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"Iran is responsible for what is happening in Lebanon. The subject now is the Iranian attack on Lebanon. They want us to surrender totally without any compensation," Lebanese Sports Minister Ahmed Fatfat said Friday during an interview with the Al-Arabiya television network Friday amid reports that Hizbullah gunmen seized control of large parts of Beirut."Hizbullah has turned from an opposition party into a militia attempting to impose its control. I think Hizbullah believes that the way to Tel Aviv passes through Beirut," he said. Fatfat said Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had "taken advantage of the government's decision to outlaw the (Shiite) group's communications network in order to declare war." More...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Law Minster Farooq A Naik has expressed clear doubts over the restoration of the deposed judges on the May 12th deadline.Addressing the media outside the parliament house, Naik said that a joint session of the parliament could be convened for the restoration of judges on May 12th but he felt it was unlikely.He said differences prevailed between members of the committee over the mode in which the judges are to be restored.Naik added that the matter was now in the hands of the leaders of the coalition as the committee has finalized its proposals and handed them over.With regards to differences expressed by Hafeez Pirzada and Aitzaz Ahsan, Naik said Hafeez Pirzada was yet to come up with a written proposal while Aitzaz Ihsan has already submitted his proposals in writing.N

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted to make Vladimir Putin the prime minister. Putin’s confirmation in the State Duma comes a day after he handed the presidency to his protege Dmitry Medvedev. Thursday’s 392-56 vote caps months of maneuvering by the popular leader to maintain influence after stepping down from the presidency due to term [...]

Shimla: A universal sense of solidarity towards all those in need of protection and assistance is important so as to prevent and alleviate human suffering at the time of distress and need. This was disclosed by Thakur Gulab Singh, PWD Minister here today while contributing towards the Indian Red Cross Society, Himachal Pradesh on the [...]

Prime Minister Gordon Brown last night suffered his biggest Commons rebellion since taking over as prime minister when 35 Labour MPs - half the government's majority - voted against the government in favour of an amendment to the energy bill that would have encouraged the take up of renewable... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has officially nominated Vladimir Putin as prime minister by submitting his name to the Parliament’s lower house, the State Duma.Immediately after the inauguration of the new president the Russian Government tendered its resignation. Outgoing Prime Minister, Viktor Zubkov, signed the order in compliance with the Russian Constitution and Federal Constitutional Law.If confirmed, the new head of government will form a new Cabinet of Ministers. Until then all current members of the government will retain their posts as "acting" ministers.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen said that Viet Nam needs to check land area nationwide in order to devise the most suitable land development plan. In order to get land to develop industries, the state has been taking back agricultural land. A lot of farmers have lost means of livelihood, while national food security may be threatened. Do you think that we need

Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that nothing can prevent implementation of Peace pipeline. The Indian foreign minister who is in Tehran to attend the 8th meeting of foreign ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) said in an exclusive... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Reuters - A top Canadian official sought to calm an international uproar over hundreds of ducks killed at Canada's biggest oil sands plant by promising, at a U.S. oil industry event on Monday, that the incident will not go unpunished.

More dreams of the Caliph by another Islamic nutjob… The former Jordanian foreign minister appeared on Hamas’ Al-Aqsa Television on May 2nd and vowed to conquer Israel, Rome, Spain, America and pretty much every other part of the world. hattip: Carl in Jerusalem ---Related Articles at Infidels Are Cool:Eight arrested in Jordan for spreading ChristianityTurkish Prime Minister: “There [...]

Nagarjuna is known for his reservedness while appearing in public. He hardly comes out for parties and get-togethers other than that of his own films and cricket matches. But he has his interests. He never misses any party given by any minister.Even though he is called on phone he runs for the parties of them along with his wife Amala. This talk was pervaded during the party hosted by Dr Geeta Reddy. The guests in the party, after looking at Mr and Mrs Nagarajuna have bitten the ears with this talk.It was concluded that Nag maintains relations only with Ministers and with the people who he wants for his development.Courtesy:greatandhra

At a town hall forum in Iowa today, Sen. John McCain was asked about a story from Cliff Schecter's controversial recent book, The Real McCain, which alleges that during a 1992 campaign stop, McCain angrily called his wife a "trollop" and a "c**t" in front of aides and reporters. read more | digg story

Emma Watson has announced that she too plans to run for PM at the next general election, after Daniel Radcliffe revealed his intentions to do the same.On hearing of Mr. Radcliffe's new adventure Ms. Watson thought she would 'give him a run for his money' and has concocted her own conspiracy plan to over turn Gordon Brown's government. "I want to be the first woman Prime Minster...oh no that has already been done...ok the second woman Prime Minister this country has ever seen," bellowed the Emma excitedly."I am the brains behind the Hogwarts trio and so with my IQ Daniel bloody Radcliffe hasn't a chance in hell."Emma's first decision as Prime Minster(ess) will be to make the government an all girl government, no boys allowed and she has extensive plans to launch a new union jack in her favo

Hantu Laut The much awaited succession plan in UMNO has not materialised. There was no definite date or specific plan for Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Pak Lah) to hand over the helm to his deputy Dato Sri Najib Tun Razak. Abdullah has asked UMNO members to refrain from calling for his resignation and to wait till December when he will either consider stepping down or contest the

The conduct of foreign policy is best achieved by quiet diplomacy and avoidance of making public comments concerning those with whom one must negotiate. Israel Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will be meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abdul Ghit this week to patch up their relationship which has been impacted by comments that were [...]

