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Labour suspends business at its largest Scottish constituency party amid a re-selection row involving the local MP. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:54:28 GMT
Justice questions remain unanswered despite deal Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:20:33 GMT
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:54:14 GMT
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were positive and constructive. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:39:52 GMT
Are we going to see a nationalised national bank? Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:03:08 GMT
UK Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch Brown, in DR Congo on a peace mission, urges countries to fulfil their commitments. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:51:54 GMT
The PM says he is not ruling out a law change on organ donation, despite experts rejecting the idea of "presumed consent". Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:06:26 GMT
Train passengers are suffering delays worth £1bn a year in terms of lost time, MPs say. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:59:12 GMT
Dummy puff/betsan blog Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:52:05 GMT
How do MPs deal with "possessed" constituents Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:14:02 GMT
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Gordon Brown's Cabinet. Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:25:15 GMT
All the key points, analysis and views as Gordon Brown faces his weekly grilling Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:49:57 GMT
Labour peer Lord Ahmed is to appear before magistrates after a fatal crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:59:06 GMT
Full coverage of The Blair Years Publ.Date : Fri, 11 May 2007 10:51:26 GMT
NI's first and deputy first ministers broker a deal on policing and justice to end a political stalemate at Stormont. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:52:20 GMT
Efforts to tackle knife crime are "clearly not working", senior Labour MP Keith Vaz warns. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:38:30 GMT
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has met key energy providers as they compile a report on price fairness Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:18:19 GMT
The Conservative Party is promising to peg exams in England to an international benchmark to ensure standards. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:40:12 GMT
Why environmental groups are as relevant as ever Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:11:20 GMT
BNP members say they have received threatening phone calls and e-mails after their details were published on the internet. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:33:21 GMT
A leading judge says he fears a conflict of interest as courts increasingly depend on income from offenders. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:03:00 GMT
The Conservatives are dropping their pledge to match Labour's spending plans for the year 2010/11, says David Cameron. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:23:23 GMT
Labour MP Paul Flynn has been stripped of a Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs on his blog. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:20:52 GMT
How Sandhurst was brought to the DR Congo Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:14:07 GMT
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 May 2005 10:56:32 GMT
The first and deputy first ministers press Gordon Brown for financial aid ahead of Thursday's executive meeting. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:27:02 GMT
Net immigration to the UK increased by 46,000 in 2007 to 237,000, according to official statistics. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:28:53 GMT
Eastern and Central European workers have not distorted labour markets in older EU member states, a new EU report says. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:08:13 GMT
Publ.Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:56:27 GMT
The shadow chancellor rejects criticism of his warning about sterling, saying it is his job to tell the truth about the economy. Publ.Date : Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:17:40 GMT
Dummy puff/betsan blog Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:40:08 GMT
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has met his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salloukh to discuss peace in the Middle East. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:44:11 GMT
What is Parliament for and how does it work? Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:03:56 GMT
Tony Blair and French President Nicholas Sarkozy will host a financial forum in Paris in January, following the G20 Washington meeting. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:30:17 GMT
Paying for sex with prostitutes who are controlled by pimps or illegally trafficked to the UK is to be outlawed. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:26:32 GMT
A row breaks out over a proposal Welsh law for more data on children with special education needs. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:19:15 GMT
Foreign Secretary David Miliband says that piracy around Somalia "is a grave danger to stability in the region". Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:08:47 GMT
David Cameron tells Gordon Brown to "be straight" and admit borrowing more will mean higher taxes later. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:33:57 GMT
The Lib Dems say the government has been 'supine' with banks and should consider lending directly to business and homeowners. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:23:57 GMT
Every area of England is to be covered by a Children's Trust Board, the government announces. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:35:32 GMT
MPs overturn a move by peers to allow phone tap evidence to be used "in exceptional circumstances" in inquests. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:05 GMT
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:36:49 GMT
The Scottish Parliament votes against the UK Government's plans to introduce ID cards. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:18:30 GMT
Cohabiting couples would be refused the same rights as those who wed, under a Conservative think tank's plans. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:46:56 GMT
Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:31:23 GMT
The impact of the proposed local income tax would be "spine-chilling" in the current economic climate, business leaders warn. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:22:30 GMT
What effect will publication have on the party? Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:52:17 GMT
Around 300,000 visas giving people the right to come to Britain may be wrongly approved every year, MPs are told. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:30:16 GMT
Dummy puff/betsan blog Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:42:44 GMT
Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics. Publ.Date : Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:23:54 GMT
The CBI says the UK economy will shrink by 1.7% in 2009, with unemployment rising to nearly 3 million by 2010. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:42:53 GMT

David Cameron tells Gordon Brown to "be straight" and admit borrowing more will mean higher taxes later. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:33:57 GMT
The shadow chancellor rejects criticism of his warning about sterling, saying it is his job to tell the truth about the economy. Publ.Date : Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:17:40 GMT
