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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The family of a 60-year-old woman was seeking the public's help today in finding her after she went missing Wednesday from Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Betty Williams, of Chicago Heights , was last seen about 2 p.m. Wednesday after she was dropped off at the hospital by her brother to pick up medication, according to her daughter, Kyla Williams. From the hospital, she was supposed to take a taxi...
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thoughts of oscar (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Contrary to speculation, the Labour party still has have a high profile spokesperson, that is if they had the will to speak Betty Williams is alive and well! Thanks to the marvellous Sky+, every home should have one, I have just seen Betty sitting on the Labour Benches at PMQ's. We residents of the Conwy constituency could well be forgiven for think that she had already vacated the seat, such is her...
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David Cornock's other blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Gordon Brown and David Cameron were not the only politicians to get themselves photographed in the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, although other politicians managed to get snapped without so much fuss . Conwy Labour MP Betty Williams was photographed as she planted a cross in memory of the citizens of Conwy who lost their lives in conflicts. She told her own website : "It was a privilege...
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A View from Rural Wales (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Today's Western Mail has gone big on questions about Edwina Hart's suitability to serve as First Minister because of her inability to speak the Welsh Language. I'm really sorry to see this issue being raised. But Betty Williams, retiring Labour MP for Conwy has done so. Does she not realise that instigating this debate damages public support for bilingualism, and probably damages Carwyn Jones, the...
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David Cornock's other blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
As a parliamentary correspondent, I'm sometimes asked: "David, what do MPs do all day now that many day-to-day decisions are taken in Cardiff Bay not Westminster?" Of course, MPs do still find time to debate issues such as nuclear power, the economy and foreign affairs. Many of them were so busy last week that they could not find the time to discuss proposed reforms to their expenses regime....
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Jamel Johnson volunteers at the Sacramento chapter of the NAACP. He and others deal with legal questions, answering about 40 phone calls a day and serving about 15 drop-in visitors a week. Recruiting at churches, schools, job fairs and community events, the Sacramento branch has nearly tripled from 323 adult members to 845 over the past 14 months, with another 45 youth members, said president Betty...
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rediff News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Eight Nobel peace prize winners, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, on Tuesday asked China to end its 'repressive' policies in Tibet and expressed their support to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's efforts to achieve autonomy for his homeland. The support by Nobel laureates -- Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Desmond Tutu, Rogoberta Menchu Tum, Adolfo Perez...
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Washminster (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
FUNDING FOR BLETCHLEY PARK 20.07.2009 Willis, Phil 68 signatures Banks, Gordon Barrett, John Borrow, David S Boswell, Tim Bottomley, Peter Breed, Colin Burns, Simon Burt, Lorely Campbell, Ronnie Caton, Martin Clapham, Michael Clark, Katy Cook, Frank Cousins, Jim Crausby, David Cryer, Ann Davey, Edward Dean, Janet Dismore, Andrew Dodds, Nigel Dowd, Jim Drew, David Etherington, Bill Evans, Nigel Foster,...
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Washminster (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
The current List of signatories is - Banks, Gordon Borrow, David S Bottomley, Peter Breed, Colin Burns, Simon Burt, Lorely Campbell, Ronnie Caton, Martin Cook, Frank Cousins, Jim Davey, Edward Dean, Janet Dismore, Andrew Dodds, Nigel Drew, David Evans, Nigel Foster, Don George, Andrew Gray, James Hall, Patrick Hancock, Mike Hepburn, Stephen Holmes, Paul Hopkins, Kelvin Howells, Kim Hoyle, Lindsay Hughes,...
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Washminster (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
An Early Day Motion is circulating at Westminster to provide operational funding for this excellent & historic museum. The EDM (No. 1935) has currently been signed by the following. Bottomley, Peter Breed, Colin Cousins, Jim Davey, Edward Dismore, Andrew Dodds, Nigel Drew, David Evans, Nigel George, Andrew Hopkins, Kelvin Hoyle, Lindsay Hughes, Simon Iddon, Brian Illsley, Eric Jenkins, Brian Jones,...
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Upper Left (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
…from Greg Laden . As an exercise in self appraisal, try this. Of the following individuals, which ones can you identify as to what country they are affiliated with, what they may have done to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (they all were), or what job they had? Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Albert Lutuli, Albert Schweitzer, Alfonso García Robles, Alfred Hermann Fried, Al Gore, Alva...
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thoughts of oscar (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Fair play to Darren Millar raising this important point with regards the social problems facing North Wales and cheap accommodation. The same applies to Llandudno and the problems of hotels being used as permanent residences for many people fancying a new start in North Wales. Where is Betty Williams or Gareth Jones though? Nowhere to be seen or heard on this most important subject! "The AM fears...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Today marks the third anniversary of the murder of the Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya ( Getting away with murder , 16 September). Yesterday the human rights organisation Reach All Women in War presented the annual Anna Politkovskaya Award, set up to recognise women defending human rights in zones of war and conflict, to the One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality in Iran....
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thoughts of oscar (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Guto Bebb has sent a circular around about the MPs expenses issue and the desire to restore faith in the MPs. First thing that I thought was, not that old chestnut, just as the people were beginning to get over some of the most shocking examples of greed we have ever seen, he rakes the coals and made me think what a greedy load of Bastards most of them were! However as a reader of Guto's blog and also...