Minister Hirsch Ballin gaf maandag 28 april het startsein voor het Veiligheidshuis district Kerkrade. Het werkgebied bestaat uit de gemeenten Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Simpelveld, Vaals en Gulpen-Wittem. Met de start van het Veiligheidshuis district Kerkrade is in Limburg de cirkel rond. Vanaf dat moment hebben alle districten in onze provincie een Veiligheidshuis, gebaseerd op een gemeenschappelijke en wetenschappelijk onderbouwde filosofie. Deze provinciale dekking is uniek voor Nederland.

Traditional offshore banking which has been affiliated with money laundering will not be one of the services to be provided by the Government's proposed Trinidad and Tobago International Financial Centre (TTIFC). Finance Minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira made the disclosure on Tuesday as she announced the time had come for "an alternate strategy" to move this country's economy away from its dependence on the oil and gas sector. She said development of the financial services sector was one way to do so. Nunez-Tesheira spoke on these issues during a symposium on the TTIFC, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in downtown Port of Spain. Nunez-Tesheria said the benefits of establishing the TTIFC could be "substantial" since as it could prove to be the key element of a sustainable diversified econom

Sri Lankan maids on their way to the Middle East. Saudi Labor Minister Ghazi Al-Gosaibi, who has the thankless task of trying to get Saudis employed, wants to see Saudi women work as maids. Good luck with that. His point is that there are plenty of needy or low-income Saudi women who could use a job, and rather than import Southeast Asian maids, why not hire a Saudi who can do the job just as well for the same pay. Most Saudi families abhor the idea of allowing their daughters, sisters and wives to work in such a menial job, but I bet there are plenty who think that a monthly living wage outweighs the pride factor. And truth be told, some Saudis are warming up to the idea of blue collar jobs. I recall walking into a McDonald's restaurant in Jeddah with a Saudi friend. Behind the counter

Under-fire hockey supremo KPS Gill on Friday hit back at Sports Minister M S Gill for suggesting that younger administrators should head sports federations, saying younger people should first become Sports Minister. In a scathing counter-attack, a defiant Gill said that there was no question of stepping down from his post in the wake of the [...]

Police will not drop investigations into molest allegations by a woman against a former minister, despite the retraction of the report by the victim. City police chief Datuk Muhammad Sabtu Osman said the police will continue investigating the case and are waiting to talk to the former minister, who is currently overseas. “It is not up to us (police) to drop the case. We will record a statement from the VIP when he returns from overseas to find out what actually transpired,” he said today.Muhammad Sabtu said police were currently interviewing eyewitnesses and would forward the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor’s office as soon as the investigation was completed, whatever the outcome.The 30-year-old woman had, on Wednesday, retracted a report she had lod

Long time ago, Anwar Ibrahim kept telling and reminding people that he was a former Deputy Prime Minister.After the recent 2008 Malaysian Election, he went a little bit further. Anwar Ibrahim kept telling and reminding people that one time ago he was an Acting Prime Minister.Now to my surprise, he is telling the world that he will be Prime Minister by 2011! What the heck?How did he sound like to you folks out there? Doesn’t he sound very much like a power-crazy politician or something? :-(Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, related:Two of my cousins and I came to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him). One of them said: Messenger of Allah, appoint us rulers of some of the lands that the Almighty and Glorious Allah has entrusted to your care. The other also said something similar.

Shimla: Gulab Singh Thakur, Public Works and Revenue Minister released a book titled ‘Himachal Pradesh Land Records Manual (Revised Edition-2008) authored by I.S. Chandel, retired IAS Officer of Himachal Cadre here today. On the occasion, the Minister said that this Manual would go a long way for benefit the officers and officials of the State Revenue [...]

An Indonesian government minister warned Thursday that fuel subsidies could exceed 200 trillion rupiah ($21.74 billion) in 2008 if oil prices remain at current high levels and consumption is not reined in. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, minister for energy and mineral resources, told reporters the amount of subsidized fuel consumption could rise to 41 million kiloliters, or 15.5 percent higher than the government's budgeted forecast. About 60 percent of the fuel consumed in Indonesia is subsidized by the government. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government was facing a challenge in controlling consumption of subsidized fuel after actual consumption reached 9.6 million kiloliters in the first quarter. The government has earmarked 126.8 trillion rupiah for fuel s

FM: It seems that the new politically correct way to refer to GROs nowadays are lounge promoters :) I wonder who is the ex-minister being referred to, anybody have any idea?KUALA LUMPUR: The woman who alleged that a former Cabinet minister had outraged her modesty now wants to withdraw her report, claiming she “misunderstood” the incident. The 30-year-old promoter at a lounge in a five-star hotel here, in a statutory declaration sent to Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail through her lawyer Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, said she was “sensitive and moody” at the time of the incident last Thursday. She said she had known the former minister over the past five years, and that he had acted in jest without any bad intention. However, she said she felt offended at that time due

Shimla: A meeting of National Pharmaceutical Advisory Forum was held under the Chairmanship of Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers at New Delhi today. Detailed discussions were held regarding providing medicines at cheap rates to consumers in the meeting. Dr. Rajiv Bindal, Health Minister advocated the cause of Himachal Pradesh in the meeting [...]

Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc has proposed that the National Assembly adjust Viet Nam’s GDP growth rate to around 7% this year due to adverse affects of major market fluctuations and epidemics. In his report presented at the current session of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on April 22, Mr Phuc said that the national economy faced “big issues” in the first

Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan will lay the foundation stone of an eight-storeyed shopping complex on the KSRTC premises in Angamaly.The Kerala Transport Development Financial Corporation (KTDFC) will construct the shopping complex under the BOT system spending around Rs 30 crore.The shopping complex with 18350 sq. metre plinth area will have a cellar floor, a terrace floor and a conference hall. Facilities will be provided to park 130 cars and 500 motorbikes in the cellar and the parking area. The structure is designed in a traditional Kerala style.Also Read,Textile park to come up in Kannur,Kerala Rs 100 cr Titanium Sponge Factory to be setup in K... National Institute of Fashion Technology - NIFT to... Najim Arshad -Idea Star Singer 2007Gopika -The gorgeous Malayalam movie actressBhav

Pretoria - The safety of workplaces will be under spotlight when the Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana visits the Northern Cape province this week. According to the Department of Labour spokesperson Zolisa Sigabi, the minister will be visiting the Northern Cape's Namaqua and Siyanda District Municipalities in Upington and Springbok respectively. read more

Business Times - 21 Apr 2008 St Regis a milestone: Minister Mah By ARTHUR LEE NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan last night commended owners of the St Regis Hotel for bringing this fine name in hospitality to Singapore.'The opening of St Regis reflects your confidence in the tourism industry here,' he told some 500 guests at the official opening of the hotel. 'This confidence is well founded.'Mr Mah mentioned a host of tourism-related initiatives before concluding that Singapore is on track to achieve its Tourism 2015 goals of $30 billion in tourism receipts and 17 million visitor arrivals.'The opening of St Regis tonight is yet another milestone.' Distinguished hosts and guests: City Developments executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, Mr Mah, Mrs Cecilia Kwek, Foreign Minister George

St Regis a milestone: Singapore Minister Mah By ARTHUR LEE NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan last night commended owners of the St Regis Hotel for bringing this fine name in hospitality to Singapore.   Distinguished hosts and guests: City Developments executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, Mr Mah, Mrs Cecilia Kwek, Foreign Minister George Yeo and Mrs Yeo at [...]

El Confidencial Digital h/t Elentir:"As we have already reported from these pages -you can see here the original- the Defense Minister, who is now directed by Carmen Chacón, is annoyed by some military men who are reporting about the real situation of the soldiers in the foreign missions they are taking part, using internet forums and blogs. The disonant opinions are also been registered.According to sources from the Defense Minister interviewed by El Confidencial Digital, the order to investigate the military corps has already reached the Civil Guard. The received order consists in identifying all the military men who are using a nick.Some sources are pointing out that, till now, they are only advised to abandon that practice, while cautioning them that "if they relapse in this attitude,

DHARMSHALA: Kesang Y Takla, Minister of Tibet for the Department of Information and International Relations has called for sending fact-finding delegations by international community into Tibet and to resume dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representatives and the Chinese government. Minister Takla has also appealed for the improvement of human rights in Tibet and China. [...]

"The UK is currently dangerously low in it's stocks of blood. Therefore the NHS spends lots of taxpayers money on advertising and marketing costs in order to increase donor levels. However, if the NHS changed one simple rule, they could potentially have several million extra donors eligible to give blood - instantly and without any marketing costs. How? Allow gay people to give blood. The UK law is outdated, stereotypical and discriminatory towards gay men. More than that, it is risking lives - the UK urgently needs more blood. A straight man who has sex with a different girl every weekend can give blood TODAY. Intravenous Drug users can give blood after 1 year. Prostitute users can give blood after 1 year. Those who have had sex abroad in a high risk HIV country can give blood after 18

Construction Minister Nguyen Hong Quan will lead an online chat about the state of the nation’s property market next week. The two-hour chat, starting at 9am next Wednesday, April 23, will be accessible via www.vietnam.gov.vn, www.chinhphu.vn, www.baoxaydung.vn, or www.vietnament.vn. Questions can be submitted either ahead of time of through the live chat function on the afore mentioned

This is an update on this other story:Chacón asegura por carta a Imbroda que no habrá reducción de militares en Melilla | elmundo.es:The new Defense Minister has sent a letter to the President of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda, to tell him that the Ministery does not have any plan to reduce the number of military men in the Autonomous City. Chacón wants to dissipate all doubts about the alleged reduction of effectives that would mean the Plan for the Rearrangement of the Military Forces. The Ministery wanted  these last weeks end all the doubts about it, but the Minister wanted to implicate herself in the affair. "I had been able to verify that the rearragement in Melilla must not entail a reduction of the forces there", the letter says. It also mentions to Imbroda that the military men

Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom, and President George W. Bush break out in laughter as they respond to a reporter's questions Thursday, April 17, 2008, during a joint press availability at the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom FULL STREAMING VIDEO Rose Garden. In Focus: Global Diplomacy and US/UK Announcement on Health and Health Workers 2:43 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE and the PHOTO GALLERYPRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all. Mr. Prime Minister, welcome to the Rose Garden. Glad you're here. It's a beautiful day. I'm -- been a pleasure to welcome a good friend to the Oval Office, and had a good discussion.Appreciate our special relationship wit

Italian real estate - Shares in the largest Italian builder, Impregilo, closed 4.6 percent higher even as the DJ Stoxx index of European construction companies fell.Impregilo had headed a consortium to build the Sicily bridge under Berlusconi's previous government, from 2001 to 2006, but the outgoing center-left government scrapped the plan.Among toll-road operators, Autostrada Torino Milano added 2.7 percent and Atlantia climbed 6.1 percent.

Industry Minister Fahmi Idris was on Tuesday grilled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as a witness in an alleged corruption case which happened in the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry at the time he was heading the ministry. "I have come here as a witness in a case in the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration (Depnakertrans)," he said briefly when he arrived the KPK building, accompanied by a few aides. He said the KPK wanted to question him in connection with an alleged corruption case that caused the state a loss of Rp6.199 billion at the Depnakertrans. The supsect in the case was a Depnakertrans official, Taswin Zein, who was believed to have misappropriated funds for development of the training system at the ministry`s work training centers (BLKs).Indonesia

Indonesia overtakes Malaysia as top palm oil producer: minister Kota Kinibalu, Malaysia (ANTARA News) - Indonesia likely overtook Malaysia as the world’s top palm oil producer in 2007, due to dramatically increased planting there, Malaysia said Monday. “From preliminary figures in 2007 it looks like Indonesia has already overtaken us in terms of production,” Plantation and Commodities [...]

I wrote a response to egov Minister Tom Watson's latest speech, dissecting the interim report into The Power of Information report by Tom Steinberg and friends: Leadership in egov: what's missing? And Tom Watson challenged me to, well, put up!What should we be doing that we're not?I usually imagine these challenges coming from between gritted teeth and with arms crossed (I am picturing actually seeing this from others), but Tom has already shown himself actually dialoguing with stirrers like moi so here goes.The timing is neat and slightly spooky - it's one year since I started this blog, something I should have done much earlier. And so I have one year's worth of egov posts to scour for the missing ideas which Tom wants to hear but actually it just pops out because, as my egov friends kno

Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa reacted sharply to a statement made by his senior in the National Mandate Party (PAN), Amien Rais, which described the presidential palace as "the cradle of corruption" in the country. He said Amien Rais`s statement was incorrect because the government`s anti-corruption efforts during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s administration were begun at the presidential palace, of all places. Speaking to the press at the presidential office on Friday night, Rajasa said, " the government now is very consistent in enforcing the law through what the president calls the `National Program against Corruption. `And this was launched from the presidential palace." He said compared with what previous administrations had achieved, the present government`s p

From Privacy International : Privacy International and the UK's NO2ID have launched a campaign to show the dangers of the collection of fingerprints into central government databases. We are offering a reward for the first person to collect and submit the UK Prime Minister's and Home Secretary's fingerprints. Around the world, politicians are now calling for the mass fingerprinting of foreigners. The UK is relatively unique in that the Government is calling for the collection of all ten fingerprints of all citizens and residents and placing them into a single centralised database for wide access by police, and other government agencies. The Government is clear that it wants to treat all citizens as though they are criminals, having promised the police that they can trawl throug

Viet Nam’s Minister of Planning and Investment is making a tour to the U.S., which he hopes will result in further spending from the fifth highest foreign investor in the Southeast Asian country. During the April 9-11 trip, Minister Vo Hong Phuc, accompanied by Government officials and entrepreneurs, is set to conduct promotional activities in New York, Texas, and Washington D.C. His agenda

The Minister of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam is making a tour to the US , which he hopes will result in further spending from the fifth highest foreign investor in Viet Nam. During the April 9-11 trip, Minister Vo Hong Phuc, accompanied by Government officials and entrepreneurs, will launch promotional activities in New York , Houston Texas , and Washington D.C. His agenda started with a

"A SENIOR minister of a Sydney Anglican parish has made an extraordinary attack on the High Court judge Michael Kirby [Pictured], warning he would face the wrath of God if he remained unrepentant as a gay man."The rector of St Stephen's Church in Bellevue Hill, the Reverend Richard Lane, denounced the judge for calling himself a Christian Anglican while living in an openly gay relationship and warned as a 'messenger, watchman and steward of the Lord in the Anglican Church of Australia', he faced God's judgment."To call himself a Christian Anglican was a 'perversion of truth' and to continue to do so without changing his lifestyle would brand him, like Herod, a 'coward, a liar, a deceiver' and a 'lawless one'."'I appeal to you to cast yourself on the mercy of Jesus … That is admit your si

Het Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport heeft besloten het medicijn Nexavar te vergoeden voor de indicatie primaire leverkanker (HCC). Het revolutionaire medicijn van Bayer Schering Pharma was al vergoed voor de indicatie niercelcarcinoom (niercelkanker). De registratie en de positieve resultaten van het medicijn bij leverkanker, waren voor het College van Zorgverzekeringen eind februari aanleiding een positief advies te geven over de vergoeding bij deze indicatie. Nexavar is tot nu toe het enige medicijn dat beschikbaar is voor primaire leverkanker.  

