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international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday January 05, 2009 22:58 by scorchio
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Obama who we note is not upsetting the inter-regnum by being presidential change boy when it comes to Gaza, has today named his future head of the CIA. That chap will get articles in the commercial press tomorrow and be assured a really high tech version of google earth after january 20th. But this article being of a tongue in cheek variety wishes to bring readers attention to Obama's appointee to be the director of national intelligence, a post created by Bush for Negreponte after Iraq which in theory allows one bloke or name to oversee the 16 US secret services. Only one name could do that. yep it's another Blair. read full story / add a comment 
international / politics / elections / news report Monday May 07, 2007 11:39 by scorchio
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Two days ago no-one accused Segolene Royal of scare-tactics, dirty electioneering, or any kind of pre-Uachtaran vulgarity when she remarked that riots would greet a Sarkozy victory. Accordingly 3,000 riot cops were deployed in central Paris. All the riots where kids burned cars before were in the periphery. To the relief of the establishment the anger didn't leave the ugly quarters. Then Sarkozy won. Overall on 85% of electorate with 50.19%. In posh central 16ème arrondissement where he will now live "in a certain insecurity" he got 80.81% but out in ugliesville 20ème arrondissement Paris he only got 35.37%. What was ugliesville to do? Burn their buses and be ignored again? read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / news report Friday May 06, 2005 20:04 by scorchio. I went to the beach today. lovely.
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Due to a decision taken by the €uropean Union under Kaiser Wilhelm, Ireland's representation at Westminster is restricted to 18 members of parliament. They are awarded seats which in 14 cases are geographically based Antrim East Antrim North Antrim South East Londonderry Fermanagh South Tyrone Foyle Lagan Valley Mid Ulster Newry and Armagh North Down South Down Strangford Upper Bann West Tyrone And 4 others which are mindsets- Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / news report Monday April 18, 2005 11:59 by scorchio
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There is no clear majority, with 100% of votes counted,abstention has increased in all three provinces of the Basque Autonomous Communty. Bizkaia 31% Gipuzkoa 31.3% Araba 30.2% an average of 31% "non-voting" in contrast to 21% in the 2001 elections. read full story / add a comment |
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