U.S. Senate majority goes to Democrats

Friday, November 10, 2006 George Allen, incumbent Republican Senator from Virginia, conceded the state’s mid-term election to Democratic challenger Jim Webb on Thursday. Democrats have now gained the six seats needed by the party to hold majority control of the Senate. “The people of Virginia have spoken, they have spoken in a closely divided voice. […]

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Cyber Dating Meeting Someone Online

Find Out More About: Australia Knitting Wool Spotlight Submitted by: Michael Francis With everything from the corporate world to communication shifting onto the Web world, relationships have also sought Internet to be a great platform to meet someone. Initially considered to be the final resort for socially stunted, cyber dating has now emerged from this […]

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Bill to eliminate corruption does not go far enough, say Indian activists and lawyers

Monday, August 8, 2011 A bill to eliminate corruption has been introduced into the lower house of India’s parliament, but critics including lawyers and human rights activists are skeptical of the measures contained. The Draft Lokpal Bill, introduced into parliament on Thursday, seeks to establish an ombudsman, or Lokpal, to investigate wrongdoing by government and […]

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Markets dragged down by credit crisis

Friday, August 10, 2007 Global stock markets fell today, in a mass sell-off stemming from the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded late in the day after falling more than 250 points, ending the day down about 31 points. The UK’s FTSE-100 index fell 232.90 points to 6038.30, […]

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