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Why France's Health Care Is So Good, The Public Option So Bad and the Co-Ops So Incomplete: An Interview With Kent Conrad. »
Posted by: Tumultuous 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
I think that book is very instructive in terms of analyzing alternative systems around the world for possible lessons for us, not that we're ...
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'Chiefs, Thieves, and Priests': Science writer Matt Ridley on the causes of poverty and prosperity »
Posted by: tehranchik 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
I was at a Cato Institute function where the British development economist Peter Bauer was giving a lecture, and I had a really smart-ass question ...
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We have a very short time to save society from tyranny »
Posted by: berkeley 8 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
"Once an individual has been assigned a unique index number, it is possible to accurately retrieve data across numerous databases and build a picture of ...
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British Officials Try To Deport Muslim Cleric To Jordan »
Posted by: Jayson 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Religion
A Muslim cleric from Jordan went to the United Kingdom in the 1990s, where he gained asylum by claiming persecution. But he supposedly started preaching ...
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BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Timms to lead 'Digital Britain' »
Posted by: Anetico 3 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Treasury minister Stephen Timms is to take charge of the Digital Britain plan to boost broadband and new media in the UK.
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Susan Boyle Semi Finals »
Posted by: brucehopkins 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
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Remembering the fallen »
Posted by: tehranchik 12 months ago in Political News
This week 121 civilians were killed in Iraq. 6 of them were children. Who remembers them? Who will remember the deaths of thousands of innocents ...
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Rare Note on Robin Hood Discovered »
Posted by: dbapg2 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
An academic says he's found evidence that Britain's legendary outlaw Robin Hood wasn't as popular as folklore suggests. Julian Luxford says a ...
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Susan Boyle crowned ideal Snow White Panto Queen to Victoria Beckham's witch | Entertainment in Ireland and Around the World | IrishCentral »
Posted by: DCBerman 1 week, 5 days ago in Arts & Entertainment
: Singing sensation Susan Boyle has been voted the Snow Queen everyone would most like to see this Christmas Panto holiday season.
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One nation under water »
Posted by: Deidre 1 year, 2 months ago in News
After a weekend of heavy rain, the forecast remains gloomy for the week ahead. The rain will keep on falling in the months and years ...
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The Top 10 Most Annoyingly British Commercials »
Posted by: TweekerchickQC 1 year, 3 months ago in Humor
There’s nothing like a good ol’ super-British commercial on U.S. tv to simultaneously stereotype the sh*t out of our brethren across the ...
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Britain gripped by worst flu outbreak since 2000 »
Posted by: baub123 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
With most GPs surgeries shut for four days over the Christmas period, experts said the remaining medical services would become stretched to breaking point by ...
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Witches could get posthumous pardon for execution »
Posted by: Jayson 1 year ago in Religion
They have collected a set of eight grave "miscarriages of justice" with which they hope to persuade Justice Secretary Jack Straw on the issue.
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Britain need funds to meet energy targets »
Posted by: baub123 1 year ago in News
Among the potential problems to be outlined are concerns of a severe shortage of engineers and worries, companies are now reviewing their commitments to wind ...
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Muslim fanatic prisoners to be 'de-programmed' using controversial techniques to 'cure' them of beliefs »
Posted by: Jayson 1 year ago in Religion
Psychologists in the Prison Service will try to ' cure' extremist Muslim inmates of their political beliefs with controversial therapies similar to those used to ' de-programme ...
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