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Michael Savage Hangs Up on NPR

Sam Sedaei | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Npr, Michael Savage, First Amendment, Hamas, Israel, U.K., England, Neil Conan, Media News

It's ironic that someone like Michael Savage sees no hypocrisy in defending his right to the First Amendment only to show outrage and intolerance toward the views of someone he doesn't agree with.

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DNA Records Of Thousands Of Innocent Brits To Be Kept

Independent | Robert Verkaik, Home Affairs Editor | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Dna, Britain, Jacqui Smith, Crime, Britain Dna Records, England, Britain Dna, England Dna, Uk Dna, Justice, World News

The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is accused today of undermining the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" by insisting on keeping DNA records of...

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Ugly Face of British Policing Has Shocked Me

Deborah Hobson | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, London, Demonstrations, Met. Police, Riot Police, G20 Protests, Injuries, Death, World News

As dustbins burned near Bank underground station and effigies of bankers swinging from lamp posts slowly turned to ashes, riot police grasped their batons unmoved and unwilling to attend to the emerging dangers.

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Susan Boyle Blamed For Swine Flu In Bizarre Joke By British Official

Mail Online | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Sion Simon Susan Boyle, Susan Boyle Swine Flu, Susan Boyle, Britain, Swine Flu, England, Swine Flu Susan Boyle, Sion Simon, World News

Just as Gordon Brown was gravely announcing that two more Britons had been diagnosed with the virus, one government figure, I can disclose, decided th...

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Swine Flu: UK Confirms First Cases

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Swine Flu, England, Swine Flu Mexico, Swine Flu England, Britain Swine Flu, Lanarkshire Swine Flu, England Swine Flu, Swine Flu Uk, United Kingdom, World News

A couple admitted to a Scottish hospital after returning from a holiday in Mexico have been confirmed as the UK's first swine flu cases....

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Security Central to Tackling Poverty in the 21st Century

Douglas Alexander | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, European Union, Security, Peace, Civil War, Criminal Justice System, Ndn, Safety, Community, Afghanistan, World News

In countries afflicted by conflict we must now add to that core mission a commitment to build peace and to build functioning states.

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London Police Delete Tourists' Photos 'To Prevent Terrorism'

guardian.co.uk | Matthew Weaver and Vikram Dodd | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, London Terrorism, Terrorism, England, Klaus Matza, Tourism London, Travel, Foreign Affairs, London Travel, London Police Delete Photos, London, London Tourists, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

Like most visitors to London, Klaus Matzka and his teenage son Loris took several photographs of some of the city's sights, including the famous red d...

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UK Police Arrest 114 In Pre-Emptive Strike On Protesters

guardian.co.uk | Juliette Jowit and Matthew Taylor | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Uk, Activism, Protest, Environment, Coal, Green News

Police have carried out what is thought to be the biggest pre-emptive raid on environmental campaigners in UK history, arresting 114 people believed t...

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Global Tele-Offices: An Answer to Working Through the Recession

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 05.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Office, Global Nomads, Recession, Digital Lifestyle, Mobile, Working Life, Uk, London, Telecommuting, Business News

We are part of a growing group of professionals who circle the globe working in an agile manner, using social networks and email as a main means of communication.

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Damn Right I Got Michael Jackson Tickets

Matt Stewart | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Billie Jean, Uk, O2, Off the Wall, Concerts, England, Dangerous, Thriller, Bad, King of Pop, Jacksons, Music, Rock, Concert, London, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, History, Beat It, Pop, Entertainment News

Like the million other people who bought tickets, it came down to simple joys. I want to see one of the planet's great shows with my own two eyes.

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UK: Boys Aged 10, 11 Charged With Attempted Murder Over Heinous Attack

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, British Boys Charged, Crime England, James Bulger, England, Edlington Boys Murder, British Boys Attempted Murder, Crime, Edlington, Two Boys Charged in Edlington, British Boys Aged 10 and 11 Charged With Attempted Murder, United Kingdom, Edlington Attack, Uk 9 Year Old Vitim, 10 and 11 Year Olds Brutal, World News

LONDON — Two brothers aged 10 and 11 were accused Tuesday of the attempted murder of two other boys _ becoming some of the youngest people ever ...

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Fashion Critics You Got it Wrong! Not First Lady Obama.

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.04.2009 | Style

First Lady Obama reminds me of Bush 41's wife Barbara. The former First Lady did not care what other people thought about the style of her signature white hair and white strand of pearls.

