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Defiant Brown defends his economic record
By Andrew Porter, Robert Winnett and Myra Butterworth Gordon Brown has been forced to defend his premiership and in particular his economic record as he faced mounting criticism over the credit crisis. As Britain’s
Read More »Torturers in the White House
By Ruth Conniff The biggest news of the last week went virtually uncovered by the mainstream, print media. ABC News first reported last Wednesday that top Bush Administration officials, including Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice,
Read More »Make Gordon Brown pay
The next fortnight offers two golden opportunities to shape the future of politics in Britain. The mass walkout by thousands of public sector workers on Thursday of next week will strike a huge blow
Read More »Bush’s Torture Quote Undercuts Denial
By Jason Leopold President George W. Bush’s comment to ABC News – that he approved discussions that his top aides held about harsh interrogation techniques – adds credence to claims from senior FBI agents
Read More »At least 40 dead in Iraq car blast
Iraqi police said a car bomb that exploded Tuesday in Baqouba killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens of others. According to the AP, a police officer said the explosives-laden car was parked near
Read More »Benedict to Confront Skeptics, Scandal in U.S. Trip
By Nadine Elsibai Pope Benedict XVI has a lot of catching up to do with the U.S. and its 69 million Roman Catholics as he begins his first official visit to the country. The
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