The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) to revise the zoning of golf courses, reassess the effects of those already licensed and submit the findings by May. The request was made to ensure that only a reasonable number of golf courses receive licences, given the large number of projects proposed in recent months. Long An Province, for instance, has proposed 18

Main oppsition leader Deniz Baykal urged Prime Minister Erdogan to admit his party’s mistke in attempting to impose Islamic law on the secular nation of Turkey. He insisted the move to have Turkey’s hgh court close down the Justice and Development Party on grounds it violates the nation’s law by seeking to end the secular [...]

Raila Odinga, the prime minister-delegate of Kenya, has a lot to look forward to. One of the main perks is in its final preparation stages and will be delivered shortly. The Mercedes-Benz limo was custom designed to exact specifications set out by Presidential Escort Commandant Michael Kabue. The specifications were hand-delivered personally by Mr. Kabue [...]

Prime Minister Recep attacked a decision by his nation’s top court to hear a case brought by the chief prosecutor which would declare the Justice and Development Party(AKP) to be an unconstitutional political organization because it threatens the existence of secular institutions in Turkey. “Attempts to weaken politics will not only hurt the nation [...]

After his two previous candidates were rejected by the House of Representatives (DPR) last month, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono named his chief economic minister Boediono as the sole candidate for Bank Indonesia (BI) governor on Tuesday. The nomination as the central bank governor of Boediono, who observers say has the competence, will likely get support from the House and positive response from the market. "There needs to be no doubt about Boediono`s capability to lead BI. He is a brilliant academic who is widely known by the international world," state-owned bank BNI economist Tony Prasetyantono said.Besides lawmakers, economists also welcome Boediono`s nomination for the BI top post as he is acceptable to the market. He has the needed capability and skill in monetary, fiscal

Either everyone wants to be in the photograph or they are desperate to eat the cake or possibly both, any which way I want to know who paid for the 51 kg birthday cake and if it was the tax payers money then why wasn’t I invited?

This is a translated, abridged and reworked version of a Norwegian article found on HLF’s website. Guarantees CI-operations and screening of infants. Norwegian Minister of Health, Sylvia Brustad gurantees that screening of hearing on infants and CI-operations will be carried out, regardless of the cutbacks at Rikshopitalet. In response to MP Berit Brørby (Labour Party) the [...]

From Riehl World View “There’s something you might find interesting as regards this curious land deal putting Obama’s pastor in a $1.6 Million dollar home in Tinley Park, IL. for his retirement. Checking the census data for Tinley Park, a gated community, I’m told, it seems the pastor from the “unashamedly black and and unapologetically Christian” [...]

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government`s plan to block porn and violence websites is based on common sense, Communications and Information Minister Mohammad Nuh said."Nobody has reason to build a nation by disseminating pornography and violence. I think nobody will agree to such notion," he said in a press conference here on Tuesday. The press conference was called shortly after the House of Representatives (DPR) passed an information and electronic transaction bill into law earlier in the day.Under the law, anybody found guilty of providing and using pornographic sites may face a maximum of three years in prison or a fine of up to Rp1 billion. The minister said the government was resolved to block obscene sites in response to public calls on the government to minimize Internet users` acce

In Deutschland ist eine Aufregung um einen angeblichen Fingerabdruck von Innenminister Wolfgang Schäuble ausgebrochen, den der Chaos Computer Club (CCC) in seinem Magazin «Datenschleuder» veröffentlicht hat. Die CCC-Hacker wollen damit gegen die Speicherung von Fingerabdrücken in Ausweispapieren protestieren. Das Magazin legte eine fertige Attrappe des Fingerabdrucks auf einer Folie bei, die man sich auf die Fingerkuppe kleben kann. So könne man praktisch alle üblichen Fingerabdruck-Biometriesysteme überlisten, erklärte ein Club-Sprecher. «Die Verwendung von Fingerabdrücken zur Identifizierung von Bürgern ist ein technischer und sicherheitspolitischer Irrweg, der so schnell wie möglich beendet werden muss», erklärte er laut der Tageszeitung «Die Welt» vom Sonntag. [...] L

Paonta Police informed that seven person were critically injured when a Gypsy of the convey of Punjab Minister for food and supplies met with an accident at Kolar village on Nahan Poanta road in Poanta area this afternoon. As per sources the vehicle in which Minister and his family were traveling successfully saved it self from [...]

Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari who is also the writer of the controversial book "It`s Time for the World to Change," is makng a three-day working visit in Britain starting March 28 during which she will attend an international medical conference in Oxford.The minister who arrived in London accompanied by three of her senior aides, was scheduled to present a paper at the Medicine Global Health Conference 2008 to be held March 29-30 at the Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital, the counsellor for economic effairs at the Indonesian Embassy in London, Tumpal Hutagalung, said on Saturday.Supari would present her paper titled "Disaster Relief and Emerging Epidemics" together with WHO (World Health Organization) special envoy Dr David Nabarro and Dr Alex Van Tulleken at the conference th

The current difficulties of the stock market are just temporary, and investors should keep calm and have medium term vision, said Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh when talking with the press on the sideline of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee session. Ninh said that on March 25, the Ministry of Finance... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Hantu Laut Another deputy minister has resigned from Abdullah's Cabinet. Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister Gaphur Salleh, MP for Kalabakan, Sabah resigned from the Cabinet without giving any reason. Why accept an appointment and resigned few days later ? Wait for updates. Updated:Ghapur resigns as deputy minister <!-- Breadcrumb--> Nation <!-- end Breadcrumb

Hantu Laut The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has barred former Chief Minister Harris Salleh from leaving the country until he settles RM419,715.62 in Real Property Gains Tax, reported in the Daily Express, a Sabah English daily. When contacted, Harris insisted that the whole episode was a "a very bad mistake" on the part of the authorities which "bothered on malice or was politically motivated"

Many Indian newspapers are reporting that new Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is an avid fan of Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.Gilani first got interested in Aishwarya’s beauty while he was in prison at Adila jail during 2001 and 2006. It was during this tenure that he watched many a Aishwarya film on DVD.Prior to this, President Musharraf has had an interest in Shah Rukh Khan and the late General Zia-Ul-Haq was an avid follower of Shatrughan Sinha’s films. Courtesy:RadioSargam

British trade minister urges open marketBangkok Post,&nbsp;Thailand&nbsp;- Mar 26, 2008The motorcycle maker Triumph, for example, has opened two plants in Thailand and a third one is set to come onstream shortly. Already this year Rolls-Royce ...

Newly elected Pakistan Prime Minister Youseaf Reza Gillani, who obtained the largest ever vote for leadership in Pakistan history, demanded the immediate release of judges who were imprisoned by President Musharraf last fall when he initiated martial law. “I order the release (of the) detained judges of the higher judiciary” and these words were greeted [...]

Malaysia's health minister resigned after acknowledging that he and a female friend were the couple in a secretly filmed sex video in a hotel. The DVD about an hour video was circulated anonymously showing Health Minister Chua Soi Lek, a married man with three children, performing sexual acts with the woman in a hotel room.During a press conference, Chua, 61, admitted he was the man in the video, and mentioned the woman as a "personal friend." However he refused to elaborate further. Currently the authorities is trying to seize the distribution of the DVD in the market which is sold at high price.

ISLAMABAD: (The Associated Press) The Pakistani Parliament elected Yousaf Raza Gillani, a longtime aide to the slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, as the nation’s new prime minister Monday. The National Assembly voted 264 to 42 to confirm Gillani to the post. He is to be sworn in Tuesday by President Pervez Musharraf. Gillani immediately shook the hand [...]

The National Assembly (NA) will organize an extraordinary session on March 28 to question some cabinet members about urgent matters such as inflation, epidemics, etc. Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Trung Hai, Minister of Home Affair Tran Van Tuan,

Mohammed Shehada, head of the Islamic Jihad’s military wing and four associates were told by Egyptian mediators that a truce was now in effect and they could safely return to their homes in Bethlehem which recently had been bulldozed into rubble by the Israel military. As they left the scene, all five were killed in [...]

Remarks by Vice President Cheney and Prime Minister Olmert of Israel in Press Availability JERUSALEM, Mar 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Prime Minister’s Residence 8:25 P.M. (Local) PRIME MINISTER OLMERT: Good evening. Welcome, Mr. Vice President. I’m honored and delighted to have you visiting here after five years, which was your last visit. It is particularly significant this time because you [...]

The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to question former home minister Hari Sabarno on the case of purchasing fire engines, the Jakarta Post said here Saturday. The spokesman of the commission Johan Budi said the questioning of Hari would focus on a circular he issued officially appointing Istana Sarana Karya Inc., as the sole provider of fire engines for several regional administrations. "We asked him for an explanation last November and now we need to summon him again for further clarification," said Johan. He said the circular, issued in 2003 for the purchase of fire engines in several regions across the country, including Riau, Medan, Makassar and East Kalimantan, was vital to the graft body's successful investigation of the case. Istana Sarana Karya Inc.

David Miliband, Great Britain’s foreign minister said creation of a peaceful and stable Iraqdid not follow the path desired by those initiating the conflict. He claimed “the war itself wasd a remarkable victory. It went beter thn most people expected, but the truth is that buiilding the peace after the war has been much [...]

Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said Indonesia lacked agribusiness players despite the fact that it is a big agrarian country. "The number of people willing to do agribusiness in Indonesia is even smaller than that of Singapore which has a large number of agribusiness investors," the minister said when he opened the "Agrinex Expo 2008" here on Friday. He said that the number of players in the agribusiness sector in Indonesia was small although the agribusiness sector in the country had bright prospect as it was predicted that the need for agricultural products, particularly food and energy, in the future would continue to increase. "I guarantee that the agribusiness sector will become a promising business in the furue because demand for agricultural products in times to com

BANGKOK, March 14 (TNA) – Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Suebwonglee on Thursday voiced confidence that business in the property sector would grow markedly in the second half of this year after measures issued to stimulate the sector take effect. Speaking after presiding over the opening of the 18th House and Condo Fair exhibition, he [...]

Defence Minister AK Antony has inaugurated the Halcon Air Cargo Complex and Inland Container Depot at Nashik that will open opportunities for agricultural exports and also boost exim trade. Halcon is a joint venture between Hindustan Aeronautics and the Container Corporation of India. Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority has built a common user packhouse and quality control laboratory near the complex. The facility, built over 1,350 sq meters at Janori in Nashik will cater to the agricultural cargo, in terms of cleaning, sorting, packaging and transporting as well. “The vision of the project is to take agricultural products to all corners of our nation and to the world,” said Mr Antony. “I’m sure Nashik will motivate other similar agricultural and industria

ADDIS ABABA (Sudan Tribune, March 16, 2008) — A senior Ethiopian official lashed out at the Eritrean government and accused it of trying to drown the entire Horn of Africa into instability.The Ethiopian Foreign minister Seyoum Mesfin told the national TV that Asmara is "is involved in counterfeit money, money laundering, arms trafficking in the African region".However Mesfin did not elaborate on his allegations or provide any specifics.The statements by the Ethiopian official highlight the growing tension between the two neighbors who fought a bitter war that ended officially in 2000.The United Nations Security Council met to discuss the future of the UN force stationed in the disputed border zone.Mesfin also said that the Eritrean government "is working hand-and-glove with terrorists,

In the newly lined up Malaysia cabinet announced yesterday, Datuk Dr. S Subramniam has been appointed the new Human Resource Minister, replacing Dato Wira Dr Fong Chan Onn. Subramaniam is the MIC Secretary General. The Human Resource Minister is responsible to making sure that the labor and human resources policies are formulated in a fair manner [...]

BANGKOK, March 17 (TNA) – Deputy Transport Minister Songsak Thongsri on Monday hinted at adopting a restored single metropolitan Bangkok airport policy, saying that three airlines operating at Don Mueang Airport at the moment will be shifted back to Suvarnabhumi Airport when its expansion project second phase is completed. He revealed that newly-appointed board members of the Airports of Thailand would be invited to meet and discuss with him this week regarding the ministry's policy. Initially, he said, the board would be asked to accelerate coping with urgent problems regarding varied inconvenience in services passengers had faced at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Regarding the use of Don Mueang Airport, Mr. Songsak said the ministry had a clear-cut policy to have a single airport in the country

The campaign of Senator Barack Obama hit a brick wall after remarks from a black minister who ranted and r aved about rpejudice in America. The Reverend Jermiah Wright, preacher at the church Obama attends, made incendiary remarks about prejudice in America that angered millions of people. Senator Obama denounced the minister’s comments as [...]

Indonesia's sports minister threatened to drag senior members of the country's football association to court if their decision to keep their corrupt chief at the helm leads to a FIFA ban, a spokesman said Monday.FIFA, football's world governing body, in October last year called for fresh elections to replace Nurdin Halid as president of Indonesia's football association, PSSI, after he was convicted of graft earlier in the year.However, PSSI officials have remained steadfast in refusing to get rid of Halid -- despite the disgraced chief heading the organisation from inside a prison cell -- leading to a deadlock with the sports ministry."The minister will sue PSSI if FIFA bans the association due to its decision to let Nurdin Halid (continue) holding office," ministry spokesman Ruwono told A

Thanks to 911blogger for the heads up on this one... (See this link for more hyperlinks) www.wearechangevancouver.org Fed up with a "Manchurian Candidate" Prime Minister that continues to harm Canada and commit treason against the country we love , we show up @ the Westin Bayshore (Vancouver) to voice our strong opposition. 1. Why have you secretly allowed for an agreement with the United States military to operate on our soil ? A military that condones and openly practises torture such as waterboarding,secret prisons and even taking pliers to childrens genitals ? some have called this an act of treason 2. Why do you continue to hide from Canadians the fact that the North America Union is real and being done undemocratically ? some have called this an act of treasonTECHNORATI TAGS:9/11, 91

“We want to be able to say we heard from a broad range of stakeholders but at this point do not want a ‘laid on’ communication strategy.” That’s something you never want to hear in a democracy. Is the Sask Party government going to consult the public and labour regarding proposed changes in Bills 5 and 6? [...]

