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NY Court Greenlights Even-Year Voting Law That Republicans Say Rigs Elections Against Them
A New York state appeals court on Wednesday overturned a previous ruling that struck down a New York law that could, as described by one Republican legislator, make Republicans go “extinct” in the state. The state passed a law in 2023 that…
Mike Pence’s Dollar Store Dream Is Killing The American Middle Class
A few weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rightly pointed out that “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream. The American dream is rooted in the concept that any citizen can achieve prosperity, upward…
9/30/2011: National: In the fast lane to nowhere
What a way to boost the economy: more fuel, fumes and funerals. Revving up the motorway speed limit from 70 to 80mph, as the transport secretary Phillip Hammond will propose at the Conservative party conference this weekend, can only spark…
9/30/2011: Military: Bravery awards for selfless courage of soldiers, pilots and a dog handler
Young soldiers who risked their lives by saving others under fire in close fighting are among 140 members of the armed forces honoured today for their bravery in Afghanistan. Others honoured include an army dog handler, a chaplain, an…
9/30/2011: National: Ofsted tightens the rules for rating schools as outstanding
Fewer schools will be rated outstanding from next year, inspectors have said. The move comes after Michael Gove, the education secretary, said many schools awarded the ranking did not deserve it. Under rules coming into force in…
Judge Admits ‘Substantial Concerns’ About ‘Security’ Of Georgia’s Voting System But Refuses To…
U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia Amy Totenberg admitted in a late Monday ruling that there are “substantial concerns” about Georgia’s voting system but refused to address them, instead dismissing a years-long case…
Exclusive: USAID Blew Hundreds Of Thousands In Taxpayer Slush Funds On Ukrainian ‘Pickle Maker,’ Pet…
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spent millions of American taxpayer dollars propping up pet projects like dog collar manufacturing and pickle making in Ukraine and then spent months stonewalling members of Congress…
9/30/2011: Reply: The euro is a bonus for exporters
It’s wrong to confuse some governments’ profligacy and the incompetence of the banks with the predicted doom of the single currency (Editorial, 29 September). The euro is a commendable project and should be supported. The UK should be part…
9/30/2011: Reply: Pillow fight
The British second world war cargo ship SS Gairsoppa was “on its way back to Britain from India in February 1941” when it was sunk by a German submarine (Atlantic wreck that means a £30m windfall for Treasury, 27 September). Now the…
9/30/2011: Reply: Ed and his plans for a new direction
This Wednesday was the first day for years that I have read a paper without feeling deeply depressed. Ed Miliband has offered a future of a just and moral society that gives hope for our current generation of children. At last I feel able…
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