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Britain's Bicyclist-in-Chief Is Robbed

nytimes.com     1 hr ago   27 related          

A lot of bicycles are stolen in London — nearly 19,000 a year, according to Reuters. But thieves who prefer to operate in the shadows have stumbled today into the top of Britain’s headlines. Someone swiped the bike of the...                

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IGG is Not Answerable to the Parliament

allafrica.com     5 hrs ago   6 related          

The Inspectorate is clearly a public office (Section 4(2) of the Inspectorate of Government Act, 2002) and was not envisaged by the Constitution or the Act as personal to holder. If media reports are correct, there is no place...                

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sky.com: Scottish Labour Party candidate Margaret Curran sky.com

Labour Defending 13,507 Majority

sky.com     12 hrs ago   20 related          

Voting has begun in the Glasgow East by-election. This is the 10th by-election of the 2005 Parliament, the sixth since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. Labour's Margaret Curran is defending a majority of 13,507 after the...                

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London 2012 organizers warned to control costs

cnn.com     12 hrs ago   22 related          

LONDON (AP) -- The British government's financial watchdog renewed concerns Thursday about cost overruns for the London 2012 Olympics, especially any potential changes after assessing next month's Beijing Games. While...                

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Uganda: MPs Throw Out Minister, Seek Crisis Session

allafrica.com     3 hrs ago   5 related          

Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Madinah Tebajjukira Kampala MPs on the defence and internal affairs committee yesterday threw out state minister for internal affairs Matia Kasaija because he declined to brief them on the arrest...                

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Absentee Land Owners Put On Notice

allafrica.com     6 hrs ago   2 related          

Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Nairobi Absentee owners of public land have been put on notice - utilise the resource or risk having it revert to Government ownership. Lands minister James Orengo on Wednesday said the game was...                

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Legislators Speed Up Business Ahead of September Elections

allafrica.com     7 hrs ago   1 related          

The plenary session of the lower Chamber of Deputies, which hitherto used to open in the afternoon, is now beginning at 9 am in a race against time to deal with unfinished business before the next parliamentary elections slated...                

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Oppn MP suspended from Parliament (ABC)

yahoo.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

Deputy Opposition leader Vickie Chapman has been suspended from question time by the Speaker during a row about public donations. She had been warned twice for interjecting before being named by the Speaker. Ms Chapman says the...                

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msn.com: Dave Rowntree is hoping for a seat on Westminster City Council msn.com

Drummer hoping to win council seat

msn.com     2 hrs ago   1 related          

Chart-topping Blur drummer Dave Rowntree hopes to be number one again tonight - in a by-election for a seat on Westminster City Council in London. He is favourite to triumph for Labour in its Church Street ward stronghold and...                

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Husband Of Bermuda Official Arrested In Pot Bust

wcbstv.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

Federal drug agents say they busted a drug ring in Orange that shipped $15 million worth of marijuana to Bermuda. The husband of a member of the island's parliament is among two men arrested after agents seized 700 pounds of...                

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