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Yes, Scots, That's Outrageous

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lockerbie, Krxa, Billboard, Kfi, Humor, Charles Karel Bouley, Karel, Kgo, Cheney, Advocate, Obama, Huffingtonpost, Gay, Bush, Politics, Radio, Scotland, Kngy, Libya, Octomom, Knx, Comedy, Politics News

There's a wacked out reward system going on in world culture these days

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Lockerbie Victims' Group Plans Next Move After Abdel Baset al-Megrahi Release

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Lockerbie, Lockerbie Bomber, Lockerbie Bomber Released, Frank Dugan, Scotland, Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi Released, Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, New York News

NEWARK, N.J. — Relatives of Americans killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, plan to converge on New York City in ...

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Lockerbie Terrorist's Release Debased Justice with Misplaced Mercy

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: Scotland, Libya, Lockerbie, Simon Wiesenthal, World News, Talmud, Pan Am 103, World News

Today's release is devoid of any compassion for those blown out of the skies over Scotland -- or their families.

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Release Of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, Lockerbie Bomber, A "Mistake": Says Obama (SLIDESHOW)

AP | BEN McCONVILLE | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Scotland freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds Thursday, letting the Libyan go home to d...

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Lockerbie Bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi To Be Released, Say Reports

AP | BEN McCONVILLE | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Lockerbie, Lockerbie Bomber, Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi Trial, Edinburgh, Scotland, Pan Am Flight 103, Crime, Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi Released, Megrahi, Panam Bomber Released Abdel, World News

EDINBURGH, Scotland — A decision has been reached in the case of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and will be announced Thursday, the Sco...

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Lockerbie Bomber Drops Second Appeal

AP | BEN McCONVILLE | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

Read More: Lockerbie, Lockerbie Bombing, Scottish Prison, Lockerbie-Appeal, Scotland, Lockerbie Bomber, Lockerbie-Bomb-Conviction, Cancer, Lockerbie Pan Am, Pan Am Flight 103, Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, Lockerbie Scotland, World News

EDINBURGH, Scotland — The sole man found guilty in the 1988 airplane bombing over Lockerbie is dropping his appeal against conviction, his lawye...

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Lockerbie Bomber, Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi, Release Reports Mere 'Speculation': Scotland

AP | BEN McCONVILLE | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

Read More: Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi Release, Lockerbie, Scotland, Lockerbie Bomber, Lockerbie Bomber Release, Scotland Lockerbie, Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, World News

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scottish officials said Thursday they were considering early release for the Lockerbie bomber – igniting debate betw...

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Tilda Swinton Spearheads Mobile Scottish Film Festival

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Scotland, Film, Tilda Swinton, Entertainment News

LONDON — Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton is spending part of the summer hauling a mobile movie theater across the Scottish Highlands. Swinto...

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On a Sunday in Scotland

Neil McCarthy | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Scotland, Sports, Golf, British Open, Jack Nicklaus, Living News

Of all the sports, the four hundred year old one we call golf is the most like life. Like life, it is very hard to get right.

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The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was

Michael Russnow | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tammy and Victor, Hawaii, Europe, Home, Russnow, Switzerland, Beijing, Scotland, Emmy Award, Cbs, Thailand, China, Star Search, Margie and Luke, Bavaria, London, South Africa, Salzburg, Aberdeen, Russia, Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, Romania, Mexico City, Cancun, Survivor, Phil Keoghan, Siberia, Brazil, Bangkok, Munich, Maui, Michael Russnow, The Amazing Race, India, Namibia, American Idol, Major Bowes, Jaipur, Cambridge University, Reality TV, Andreas Stenschke, Entertainment News

The Amazing Race provides fewer decision-making opportunities and clocks less mileage in each episode, thus diminishing the potential for bad luck affecting the teams. What's the reason?

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The Audacity of Souter's Successor

Dave Astor | Posted 06.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Supreme Court, Auto Industry, White House, Gop, Al Gore, President Obama, Oval Office, George W. Bush, Scotland, David Souter, Mostly Male Supreme Court, America, Disputed 2000 Election, American Civil Liberties Union, Susan Boyle, Three Branches of Government, Centrism, General Motors, Republican Party, Women Supreme Court Candidates, Hugo Chavez, Britain's Got Talent, Gm, Washington D.C., Congress, Barack Obama, Chrysler, Portuguese Water Dog, Corporations, Iraq War, Youtube, William Howard Taft, Republicans, Aclu, Mapquest, Comedy News

There are many American women qualified to succeed Souter on the way-too-male court, but Barack Obama has his eye on a guy -- namely, Barack Obama!

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Lockerbie Bomb Conviction Appealed By Libyan

The Independent | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

Read More: Lockerbie Bomb Conviction, Lockerbie, Lockerbie Appeal, Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi, Scotland, Foreign Affairs, Terrorism, Lockerbie-United Kingdom, World News

Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi launched a second appeal today to try to reverse his conviction for the 1988 bombing of a US airliner over the Scottish...

