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China steps up anti-graft efforts in past 30 years BEIJING (Xinhua) — China has beefed up the anti-corruption and discipline work since the country adopted the reform and opening-up policy 30 years ago, official sources said.

Will Speaker Nancy Pelosi push San Francisco Democrats to put an end to this law-breaking in her own district? SLAVERY IS BACK — IN “PROGRESSIVE” SAN FRANCISCO (click on photos, twice, to enlarge). The “partners” in an African-American “master-slave relationship” mug for the camera (genitalia is covered up) outside the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco Sept.

Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Over Rs.10 million worth of goods were destroyed when an illegal warehouse near here caught fire, officials sources said. Over 16 fire tenders and 80 fire services personnel brought the fire under control after battling for over six hours, official sources said.

An outbreak of streptococcal infection has killed 10 people and made dozens of other ill in and around Thunder Bay, Ont., over the past year, but health officials say the risk to the general public is still low.

ONLY IN SAN FRANCISCO: A Folsom Street Fair attendee hugs a life-size penis wrapped in a leather vest — in a booth run by the city’s Departmet of Public Health. Passers-by were encouraged to hug this and another huge penis.

AP - Gov. Sarah Palin’s practice of charging the state when she stays in her home must be reviewed to determine if she should pay taxes on the payments, state Finance Director Kim Garnero said Tuesday.

Free software history was made at CONSEGI Linux Today Mon, 10/06/2008 - 18:33 Free Software in Latin America: "CONSEGI 2008 was history being made — we spoke with people from the Latin American Free Software Foundation, public officials from Brazil to South Africa, free software activists struggling to convince their governments to adopt the path forged by Brazil and Venezuela.

Seoul to show off naval strength in Int`l Fleet Review SEOUL, Oct 6 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s state-of-the-art Aegis destroyer will make its first public appearance this week when the country deploys the 10,000-ton ship along with some 30 other naval vessels for a show of strength in an international fleet review, the Navy said Monday.

NATURAL DISASTER Flood deaths now total 24 The Public Health Ministry reported yesterday that the death toll from the current floods was officially recorded at 24. It said doctors treated 217,308 patients over the past 24 days, with most suffering foot infections and rashes.

Rabid Iraqi dog arrives in US; warning issued Headlines from the Associated Press Fri, 10/03/2008 - 22:58 NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal health officials have issued a public health warning against rabies after an Iraqi puppy with the disease arrived in the United States....