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Enfield is no joke for our man in Manila
The Independent (subscribe) | 10 minutes ago | Entertainment
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US: Taliban can be beaten
The Independent (subscribe) | 10 minutes ago | International
Britain's military commander and ambassador in Afghanistan are being "defeatist" by thinking the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, said as Washington sought more troops for the conflict. -
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More talks as thousands affected by rail strikes
The Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | UK
Rail union leaders and railway managers are to attempt to settle their differences today as the first of two 24-hour strikes continued to hit thousands of commuters. -
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Former cage fighter goes on trial for UK's biggest ever robbery
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Thai clashes kill 2 in Bangkok and hundreds injured
Reuters UK (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | International
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades after a day of street battles with anti-government protesters on Tuesday in which two people were killed and nearly 400 were injured.
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Daily Polling Report 10/7
The Left Coaster (subscribe) | 17 minutes ago | International
John McCain actually got some mildly good news from the CNN/Time series of polls. They gave him a 5 point lead in Indiana and have the race all tied up in North Carolina. On the other hand, a Research 2000 poll shows a dead heat in Indiana while New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania are heading out of McCain's reach. Surveys from Florida, Nevada and Colorado pretty much follow their states' respective... -
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Government to announce bank rescue plan
The Guardian (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | UK Politics
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RBS shares drop below £1 as banking sector falls sharply
The Herald (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Economy
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland tumbled today as speculation over its funding position deepened during another day of market turmoil. -
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Credit barely eases after Fed plans to buy paper
The Washington Times (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Economy
The grip on the credit markets loosened just barely on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would buy commercial paper, the unsecured short-term debt that companies sell for their short-term cash needs. -
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Stanford's $20m game in disarray after ruling
The Independent (subscribe) | 10 minutes ago | Sport
England's $20m (£11.4m) cricket match was in disarray last night after a High Court ruling that the West Indies Cricket Board was wrong to sanction it. The so-called Twenty20 for Twenty game – guaranteeing the most lucrative prize in the history of team sport, with $1m to each player on the winning side – is due to be played in Antigua on 1 November between England and a Stanford Superstars XI, effectively... - see all breaking news
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politicalbetting.com (subscribe) | 06/10/2008 | Politics
Is Jackie Ashley right - is it now “Emergency Labour”? I thought that we could not let this day pass by without recalling that it was exactly a year ago, on October 6th 2007, that Gordon Brown recorded his fateful interview with Andrew Marr calling off a late autumn general election. Everything about the current political [...] -
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Racism - a useful excuse when your career hits the buffers
Pub Philosopher (subscribe) | 06/10/2008 | Politics
As Boris Johnson orders yet another inquiry into racism in the Metropolitan Police Force and the Black Police Association launches a campaign to discourage black people from joining the police, tonight's BBC's Panorama programme will claim that 60% of the... - + Vote!
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naked capitalism (subscribe) | 06/10/2008 | Food and Wine
Register to vote October 6 is your last chance in a many states. No Naked Black Holes Science News. No crude comments, since it took some effort to restrain myself. Birth of an Ocean: The Evolution of Ethiopia's Afar Depression Scientific American Starbucks 'wastes 23 million litres of water a day' Telegraph Short shrift James Mackintosh, Financial Times. A good overview of the politics and practicalities... -
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Prodicus (subscribe) | 06/10/2008 | Politics
... that great economic sophisticate Polly Toynbee, who would like Gordon Brown to govern with his bile duct. Nice one, Mr Anderson . - see blog ranking see all discussions
