Some interesting bits from the Senate report on John Ensign (which so far Fox News appears to have largely missed): * "As will be developed below, it is Special Counsel s determination that substantial credible evidence exists that gives substantial cause to conclude that Senator Ensign engaged in violations of law and of Senate Rules [...] ABC appoints ex-producer of 'CBS Evening News' to run 'This Week,' oversee 2012 election ABC News' Huma Khan reports: Jack Davis, the third-party candidate in a special election in New York's 26th district, appears to hit the camera of a Republican Party member asking him why he won't participate in a debate. "Hey, you... Outside groups that make independent expenditures have become a Washington cottage industry all its own Newt Gingrich hasn't been in the running for the White House 24 hours, and he's already back to throwing darts at President Obama. And, of course, he chose Faux News as his platform of hate. During an interview with Finally… some good news to report about Jermaine Dupri! The producers is headed to Grady High School Thursday, May 12, along with Rock the Vote, Senator Jason Carter, and V103FM to host Rock the Vote's Democracy Class and a Both Tottenham players rejected the country of their upbringing to play for Cameroon Benoît Assou-Ekotto still finds the concept faintly amazing, despite having lived in England for the past five years, and so does Sébastien Bassong, his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate, who has been in the country now for three. When the French-born Cameroon internationals ask colleagues such as Jermain Defoe or Aaron Lennon where they come from, the answers touch a nerve that is red raw in France at present. "They say, of course, that they are English or British," Assou-Ekotto says. "At first, I thought that they must be ashamed of their origins because coming from where I did in France, even if you had only one little drop of Moroccan blood, for example, you would represent it to the death. You would be fiercely proud of being African. "But here, it is different. People might say that their parents are from Ivory Coast, Nigeria or wherever but they are fiercely proud of being here and the society accepts that, which is a big difference to France. When you ask the same question in France, people will say, 'I'm from Congo or Mali or Cameroon' because ... A war resolution is vital for reasons that transcend the Constitution and the War Powers Act Blatter 'saddened' by FIFA allegations More from our exclusive interview with Sepp Blatter as the most powerful man in world football sits down with Al Jazeera's sports correspondent Lee Wellings. The Swiss, who is aiming for re- election... Related Breaking News Stories: 1. FIFA faces fresh corruption allegations 2. Race on for FIFA's top job 3. Asian football chief to run for FIFA president Clegg says the Lib Dems were right to form government with the Tories but insists it is 'coalition of necessity, not conviction' Nick Clegg has begun distancing himself from the Conservatives in the wake of last week's election results by asserting that "this is a coalition of necessity and not conviction". In a speech to mark today's first anniversary of the coalition, the deputy prime minister insisted that the Liberal Democrats had made the right call by forming a government with the Tories to tackle the UK's economic crisis but said talk of a "centre-right" realignment by his party was "nonsensical and naive". Clegg delivered a robust speech identifying the Liberal Democrats' distinct identity as the coalition was put under strain following the campaign for last week's elections in which the Lib Dems lost hundreds of council seats, as well as losing the case for electoral reform in the referendum. He said that, after being given a "bloody nose" by voters, it was time for his party to be more assertive within government, and to blow its own trumpet more when it wins policy battles over Tories. A poll coinciding with the coalition's anniversary suggests public confidence in ... I'm sure you've heard someone express the view that if there's a silver lining for the Democrats after the 2010 election, it's that their decimated caucus offers no real targets for the Republicans to aim for. The Rs weren't completely powerless in that regard, as their choosing to round down Harris County to 24 seats [...] Barack Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years, 60 per cent, and more than half of Americans now say he deserves to be re-elected, according to a p Democrats are licking their electoral chops, thinking they may be able to pick up a very Republican House seat in New York state. And it's bringing back memories of the 2009 special election where Dems managed to win a seat... Cameron and Cable insist rich students won't be able to buy university places, but critics warn of 'serious blow' to social mobility Universities minister David Willetts has defended proposals to create extra places on degree courses that would not be publicly funded after critics warned that the plans could deal a "serious blow" to social mobility. British students who take the extra places could be charged the same fees as overseas undergraduates. Employers and charities will also be encouraged to sponsor places outside the quota that English universities are set every year. The government was engulfed in a row over the plans after critics claimed it would allow the rich to "buy advantage". Willetts said: "We will only consider allowing off-quota places where it contributes to the coalition commitment to improve social mobility and increase fair access. There is no question of wealthy students being able to buy a place at university. Access to a university must be based on ability to learn, not ability to pay." Ministers have insisted that off-quota students would still have to meet entry requirements for their course and there is no question of the rich being able to "buy their way" into ... Thai PM calls early elections Thailand is entering another period of political uncertainty. