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  • A Nation of Poor Health And Safety part 2

    Last week, I commenced a series which I am concluding today. It has become an undeniable fact that Ghana's health and safety standard is poor. And as the saying goes no chain is stronger than its ...
    2008-09-05 00:20:07
  • The longest day ever for Japan

    I recently stumbled upon a YouTube recording — actually, two — of the Showa Emperor telling his subjects over the radio th...
    2008-08-25 01:17:25
  • Arizona Gov.: Dem Platform Renews Promise

    The Democrats will present their 2008 platform, &ltem> Renewing America's Promise in Denver next week. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, chair of the Platform Drafting Committee, says it offer...
    2008-08-22 22:45:39
  • Designs for a better world emerge from M.I.T. summit

    For three weeks this summer, masons and mechanics, farmers and welders, scientists and a pastor threw themselves into creating low-tech solutions to big problems that persist across the globe.Convergi...
    2008-08-21 17:25:01
  • FMspeak: precision key to laws

    Highlighting the importance of drafting precise laws, FM P Chidambaram said all laws should be vetted from the precision point of view....
    2008-08-21 08:03:50
  • Nepal's new cabinet likely to be formed today

    Kathmandu, Aug 21 ANI: The Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist-Leninist has said that the new cabinet would be formed today and the first cabinet meeting would also be held later in the day. The three major ruling parties, CPN Maoists, CPN UML and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum MJF held a meeting last evening at the UML's parliamentary party office at Singha Durbar. But, the meeting ended up inconclusive regarding the ministerial portfolio-sharing issue that has been protracting the expansion of the new coalition government in the Himalayan Kingdom."The three-party alliance would hold a meeting this morning to form the new cabinet as the parties have reached closer to a consensus," ekantipur.com quoted UML General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal as saying.It has been learnt that the meeting was concentrated on the power sharing issue and whether to create the post of deputy prime minister.Earlier on Sunday, the parties had finalised the drafts of the common minimum programme CMP, code of conduct, and the new government''s modus operandi. The five-page CMP has set priorities such as timely drafting of new constitution, brining the peace process to a logical end, restructuring of the state, immediate relief to the conflict-affected people, integration of Maoist army into Nepal Army and implementation of past agreements, among others. However, the wrangling over the sharing of ministerial portfolios among the coalition partners has protracted the cabinet formation process.While there was broad agreement that nine ministerial portfolios would go to the largest party CPNMaoist, six to CPNUML and four to the Forum and remaining four to other smaller parties, the dispute was on who would hold the key portfolios like the defence, foreign, water sources, communication and education. It was decided that the Finance would go to the Maoist. The Maoists, who are poised to lead the government after the historic Constituent Assembly polls, are under enormous pressure to form the new cabinet by Friday as Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal a.k.a. Prachanda is due to visit China on Saturday to take part in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. ANI
    2008-08-21 02:05:32
  • Phelps, U.S. edge France

    BEIJING AP With history about to slip away and Michael Phelps cheering him on, Jason Lezak pulled up next to the lane rope and set out after hulking Alain Bernard, like a NASCAR driver drafting down t...
    2008-08-12 07:08:19
  • Interview: Lawyer Seeks to Sue U.S. Over Iran Threats

    In an interview, Francis A. Boyle urged Iran to begin drafting lawsuits for presentation to the International Court of Justice in The Hague before Washington&aposs two-week ultimatum expires....
    2008-08-10 00:11:42
  • China's new energy rule in the works

    BEIJING, Aug. 7 Xinhuanet -- The government is drafting ......
    2008-08-10 00:06:21
  • Favre Receives a Big City Welcome

    At the beginning of Brett Favre’s career, the Jets whiffed on drafting him. On Friday he was finally welcomed to New York by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at City Hall.&ltbr/>&ltbr/>&...
    2008-08-09 13:24:38
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