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Media Literacy 101: Power to the People

Susan Moeller | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Uk, K-12 Education, Education, Twitter, Fox Nation, Media Literacy, News Literacy, Death of Newspapers, Media News, Higher Education, Digital Literacy, Journalism, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Media News

We call our children digital natives. But a digital generation is made, not born. Children must learn not just how to surf, link, load and click, but how to ask, judge and think to understand our world.

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U.K. May Change Monarchy Marriage Rules

Wall Street Journal | AARON O. PATRICK | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Gordon Brown, Prince Harry, UK Monarcy, Prince William, United Kingdom, World News

The prohibition on British monarchs marrying Catholics, and the primacy of princes over princesses in regal succession would become relics of history ...

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G-20 Protest In UK: Send Us Your Photos

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Citizen Jouranlism, Climate Change, G-20, Protest G-20, Protest, G-20 Protest, G-20 Protest Photos, g20, g20 Protest, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

The G-20 will convene a summit in London next week to discuss global economic reforms. Tens of thousands of people are expected to march through Lond...

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Foot in Mouth Disease

Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Islam, Britain, Joas Wagemakers, Terrorism, Kenan Malik, Geert Wilders, Free Speech, Hizbullah, Dr El Moussaoui, London, Dr. Ibrahim El Moussaoui, Csc, Geert Wilders Islam, Ibrahim El Moussaoui, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

Of course, the Hizbollah terrorist issue is not to be overlooked. But maybe we should deal with that after we give everyone a chance to speak.

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UK School Warns Parents Their Dead Daughter Can't Go To Prom

Manchester Evening News | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Dead Girl Can't Go to Prom, Megan Gillan, United Kingdom, Foreign Affairs, England, Prom, Advocacy, World News

The parents of a girl who died suddenly two months ago have been sent a letter from her school demanding she improves her attendance....

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Bloggers to Make History at G20 Summit in London

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Uk, Gcap, G20 Summit, Oxfam, Obama at g20, Save the Children, g20, Media News

A coalition of NGOs -- the G20Voice -- and the UK government are breaking with convention and, for the first time, allowing 50 bloggers to report live from the G20 summit.

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Taxing and Banning: The Only Clear Strategies Our Leaders Seem to Have

Alan Miller | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uk, Salt, Junk Food, Governor Paterson, Smoking Ban, Chocolate, Trans Fat Ban, Alcohol, Mike Bloomberg, Politics News

In these troubled times it seems the one thing that we can be sure of is that bureaucrats and politicians are keen to go after the small pleasures of life and hit us where it hurts.

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It's Time to Catch Up With Britain: Crufts, the AKC, the BBC, and USA Network

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

Read More: American Kennel Club, Akc, Peta, Breeding, Crufts, Uk, Pets, Animal Welfare, England, Britian, Animals, Dogs, World News

It's time that the U.S. catches up with Britain's animal welfare standards. If breeders want something to manipulate and deform within an inch of their lives, they should take up bonsai.

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Green Custard Thrown In Opposition Of Airport Expansion

AFP | 1 Hr 27 Mins Ago | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Uk, London, Heathrow, Air Travel, Pollution, Activism, Green News

LONDON (AFP) -- A protester threw a cupful of green custard in the face of business secretary Peter Mandelson on Friday, in a stunt to highlight oppos...

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Google Earth Pinpoints Top-Secret British Nuke Base

smh.com | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Google Earth, Google Map British Nuclear Defense, England, British Nuclear Defense Base, Google Earth British Nuclear, Google British, World News

The British military has worked itself into a lather over new high-resolution images on Google Earth showing an aerial view of its top-secret nuclear ...

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US, Britain discuss coordinated action on economy

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uk, Gordon Brown, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama Administration, British Prime Minister, British Prime Minister Meets With President Obama, Gordon Brown Obama Meeting, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Prepping for a global financial summit, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown signaled together Tuesday th...

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Not Greeting Geert Nicely

Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Islam, Ban on Entering the UK, Geert Wilders, Britain, Fitna, Dutch Politics, Senator Jon Kyl, World News

Hatemonger, demagogue or defender of free speech; the verdict is still out. Either way, banning Geert will not silence him. He will speak, and he will be free, and there is little we can do about it.

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Britain Aided Iraq Terror Renditions, UK Admits

Guardian.co.uk | Richard Norton | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Uk Torture Evidence, Uk Troops Terror Rendition, Britain, Binyam Mohmaed, UK Troops Iraq, Lashkar-E-Taiba, Iraq War, War Wire, British Troops Iraq, Afghanistan Prison, Foreign Affairs, Uk Evidence Torture, British Troops Iraq Terror, Iraq, World News

The government has admitted that British troops in Iraq handed over terror suspects to the US, which then secretly rendered them to a prison in Afghan...

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