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the prime minister, has dissolved parliament and called for an early general election on July 3. Wayne Hay reports From: AlJazeeraEnglish ... Related Breaking News Stories: 1. Myanmar migrants risk all in Thai rubber plantations 2. Myanmar migrants risk all in Thai rubber plantations 3. Myanmar migrants risk all in Thai rubber plantations Year after Greece arranged $110 billion bailout, debt-ridden county reportedly looking for more aid Labour leader in Welsh assembly, Carwyn Jones, decides to form government without coalition or overall majority Labour is to go it alone to form a government in the Welsh assembly, its leader, Carwyn Jones, has announced. Welsh Labour took half of the assembly's 60 seats at last week's election, triggering speculation that it would forge an agreement with one of the other parties. But after a meeting of Labour's assembly group, Jones said that despite lacking an overall majority it would form an administration. Jones said Labour "clearly won this election" but there would be no "triumphalism or tribalism" from his party. He said talks would continue with the other parties over the coming weeks and months. Speculation had grown about Labour governing with the Liberal Democrats. But the Lib Dems' coalition with the Tories at Westminster - which Labour attacked fiercely during the assembly election campaign - appears to have made that option too difficult. Labour has governed in coalition with Plaid over the last four years but the nationalists' poor showing last week - it ended up with four fewer seats - always made the renewal of such a relationship less likely. Some Plaid members believe they ... Labour shadow minister Tessa Jowell to tell conference of charities that public is deeply pessimistic about the 'big society' The government is facing a crisis of confidence in its "big society" plans to encourage community groups to take over public services and devolve power to local neighbourhoods because, one year into the coalition government, it has failed to make any difference to people's lives, Labour claims . Tessa Jowell, the shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, will tell a conference of charities on Tuesday that, one year on, David Cameron's promise to create a "new culture of voluntarism" had failed and instead the public is now deeply pessimistic about the big society. "The failure to present a properly worked-out plan to implement the big society across government is a fatal flaw. Their biggest mistake is to believe that exhortation and prime ministerial support is enough," she will say. A series of PR disasters in the year since the election had damaged the standing of the project, she will also claim. They include the news that the big society tsar, Nat Wei, was scaling back his voluntary hours, criticisms from councils that had promised to be "vanguard ... My weekly technology column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) reviews many of the points raised in a blog post last week on the future of digital policies in Canada given the majority Conservative government. It is hard to project precisely what will happen; given the number of open cabinet positions it is not known whether Industry Minister Tony Clement and Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore will remain in their portfolios or move elsewhere. If they stay the course, the Conservative digital policies are strong in a number of areas. Concerns over the lack of competitiveness in the Canadian telecom market emerged as a campaign issue and a majority government may pave the way for removing foreign ownership restrictions in the telecom market. The Conservatives have consistently focused on improving the competitive environment and opening the market is the right place to start to address both Internet access (including consumer frustration over usage based billing) and wireless services. Addressing the foreign competition issue will be only a piece of the bigger puzzle, however. The government has yet to set targets for universal broadband access and has been mum about the possibility of a set-aside for new entrants as part ... Centre for Social Justice claims failure to meet pledge to give marriage tax break is symbolic of inaction on family breakdown A thinktank founded by the work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, has delivered a withering assessment of the coalition's first year, complaining that Tory plans to enact "family friendly" policies fell by the wayside as a result of compromises with the Liberal Democrats. David Cameron's failure to meet a pledge to give married couples a tax break was symbolic of his government's "compromise-driven inaction" on family breakdown, the Centre for Social Justice said. The report comes just months after Duncan Smith, a former Conservative leader who remains a patron of the CSJ, risked stoking tensions with Lib Dem colleagues by renewing calls for the state to reward marriage financially. Coalition relations are also under fresh strain following the defeat of the Lib Dem-supported push for a shift to the AV electoral system. "Compromise to avoid difficult family policy decisions means it's just business as usual," said the CSJ's "report card", which was produced to mark the anniversary of the power-sharing deal. The CSJ complained the tax break plan had "moved off radar" because of opposition from ...
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Ensign Report Highlights Veteran TV News Producer Kaplan Returns to ABC New York House Candidate Jack Davis Gets into a Fight with Cameraman The Declining Relevance Of Parties Here We Go Again Newt Gingrich Is Latest Republican Presidential Hopeful Popping Yang Bolitics Jermaine Dupri Rocks Vote For Atlanta High School Benoît AssouEkotto and Sébastien Bassong attack France race quotas Why Congress Owes Us on Libya Blatter ‘saddened’ by FIFA allegations Lib Dems will be more assertive says Clegg Are there any seats could lose World Poll boost for Obama as 2012 election talk begins Bring It On! David Willetts back foot over extra university places higher fees Thai PM calls early elections Greece Could Get Bailout Assistance Welsh Labour shuns opts go it
