Peter Brown

Uganda: FMU Chief Bitalo Hints At Quitting

Posted to the web 8 November 2008 Norman Katende And Tonny Nsoona Kampala FEDERATION of Motorsports Club (FMU) president David Bitalo has said he might not seek a fresh mandate during the body's general assembly. Some members...

Nixon Peabody snaps up Thelen lawyers

San Francisco Business Times - by is poised to become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the collapse of San Francisco’s Thelen LLP. The firm said between 60 and 90 lawyers from Thelen are bound for Nixon Peabody’s offices in...

Jones' surprise return

Former New Zealand and Warriors great Stacey Jones is set to be reunited with the club for the 2009 season after signing a one-year playing contract. Jones said his decision to return is due to a number of reasons, but his...

Key to Key being PM could lie in Tauranga and BOP

The final TV One Colmar Brunton poll last night showed a very close race developing between the National and Labour led coalitions to form a government. The poll predicted a 62 Nat vs. 60 Lab result with a margin of error that...

Harbour Users plan best for west Cornwall

The people of Penzance believe that the Harbour Users harbour development plan is the best for west Cornwall.The Route Partnership plan does nothing positive for the town. We are told that the Keynesian economic model is to...

Analysis: Election night's biggest losers (Politico)

Glenn Thrush Glenn Thrush – 2 hrs 57 mins ago AP – President Bush makes a statement congratulating President-elect Barack Obama, and called for a smooth … On the face of it, Tuesday’s winners seem obvious: Barack Obama,...

Voices of Cape Cod voters

Cape Cod-11/04/08-- From Peter Brown I voted at the Quashnet School in Mashpee at almost exactly noon. From Paul Alan Schubert My wife and I voted at the Cotuit Elementary School this morning around 11:00 AM. From Nicole...

Obama 'devastated' by death of his grandmother, his family reveals

Obama sweeps to victory in the first town in America to vote McCain refuses to give in as he defies exhaustion in 24-hour blitz Turnout to reach highest level since John F Kennedy's 1960 victory One million strong to gather in...

National's costs for roading projects inaccurate - Labour

Labour yesterday accused National Party leader John Key of pork barrel politics and said the cost of roading projects he had announced was based on inaccurate figures. National rejected the criticism and said all the costings...

Clues to election result could come early

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent Reuters Monday, November 3, 2008; 1:26 AM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trends in the race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain could become clear soon after the first...