AFP - Al-Qaeda number two Ayman Zawahiri ridiculed US president-elect Barack Obama as a "house negro" and warned him against sending more troops to Afghanistan, in an Internet audio message released on Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:42:32 GMT
Tony Blair and French President Nicholas Sarkozy will host a financial forum in Paris in January, following the G20 Washington meeting. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:30:17 GMT
Dummy puff/betsan blog Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:40:08 GMT
Around 300,000 visas giving people the right to come to Britain may be wrongly approved every year, MPs are told. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:30:16 GMT
Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama selected Tom Daschle, a heavyweight former senator, to be his health secretary on Wednesday, while former President Bill Clinton took steps to help secure his wife the nation's top diplomatic job. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:08:48 GMT
Dummy puff/betsan blog Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:42:44 GMT
The impact of the proposed local income tax would be "spine-chilling" in the current economic climate, business leaders warn. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:22:30 GMT
What is Parliament for and how does it work? Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:03:56 GMT
Reuters - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has offered to allow ethics reviews of future business and charitable activities should his wife be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as secretary of state, Democrats familiar with the issue said on Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:56:37 GMT
Reuters - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will loosen terms of its foreclosure-prevention effort so that the program, meant to backstop $300 billion in home loans, can be more effective, the agency said on Wednesday. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:33:19 GMT
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has met his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salloukh to discuss peace in the Middle East. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:44:11 GMT
The first and deputy first ministers press Gordon Brown for financial aid ahead of Thursday's executive meeting. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:27:02 GMT
Cohabiting couples would be refused the same rights as those who wed, under a Conservative think tank's plans. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:46:56 GMT
The Lib Dems say the government has been 'supine' with banks and should consider lending directly to business and homeowners. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:23:57 GMT
AP - A 30-day age limit in the Nebraska safe-haven law appears headed for final approval. The state Legislature voted 41-6 Wednesday to give second-round approval to the limit. A final vote is expected Friday and then the bill will go to Gov. Dave Heineman, who has said he would support a 30-day age limit. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:12:11 GMT
Every area of England is to be covered by a Children's Trust Board, the government announces. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:35:32 GMT
A leading judge says he fears a conflict of interest as courts increasingly depend on income from offenders. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:03:00 GMT
Foreign Secretary David Miliband says that piracy around Somalia "is a grave danger to stability in the region". Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:08:47 GMT
AP - King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:08:43 GMT
The Conservatives are dropping their pledge to match Labour's spending plans for the year 2010/11, says David Cameron. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:23:23 GMT
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 May 2005 10:56:32 GMT
AP - The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday. Kansas City was 12th among 14 AL teams in runs last season and added power last month, obtaining first baseman Mike Jacobs from Florida. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:07:29 GMT
AP - California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:13:04 GMT
Reuters - Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co , Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp tumbled to multiyear lows on Wednesday on expectations that deteriorating credit conditions and a contracting economy will weigh heavily on the three largest U.S. banks. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:45:18 GMT
A row breaks out over a proposal Welsh law for more data on children with special education needs. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:19:15 GMT
AP - Associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the former first lady is weighing whether to leave the Senate and become secretary of state in the Obama administration, a job they say she believes is hers if she wants it. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:16 GMT
Net immigration to the UK increased by 46,000 in 2007 to 237,000, according to official statistics. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:28:53 GMT
The Scottish Parliament votes against the UK Government's plans to introduce ID cards. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:18:30 GMT
AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle's, barring an unforeseen problem as Obama's team reviews the background of the South Dakota Democrat. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:17 GMT
AP - Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a dour economic outlook from the Federal Reserve and worries over the fate of Detroit's three automakers. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:58:27 GMT
Labour MP Paul Flynn has been stripped of a Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs on his blog. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:20:52 GMT
Publ.Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:56:27 GMT
AP - Three male and three female inmates at a southern Indiana jail face charges that they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks to help pass their time behind bars by having sex. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:20:12 GMT
Reuters - U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators proposed changes to help a bailout pass Congressional and White House muster. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:32:41 GMT
Eastern and Central European workers have not distorted labour markets in older EU member states, a new EU report says. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:08:13 GMT
What effect will publication have on the party? Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:52:17 GMT
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:36:49 GMT
Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics. Publ.Date : Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:23:54 GMT
The CBI says the UK economy will shrink by 1.7% in 2009, with unemployment rising to nearly 3 million by 2010. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:42:53 GMT
Paying for sex with prostitutes who are controlled by pimps or illegally trafficked to the UK is to be outlawed. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:26:32 GMT
MPs overturn a move by peers to allow phone tap evidence to be used "in exceptional circumstances" in inquests. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:05 GMT
How Sandhurst was brought to the DR Congo Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:14:07 GMT