Key railway projects scheduled for 2008 will help speed up the development of a modern national railway system in Viet Nam, Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung has said. At a meeting on the projects held in Hanoi this month, Dung said although investment was high, work was progressing very slowly. He urged responsible agencies to write up detailed plans to make sure the projects would be put

Congratulations to Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, he was finally sworned in as Perak’s new Menteri Besar/Chief Minister at noon earlier today in Kuala Kangsar. :-)I heaved a big sigh of relief after hearing that his sworn-in ceremony went through without a hitch since there were plenty of rumors out there saying that UMNO and their evil empire is out to ‘ruin’ the ceremony. Stop it, UMNO Perak. Stop behaving like a bunch of sore losers. Give our opposition parties the chance to manage Perak. It is time for you to watch and learn!By the way, UMNO Perak, do you know that the announcement of a waiver for all compound notices and parking summonses issued by local councils in the state up till Monday by Perak’s new Menteri Besar/Chief Minister was greeted with cheers and happiness by all Pe

Writes: Frank Schaeffer When Senator Obama’s preacher thundered about racism and injustice Obama suffered smear-by-association. But when my late father — Religious Right leader Francis Schaeffer — denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the US government, he was invited to lunch with presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush, Sr. Copyright © 2008 PoliticalArticles.NET. This [...]

Czech authorities have demanded an energy drink company take down a billboard ad campaign featuring a government minister asleep during a debate. The ads for the Kamikaze energy drink show foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg sleeping and the slogan: "Stay on your feet longer." The 70-year-old minister who has not objected to the campaign admitted he had fallen asleep during a debate on the country's two-candidate presidential election in February. The Czech Advertising Standards Council said the posters breached its ethical code that bars the use of public figures in commercials. The company though has refused to act. The sleeping minister meanwhile has not complained, saying only: "Let people have some fun."

Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari has accused the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States of conspiracy in the collection of bird flu virus samples and the production of vaccines. The WHO collected H5N1 virus samples from developing countries like Indonesia and Vietnam, which suffer most from bird flu, but then collaborates with pharmaceutical firms in rich nations to produce expensive vaccines, Siti said here Saturday. “I am not making up stories. I based my book on my own experiences. There is real evidences for this,” she said at a discussion of her newly released book Saatnya Dunia Berubah, Tangan Tuhan di balik Flu Burung (It’s Time for the World to Change, Divine Hands behind Bird Flu). Her suspicions began when Indonesia was unable to buy Tamiflu (a tr

Poor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi…The longer he clings to his fragile post as Malaysian Prime Minister, the more irretrievably damage he creates for his own self. Can’t he see that he is no longer the same Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that people used to see?My gut feeling tells me that something big will happen in the near future. It will probably be remembered as the most shocking moment in our local political scene and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will be at the center of the stage.My concerns and worries are with the nation. What would happen if that moment comes by?Chaos? Havoc? Economic disaster? Martial law?May Allah swt Help us all!Tags: malaysia kini, malaysiakini, malaysiatoday, malaysia election, 2008 election, barisan nasional 2008

A very interesting news clip from AFP I have to say.Its main focus is of course that stubborn old Abdullah Ahmad Badawi but those little tit bits that follows are worth reading as well. Pay special attention to the part where Shahidan Kassim is mentioned. If all those quotes were really his statements, we can expect another big trouble in the near future.Let us see if Shahidan Kassim dares to go against a Malay Ruler. Let us see if UMNO is willing to back Shahidan Kassim. Let us see if the common people will rally to help Shahidan Kassim or get together behind their Malay Ruler.Yes, this should be interesting. :-)Tags: malaysia kini, malaysiakini, malaysiatoday, malaysia election, 2008 election, barisan nasional 2008

Taiwan political scene is a very entertaining and funny depending on how you look at it. Imagine a bullet which can cut corners and land inside some one jackets. Even the military might of the US cannot conjure up a device or bullet that could function in this manner. Politicians sing, dance, wash toilets and do other communal service during election campaign.Taiwan's finance minister has

This story in from MSNBC: Minister leaves Obama campaign - Decision '08- msnbc.com Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., condemned racially charged sermons by his former pastor Friday and urged Americans not to reject his presidential campaign because of “guilt by association.” Obama’s campaign announced that the minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., had left its spiritual advisory committee after videotapes of his sermons again ignited fierce debate in news accounts and political blogs. Obama did not clarify whether Wright volunteered to leave his African American Religious Leadership Committee, a loose group of supporters associated with the campaign, or whether the campaign asked him to leave.   Here is the Interview by Keith Olbermann, from Countdown

(CNN) -- A Chicago minister who delivered a fiery sermon about Sen. Hillary Clinton having an advantage over Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential race because she is white is no longer a part of the Obama campaign.

(CNN) -- A Chicago minister who delivered a fiery sermon about Sen. Hillary Clinton having an advantage over Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential race because she is white is no longer a part of the Obama campaign.

By Alison SmaleMarch 13, International Herald Tribune PARIS: Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister of France and a longtime humanitarian, diplomatic and political activist on the international scene, says that whoever succeeds President George W. Bush may restore something of the United States' battered image and standing overseas, but that "the magic is over."In a wide-ranging conversation with Roger Cohen of the International Herald Tribune at the launch of a Forum for New Diplomacy in Paris, Kouchner on Tuesday also held out the hope of talking with Hamas, the Palestinian faction that rules the Gaza Strip but has been ostracized by the West and by its Palestinian rival, Fatah, because it opposes peace talks with Israel and denies that Israel has a right to exist.Asked whether the Unite