Jim McGovern

Gordon Brown leads mourners at Labour MP's funeral

guardian.co.uk     Aug 18, 2008   16 related          

PM is among 500 mourners at John MacDougall's funeral Gordon Brown today led mourners at the funeral of Labour MP John MacDougall, who died last week after a long illness. The prime minister, who was accompanied by his wife...                    

Pivotal District 8 contest heats up

azstarnet.com     Aug 16, 2008   1 related          

One of the nation's most watched congressional races took on a heightened intensity late in the week, as the candidates in Southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District — both in Tucson campaigning — sought to frame the...                    

Golf-Wyndham Championship first round scores

reuters.com     Aug 15, 2008   1 related          

Aug 15 (Reuters) - First round scores from the Wyndham Championship at the par-70 course in Greensboro, North Carolina on Thursday 63 Martin Laird (Britain) 63 Bob Heintz (United States) 63 64 Scott Sterling (United States) 64...                    

Writers follow Jimmy advice

icnetwork.co.uk     Aug 15, 2008          

Aug 15 2008 by Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo A NEW Liverpool play has been created by writers who were tutored by Jimmy McGovern. The award-winning writer suggested the members of MS Writers Kensington created a play about the...                    

Barclays Classic coming to Garden State

app.com     Aug 14, 2008          

PARAMUS — It's not often that the spotlight of the golfing universe focuses on New Jersey. But with the arrival of the Barclays Classic at Ridgewood Country Club next week, the PGA Tour will kick off its four-event FedEx Cup...                    

OH-13: Rep. Sutton Joins the House Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus

massdiscussion.blogspot.com     Aug 12, 2008          

Do the good people of OH-13 know about this?The 52 members of the LGBT Caucus are: Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joseph Crowley...                    

School Program Puts Focus On Graduation, Not Grades

washingtonpost.com     Aug 9, 2008   3 related          

Bria Heard, 14, a rising sophomore in Prince William County, had a couple of options after she failed world history last year. She could retake the course over six weeks in summer school or during the next school year and try...                    

The Role of Agribusiness in Our Food Crisis

alternet.org     Aug 8, 2008   6 related          

Ethanol critics need to be wary before they jump aboard the anti-ethanol campaigns and let off the hook the real bad actors behind our food crisis. Within National Family Farm Coalition, the subject of ethanol has also provoked...                    

Bits and Bobs (Vol. 6): Nathaniel Parker (aka Inspector Lynley) checks out... and in

ew.com     Aug 4, 2008          

I remember the first time I saw Nathaniel Parker as cuckolded gambler Rawdon Crawley in Andrew Davies’ 1998 adaptation of Vanity Fair. The next day I road my bike to the library to borrow Far From the Madding Crowd on...                    

British Gas splashes out £25,000 on junket with Jimmy Carr after 35% price hikes, as minister...

dailymail.co.uk     Aug 1, 2008   179 related          

Just hours after imposing a 35 per cent price hike on their cash-strapped customers, British Gas spent an exorbitant £25,000 entertaining 1,000 staff. Carr even reportedly joked about the price rises - saying he was going to...                    

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