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By Campbell Brown CNN Editor's note: Campbell Brown anchors CNN's "Campbell Brown: Election Center" at 8 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays. She delivered this commentary during the "Cutting...
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TAXPAYERS will fork out about $5 million to replace the M5 East tunnel computer after two recent glitches brought the city to a standstill. Roads Minister Michael Daley said taxpayers would be...
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Veteran minister: Theo Theophanous is being investigated by police. VETERAN Brumby Government minister Theo Theophanous is being investigated by police for alleged sexual assault. Mr...
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In a bid to ensure public trust in his leadership, New Patriotic Party Presidential Candidate Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to implement policies and reforms designed to strengthen democracy...
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The World Bank Group today launched a financing facility to provide a simple, low cost way for developing countries to share their knowledge and expertise in overcoming poverty. The new...
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Mbeki ally: ANC split inevitable BBC News Online Mr Lekota resigned after Thabo Mbeki was forced to step down It is inevitable that South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC)...
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Haider death stuns friends and foes By Bethany Bell BBC News, Vienna Mr Haider broke away from the Freedom Party after bitter infighting The last time I saw Joerg Haider, just...
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks slumped Friday in volatile trade, with the Dow sliding 550 points as the credit market crisis intensified, spooking investors. Credit markets remained tight...
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Israel hires PR firm on 60th birthday for a political facelift Toni O'Loughlin in Jerusalem The Guardian, Saturday October 11 2008 Israel has hired British public image consultants to...
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Man shot three times in street by racist gunman - for wearing Barack Obama T-shirt By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:01 PM on 07th October 2008 A man told today how he was shot three...
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sasa its house of Al Nahyan wa Man City v/s House of Maktoum wa Charlton BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Charlton | Dubai group make bid for Charlton...
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The former Finnish President and Ambassador to Tanzania , a friend of Africa Marti Ahtisaari is the Nobel Peace Laureate for 2008 Nobel peace prize goes to Finnish ex-president Martti Ahtisaari...
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Ukraine's political parties have failed to meet the deadline to create a new parliamentary coalition after the previous one ceased to exist a month ago. So President Viktor Yushchenko can now...
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Six central banks - including the Bank of England - have cut their interest rates by half a percentage point. The UK rate move - which had not been expected until Thursday - puts the interest...
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The Mo Ibrahim Index announced this week that 31 of 48 countries are run better. If you just read the headlines, 2006 looked like another bad year for sub-Saharan Africa. In Somalia, Islamists...
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'Your company is bankrupt, you keep $480m. Is that fair?' Andrew Clark in New York and Elana Schor in Washington The Guardian, Tuesday October 7 2008 Richard Fuld, chief executive of...
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Its on BBC news now anyone remember the similar incident when the Chinese forced American plane to land I am gonna love every single development of this
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Africa is resisting the financial crisis that has been affecting Western and Asian markets. “In Togo we are not dealing with the crisis”, says T. Gnasosounou of Cauris Investissement. His...
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A thief who confessed to stealing underpants from a supermarket in Mombasa has been sentenced to two weeks of community service. Brian Odongo pleaded guilty to the charge, which stated that on...
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Sherry Jones does not know if the UK will see publication A novel about the Prophet Muhammad's child bride has been published in the US ahead of schedule after the office of the...
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