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RIP Doris Gibson, plus round up

thefword.org.uk     01-Sep-2008          

The woman who founded Caretas, which the BBC describes as "Peru's leading news magazine", has died aged 98. Doris Gibson is profiled on the radio show 'From Our Own Correspondent': She began with 10,000 soles (£2,066),...                    

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Nan Sloane: When will we have another women prime minister?

guardian.co.uk     30-Aug-2008          

Hillary wasn't nominated, but before Britain feels smug about once electing a woman leader, it's worth asking how much progress there's been since Hillary Clinton's failure to get the Democratic nomination seems to give...                    

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Gordon Brown rejects gift of leather jacket from George W Bush

telegraph.co.uk     22-Jul-2008   6 related          

Gordon Brown rejected a gift of a leather jacket given to him by President George Bush on his first trip to the United States as Prime Minister. By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent The list of gifts received by government...                    

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Mr Ballsup goes to ground

thepurplescorpion.blogspot.com     21-Jul-2008          

Mrs Yvette Ballsup made a hash of Home Information Packs, and now along comes husband Ed Ballsup to continue the family tradition.The SATS problems aren't likely to go away any time soon. More schools seem to report problems...                    

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Nottingham

bloggers4labour.org     20-Jul-2008          

The East Midlands Conference was held on Saturday in Nottingham at the university. I missed the morning fringe events on “Winning with women” and “Young Labour” (and the lunch) but got there for the policy debates. It was good...                    

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A common sight on the roads this summer … and it's only going to get worse

scotsman.com     19-Jul-2008   1 related          

Published Date: 19 July 2008 THEY are the vehicles that motorists either love or hate – depending on whether they are ahead of, or behind, their cars. The Camping and Caravanning Club, which has 226,000 members, said its...                    

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dailymail.co.uk: Britain's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith presents a smirk as she arrives for a meeting at 10 Downing Street dailymail.co.uk

QUENTIN LETTS: Some custard pies for our shadow spook-watchers

dailymail.co.uk     18-Jul-2008          

He was not impressed. The Westminster committee which is meant to oversee the spooks is called the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC). The ISC annual report, given to MPs before yesterday's discussions was, as ever, full...                    

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Brown rejects US-style scrutiny of the intelligence services

thefirstpost.co.uk     18-Jul-2008          

Gordon Brown has quietly dumped his promises to make scrutiny of the intelligence services more independent. When he first moved into Number Ten, the Prime Minister made a big play of his plans to let Tony Blair's poodle - the...                    

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Blair ministers back initiative for world free of nuclear arms

irna.com     17-Jul-2008          

Two senior members of former prime minister Tony Blair's government have added their voices to a growing campaign for global nuclear disarmament. Former foreign secretary Margaret Beckett and former defence and home secretary...                    

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Russell Brand's joke call shows catastrophically poor judgment

guardian.co.uk     16-Jul-2008   25 related          

His irresponsible call to an emergency rape line has rightly been condemned, but some pranks are hilarious Comedian Russell Brand during a less controversial charity performance. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Russell Brand is the...                    

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