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Carbon Trust in 20M Hunt for Offshore Turbine Foundations

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.29.2009 | Home

Read More: New York-New York, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Home News

The UK's Carbon Trust announced a $20 million prize to encourage engineers across the globe to help commercialize sturdier and cheaper foundations for...

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Mexico? US? Just Don't Go There Warns EU Health Chief

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Manchester, Scotland, Mexico, Home News

Spain has confirmed one case of swine flu in the east of the country, as the European Commissioner for Health warned against unnecessary travel to the...

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G20 Protesters 'Offered Cash' by Police to Spy on Environmental Groups

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Scotland, Home News

Fresh evidence has emerged of police efforts to recruit paid spies within environmental groups after the Guardian revealed that police in Scotland are...

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Clean Coal Push Marks Reversal of UK Energy Policy

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.24.2009 | Home

Read More: United Kingdom, Scotland, Home News

The new power stations, the first to be built in over 30 years, are not expected to come onstream until 2015. They will be sited in the Thames Gateway...

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Trailer and Images for Valhalla Rising

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Norway, Scotland, Home News

Mads Mikkelsen can't seem to get away from roles that require him to have an impairment in one of his eyes. First he was crying blood in "Casino Royal...

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From Green Kilts To Green Golf Courses, Lucky's Been Putting It On!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Ingrid-Hoffman, Dress to the Kilt, Scotland, Sean Connery, Ricky Williams, Autism Project of Palm Beach County, puppylovemovie.com, Irish Setter, PGA National in Palm Beach, Bon Jovi, Be a Star Foundation, Peru, Amazon Herb Company, Www.AnimalFair.Com, John Easterling, Olivia Newton-John, Celebrity Connections & Good Causes, Simply Delicioso!, Miami, Marriott Marquis, Micheline Roquebrune, Florida, Tico Torres, John Travolta, The Tico Torres Classic, Jack McGee, Www.Petsmart.com, Miami Dolphins, Rescue Me, Los Angeles, Grease, Times Square, Autism, James Bond, Animals, Yorkie, Rottweiler, Style News

Lucky & I spent the week celebrating the underdog! From children with Autism, to the Heritage of Scotland and of course the true cause to Lucky's hea...

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Britain Launches Major Offensive On Grey Squirrels

AFP | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Scotland, Invasive Species, Red Squirrels, Grey Squirrels, Britain, Animals, Squirrels, Green News

They may be cute and cuddly but that won't be enough to save grey squirrels in northern Scotland after the launch on Tuesday of Britain's largest ever...

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Happy Birthday, Robert Burns

Roy M. Pitkin | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Robert Burns, Poetry, Burns Supper, Scotland, Scottish Poet, Burns Night, Living News

On January 25, give or take a day or two, people around the globe will gather to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's greatest literary figure.

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Scotland: Man Jailed For Raping Daughters

BBC News | Posted 02.20.2009 | World

Read More: Scotland, European Union, Jail, Rape, Europe, World News

A man who fathered two children with his daughter during years of sexual abuse against his family has been sentenced to 14 years in jail. The 72-year...

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Car sales, 2008; even worse than we thought

Steve Parker | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

Read More: World Rally, Pony Cars, Porsche, Automotive News, Chrysler, Ford Mustang, Hemi Engines, The Wizard of Oz, Isuzu, Obama Administration, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, New York Federal Reserve, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ford, Volkswagen, Maybach, Motor Trend, Nissan, Dodge Challenger, Cadillac Srx, Chevrolet Equinox, Scotland, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Timothy Geithner, Huffington Post, Buick Lacrosse, GMAC Bailout, Pickups, TV Pitchman Vince, FICO Score, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota, Gm, Minivan, Ford F-150, Detroit Three, Associated Press, Chicago Cubs, American Honda, Gmc, Smart Car, Wall Street, Colin Mcrae, Detroit Three Loans, Cadillac Cts Wagon, Subaru, Bmw, Car Czar, Daimler, Mitsubishi, Treasury Secretary, SUV Sales, Credit Unions, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Business News

Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spi...

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The Poet Behind "Auld Lang Syne"

John Lundberg | Posted 01.28.2009 | Style

Read More: New Years Eve, New Years Song, The Gaurdian, Robert Burns, Poems, Scottish Poet, Scotland, New Years, Auld Lang Syne, New Year's Commentary, Style News

When you raise your glass to celebrate the New Year, you'll probably be reciting a poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. And this January, there will be another reason to remember Burns.

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Morgan Stanley Floats Tidal Power Plans

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Google, Energy, S Renewable Energy, United Kingdom, Computers, Renewable Energy, Green Business, Green Energy, Morgan Stanley, Carbon Tax, Scotland, Green News, Tidal Power, Clean Technology, Oceans, Technology, Green News

Morgan Stanley plans to build a 150-megawatt data center powered entirely by tidal energy off the coast of Scotland, the banking giant announced earlier this month.

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