed six people in Nariman House, Jews around the world are marking the event - not in sorrow or anger, but to “keep the spirit of Mumbai alive”.Across the world, Jews have been holding events to mark the passing of the first year since [...]
  4 days ago

• Choosing a Laser Hair Removal Clinic

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  No one likes to deal with hair removal. Shaving can be tedious, not to mention painful if you cut yourself. Waxing is also painful, and can be expensive to maintain. And if you have a large area on your body that you would like to have hair removed from, such as your back or chest, [...]
  1 week ago

• Social care pledges for elderly receive cautious welcome (Guardian Unlimited)

  
  Stompernet SEO Course — Authority: 166
  Essential that local councils are properly funded to deliver free personal domiciliary care, says charity Organisations representing the elderly welcomed the pledges on social care featured in the Queens speech today, but said the government should have gone further in instigating overdue reform of the widely-derided ...
  1 week ago

• Morality Police Strike in RAK

  
  USA2UAE.COM — Authority: 116
  Ras Al Khaimah: The Ras Al Khaimah Police have arrested scores of young people in shopping malls for violating decency laws. The police summoned their parents and made them sign pledges to make their children dress in a decent manner. Sources said that complaints have been made by families visiting malls regarding ...
  1 week ago

• One in 10 Brit teens branded ‘Neet’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov 20 (ANI): One in 10 British teenagers is unemployed and not in education, according to latest official figures.The Government has a target to reduce the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) to 7.6 percent by next year.But the latest annual data from the end of 2008 ...
  1 week ago

• Photo-pledges from Unicef Ambassadors and World Photography Academy Members

  
  Digital Camera Reviews, Digital Photography Tutorials, Best Digital Cameras - Photoxels — Authority: 439
  Photo-pledges from Unicef Ambassadors and World Photography Academy Members Credit: David Turnley© UNICEF UK - courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009 David Beckham, UK From 18 to 20 January 2008, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and British football legend David Beckham visited Sierra Leone to call ...
  1 week ago

• Karzai makes big promises in Afghan inaugural (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  AP – For his critics, President Hamid Karzai’s inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes — sober pledges to get tough on corruption and strengthen his own security forces so foreign troops can start going home. More here: (AP)"> (AP)">Karzai makes big promises in Afghan inaugural ...
  1 week ago

• T-Mobile staff sold personal data

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 164
  Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile sold on millions of records from thousands of customers, a spokesman says. Read more here:  T-Mobile staff sold personal data
  1 week ago

• 7 easy ways to lose weight

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  Most diets and quick weight-loss plans have about as much substance as a politicians campaign pledges. Youre better off finding several simple things you can do on a daily basis.
  1 week ago

• Two Magic Words Transform Forever

  
  Win My Ex Back — Authority: 167
  It is an amazing scene, a minister, a man, and a woman stand at the center of their world. With the force of magic and mystery the man and the woman both say the magic incantation, “I do.” It is not magician’s trick - no illusion. It is a moment of transformation. In an instant, old things pass away. Behold, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stocks leap as Bernanke pledges lower rates

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  U.S. stocks rose broadly on Monday, sending indexes to fresh 13-month closing highs, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reinforced expectations that interest rates would stay low to spur growth. Bernanke repeated that the Fed was likely to keep interest rates exceptionally low for "an extended period," a ...
  2 weeks ago

• House Health Bill Would Lower Medicare Payments, Report Finds

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  Though President Obama pledged health care legislation would bring down the cost of health care "while strengthening the financial health of Medicare," the chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid issued an official analysis that found the House bill breaks both pledges. 
  2 weeks ago

• Dollar slides after Bernanke pledges to hold rates

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 958
  NEW YORK -- The dollar dropped Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged anew to keep interest rates at record-lows to nurture the economic recovery, but said the central bank will monitor the sliding U.S. dollar.
  2 weeks ago

• APEC leaders dilute carbon targets

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is jointly hosting a climate change breakfast on the sidelines of APEC in Singapore, though the Pacific rim leaders have watered down climate change targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic ...
  2 weeks ago

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