Reuters - Consumer prices fell at a record pace in October and new-home building slumped to fresh lows, according to government reports on Wednesday that suggested the economy likely is already in a recession that may be long and deep. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:48:38 GMT
Reuters - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand until it ruled. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:03:00 GMT
AP - Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, her publicist said. Mara Buxbaum said the 37-year-old actress was taken to a west London hospital "as a precaution" and had been released. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:30:16 GMT
Reuters - Federal Reserve officials slashed economic growth forecasts through 2009 and some believed even deeper interest rate cuts may be needed if growth slows further, minutes of their October policy meeting show. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:46:19 GMT
AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:17 GMT
AFP - An Indian warship destroyed a pirate "mother vessel" in the Gulf of Aden, the navy said Wednesday, as bandits demanded a ransom for a Saudi super-tanker seized in the most daring sea raid yet. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:42:50 GMT
Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:31:23 GMT

AP - King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:08:43 GMT
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The Conservatives are dropping their pledge to match Labour's spending plans for the year 2010/11, says David Cameron. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:23:23 GMT
AP - Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, her publicist said. Mara Buxbaum said the 37-year-old actress was taken to a west London hospital "as a precaution" and had been released. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:30:16 GMT
How Sandhurst was brought to the DR Congo Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:14:07 GMT
Reuters - Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co , Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp tumbled to multiyear lows on Wednesday on expectations that deteriorating credit conditions and a contracting economy will weigh heavily on the three largest U.S. banks. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:45:18 GMT
As another wave of layoffs hits an economy in turmoil, many workers will depend on severance packages to stay afloat.  Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:13:36 EST
Reuters - Consumer prices fell at a record pace in October and new-home building slumped to fresh lows, according to government reports on Wednesday that suggested the economy likely is already in a recession that may be long and deep. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:48:38 GMT
Publ.Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:56:27 GMT
Wall Street ended a volatile session higher Tuesday, as stocks dropped to within a few points of 2003 levels and then bounced back.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:36:54 EST
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Microsoft hopes to spur Xbox sales with a software update that turns the gaming console into a multimedia machine.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:11:05 EST
Homebuilders' confidence in the housing market again plunged to a record low, dragged down by poor financial market conditions, rising unemployment and consumer anxiety, a trade group said Tuesday.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:17:07 EST
AP - Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a dour economic outlook from the Federal Reserve and worries over the fate of Detroit's three automakers. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:58:27 GMT
Investors who think shares of Sears Holdings are a bargain after plummeting 80% from their peak should think again.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:46 EST
AP - California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:13:04 GMT
Lawmakers challenged Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on his handling of the $700 billion bank bailout program and stressed the importance of doing more to help homeowners.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:35:19 EST
Mass layoffs. A dismal outlook for retailers. The prospect of state budget cuts. An economy in contraction, and forecasts that the decline will accelerate.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:22:43 EST
Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics. Publ.Date : Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:23:54 GMT
AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle's, barring an unforeseen problem as Obama's team reviews the background of the South Dakota Democrat. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:17 GMT
On the surface, this financial crisis seems pretty complicated. Wall Street firms made convoluted bets on exotic mortgage securities, and those bets failed for a complex set of reasons. But in fact, investment banks went under for reasons that were quite basic.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:59:06 EST
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 May 2005 10:56:32 GMT
The strongest indictment of Yahoo management yet might be how much Madison Avenue still loves Yahoo inventory.  Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:42:01 EST
The Scottish Parliament votes against the UK Government's plans to introduce ID cards. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:18:30 GMT
Most financial experts advise avoiding so-called penny stocks, typically shares of small companies with low stock prices that are not actively traded or followed closely by analysts.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:31:24 EST
AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:17 GMT
Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:31:23 GMT
What effect will publication have on the party? Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:52:17 GMT
It would be tempting to say they told us so.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:30:38 EST
The case for a bailout of U.S. automakers came under sharp scrutiny on Tuesday at a congressional hearing that portrayed the Big Three as both short-sighted in their business strategies and central to the economy.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:07:28 EST
Read full story for latest details.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:40:50 EST
AP - Associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the former first lady is weighing whether to leave the Senate and become secretary of state in the Obama administration, a job they say she believes is hers if she wants it. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:16 GMT
Not since fourth grade have so many sophisticated investors been so troubled by a basic math equation. An asset-allocation problem called the "denominator effect" is forcing the selloff of billions in private equity and alternative investments.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:05:04 EST
AP - Three male and three female inmates at a southern Indiana jail face charges that they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks to help pass their time behind bars by having sex. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:20:12 GMT
Net immigration to the UK increased by 46,000 in 2007 to 237,000, according to official statistics. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:28:53 GMT
Labour MP Paul Flynn has been stripped of a Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs on his blog. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:20:52 GMT
Read full story for latest details.  Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:38:50 EST
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