Archive for August, 2007
Friday, August 31st, 2007
The award-winning screenwriter Jimmy McGovern accused the BBC of institutional racism yesterday, saying the only black people working there were in low-pay jobs. Interviewed on BBC Radio Five Live, the creator of the popular crime drama Cracker criticised the corporation, telling the presenter, Simon Mayo: "I work quite a lot ...
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007
The LaSalle Parish schools superintendent says T-shirts supporting six black students accused of knocking out a white student, then kicking and stamping on him are a "threat to the order of the campus" at Jena High school.Read the full story
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
LONDON: Nelson Mandela paid tribute to the anti-apartheid struggle Wednesday as Britain's prime minister pulled a rainbow-striped veil from a statue in the South African's honor and lionized him as one of the best-loved statesmen of all time.
Speaking to thousands of supporters as African hymns echoed from the walls of ...
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is ...
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Hilly Kristal, whose rock club CBGB served as the birthplace of the punk rock movement and a launching pad for bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads, has died after a battle with lung cancer, his son said Wednesday. He was 75.Read the full story
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Their public critiques represent a shift in the military's culture.Read the full story
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Tens of thousands of families in the Gulf Coast region are still without homes, and there is something very specific you can do to help.Read the full story
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
It would be pathetic if this clown wasn't a senator. And so what if he was gay -- that's not a problem. It's cruising for sex in the airport bathroom that's a problem.Read the full story
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Abdullah Gül -- until a few moments ago, the foreign minister of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) -- has been elected as the 11th president of the Republic of Turkey.Read the full story
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
"The health department yesterday recalled all condoms supplied by Zalatex, after concerns about the quality of its products. Zalatex supplies condoms produced by Latex Surgical Products (LSP), and was alleged to have bribed an official at the South African Bureau of Standards to approve condoms that had failed to meet ...
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