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from this week's news
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Charles
Kennedy |
Source: |
 BBC
News
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| Description |
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| Liberal
Democrat Charles Kennedy has called a leadership contest after
admitting he has been battling with a drink problem.
He
said he was determined to carry on as leader but wanted to
give party members the "final say".
Mr
Kennedy - who has previously denied a drink problem - admitted
seeking "professional help" to beat the bottle.
He
has faced growing calls to quit as leader with 11 frontbenchers
reportedly saying they had lost confidence in him.More
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| Big
news! This has a huge influence on the country, what with the
Liberal Democrats being such a powerful successful party and
all. I can't really see how this is any big deal, as what he
does in his own time is up to him, and he doesn't really have
an effect on any political climate anyway. How pathetic he looks
stood to one side in the Houses of Parliament when speaking.
He doesn't even get to sit at the desk! |
| Subject: |
Sex-for
Visas |
Source: |
BBC
News |
| Description |
| The
Home Office is investigating a claim that immigration officials
have granted visas to foreign nationals in exchange for sex.
The Sun reported the allegation by
a former administration officer at the Lunar House immigration
processing centre in Croydon, south London.
He
also alleged security checks were lax, making it easier for
potential terrorists to sneak into the country..More |
Oh
look. Another easy way for asylum seekers to get into the
country. We already have a huge influx of people migrating
to Britain, especially with the new integration with the east-european
countries into the EU, giving them free and legal migration
within the EU. We hardly need more, and now they have one
quick and easy way in, pardon the pun |
| Subject: |
Canadian
Skinflint |
Source: |
Reuters |
| Description |
| A
Canadian credit card holder is putting a new twist on an old
trick practised by disgruntled debtors -- repaying his bill
in pennies to maximise the collector's inconvenience.
Unhappy when his Canadian bank began
outsourcing some of its credit card processing to the United
States, the man lodged his protest via the bank's online payment
system, jamming its computers by making dozens of tiny payments
a day.
Don Rogers said he was worried that
anti-terrorism laws in the United States could allow the U.S.
government to access his data without his consent.
"I don't want the CIA or George
Bush to know how many cases of Viagra I bought last week,
or what church or charities I donate to," he told Reuters.
Rogers said his card has since been
cancelled by Vancouver-based Citizens Bank, but he will continue
paying his remaining balance of C$1,000 (490 pounds) one little
bit at a time..More
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New
Year, new feature.
Ever
noticed that all the Express is highly sensational? That it
uses flashy headlines to scare you into things? That its favourite
topics are either how dreadful the weather is, or some royal
article
Well,
this weekly section looks at every week's Express front pages,
and what's on it, just to show hw much it sticks to these
kinds of stories.
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