Call by MPs to scrap fuel duty rise

Source: Shropshire Star

A cross-party group of MPs is campaigning for the UK Government to scrap the 3p rise in fuel duty planned for August. So far 28 MPs have agreed to support a proposed clause, drafted by the SNP, which would amend the Budget and cancel the rise ...
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Miami police shoot man found gnawing another's face: report

Source: Chicago Tribune

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami police officer shot and killed a naked man found chewing on another man's face on an exit ramp of a major causeway, local media reported on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday when a woman flagged down a police officer ...
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Government should be ashamed going to Rio

Source: Scoop - New Zealand News

28 May 2012 Government should be ashamed going to Rio The Green Party agrees with the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) chair Dr Morgan Williams that the WWF report released today is a “wake up call for NZ”. “The National Government is c ...
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Labour Party cites 'security concerns' for cancellation

Source: Irish Times

THE LABOUR Party has insisted that “security concerns” led to the cancellation of a commemoration to mark its centenary due to be held in the town where the party was founded. Labour has been accused of “hiding” by an affiliate of the United Left ...
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Government should reinstate biofuel obligation

Source: InfoNews.co.nz

Budget 2012 confirms that the Government has zero commitment to supporting and growing renewable energy technologies, says Labour’s Energy and Climate Change spokesperson Moana Mackey. “The biofuels sector represents an enormous opportunity f ...
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National's education plans get 'not achieved'

Source: InfoNews.co.nz

New Zealand families, who are working harder than ever, paying their taxes, and making the right choices for their kids expect the government to provide the best education possible, Labour Leader David Shearer says. “Yet with schools acros ...
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Fire Comes Close To Apartment Complex

Source: 4029tv.com

FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Around 6 p.m. Fort Smith Firefighters from Pumper 8 and Pumper 10 were dispatched to 5100 Zero in reference to a grass fire. The fire was right next to the Links Apartments in Fort Smith. The fire was quickly con ...
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Cuts to Environment budget explain the missing Environment Minister

Source: InfoNews.co.nz

A significant cost cutting exercise within the Environment portfolio helps explain why Budget 2012 has come and gone without a sighting of Minister Amy Adams, says Labour’s Environment spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Environment has always been seen as th ...
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Press poll slammed by Restore Christchurch Cathedral Group

Source: Scoop - New Zealand News

Press poll slammed by Restore Christchurch Cathedral Group Mark Belton, spokesperson for the Restore Christchurch Cathedral campaign has slammed the Press poll as being dumb and unhelpful because the result was swung by respondents who ...
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