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    Damian Thompson, the Pope and Panorama

    Heresy Corner (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | UK

    Has Damian Thompson managed to resolve the cognitive dissonance that has been afflicting him ever since the latest round of the ongoing clerical abuse scandal began? It seems that he has . Torn between his love for the Pope - who presided for many years over the Vatican department charged with investigating priestly paedophiles, without it seems managing to do much to prevent it - and the horrific...
  • 5 Vote!

    Optimistic Ows...

    Owsblog (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | Football

    Well, one of two teams I wanted Arsenal to avoid , but hey, if both teams decide to play to win (and I take that for granted) it should be the best football anywhere...it certainly won't be messi (haha...see what I did there?). Any comments or questions re articles or images on Owsblog please contact Span Ows direct: ows1ows@hotmail.com
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    Remind us who really likes and backs West Bank colonies

    Antony Loewenstein (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | International

    So: Almost half of all U.S. voters believe that Israel should be made to cease all settlement construction as part of a future peace deal with the Palestinians, a Rasmussen Reports poll said on Wednesday. The American institute claimed that a recent poll showed 49% of voters approved of forcing Israel to stop settlement construction, with only [...]
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    The future of ed - my contribution

    The Ed Techie (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | Technology

    George Siemens and Dave Cormier are running an open course on the Future of Education. They have asked for contributions on this topic, so my musical slideshare is below. As well as the various angles you might expect, I think...
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    FTSE 100 comes off its best after Wall Street weakness

    Business: Market Forces blog | guar (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | Business

    An opening dip on Wall Street has taken some of the shine off the UK market, but the leading index is still trading at a 21 month high. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down nearly 20 points, the FTSE 100 is up 17.05 points at 5659.67, having been as high as 5691. The morning's futures and options expiry passed smoothly, but traders are slightly nervous, what with the Budget and the election...
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    Public Figures Protest Digital Economy Bill in Open Letter

    TorrentFreak (subscribe) | yesterday | General

    A group of prominent public figures have published an open letter protesting the undemocratic methods likely to be used to push through the Digital Economy Bill. They argue that by passing controversial elements such as disconnections and site blocking without proper scrutiny, faith in politicians wall fall even further.
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    Scum-watch: Fuelling a moral panic over Mephedrone.

    Obsolete (subscribe) | 18/03/2010 | Health

    This whole post comes with a very hefty hat-tip to Carl, a crime reporter on a local newspaper. If yesterday's reporting on Mephedrone or 4-MMC was slightly hysterical , then we now seem to be moving into full moral panic territory. Moral panics are not just driven by exaggeration and overreaction through fear, but directly fuelled by downright lies, obfuscation and completely inaccurate media reporting,...
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    For John Mann MP

    RantinRab (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | Politics

    Tell me about the money, John John Mann MP gets a bit touchy when he asked about an expenses repayment he made of £2,395.02 He says he claimed it on the wrong forms, and can't be arsed to reclaim it. Every time somebody asks him about it, they're threatened with a libel action. So, how about it, John, sue me if you like, but tell me what the money was for. -------------------------------- Rab note...
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    Amici Curiea: The Sexting, Corporate Candidates and Battle of Agincourt Edition

    The Court (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | International

    U.S. Anti-Corruption Law Hurting Haiti’s Re-building Efforts? A throwaway line near the end of an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal this week has got bloggers buzzing about whether a U.S. anti-corruption law may be deterring foreign investment in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, thus inhibiting the small island nation’s efforts to rebuild itself. WSJ editorial board member Mary Anastasia [...]
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    Ireland, Germany call for Catholic Church sexual abuse inquiries

    AMERICAblog (subscribe) | 18/03/2010 | UK

    The Vatican isn't what it was a few centuries ago or even fifty years ago. The sexual abuse problem has been hidden for years including the bombshell that Cardinal Brady in Ireland attended meetings where 10 year old boys were forced to sign a vow of silence about abuse. Now that the Pope himself is directly linked to a scandal it's going to be difficult to avoid taking this problem seriously. To date...
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    What energy crisis?

    EU Referendum (subscribe) | 18/03/2010 | General

    You can tell that civilisation as we know it is coming to an end when they call a car "The Leaf", the new Nissan electric fantasy which is going to cost the British taxpayer £20.7 million in grants, topped up with a soft loan from the European Investment Bank of £197.3 million. We are told that this thing will have an average range of 100 miles and a top speed of 90mph, although the egregious hacks...
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    He Wouldn’t Measure Up

    Daily Pundit (subscribe) | 19/03/2010 | International

    Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Srebrenica massacre says US general - Telegraph Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, pressed him to clarify his comments. “Did the Dutch leaders tell you it (the fall of Srebrenica) was because there were gay soldiers there?” asked an incredulous Levin. “Yes,” Sheehan said and added: “They included that [...]
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