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Guardian Daily podcast: Glasgow East byelection; plus UK couples urged to have fewer children
In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Glasgow East byelection; why UK couples should have fewer children; and the 2008 Cuban missile crisis
The Guardian – 5 hours, 17 minutes ago ¦ comment?
In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Glasgow East byelection; why UK couples should have fewer children; and the 2008 Cuban missile crisis
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Cameron issues election challenge
Conservative leader David Cameron urges Gordon Brown to call a general election after Labour's defeat in Glasgow East.
BBC News – 5 hours, 23 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Conservative leader David Cameron urges Gordon Brown to call a general election after Labour's defeat in Glasgow East.
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Taiwan's new top U.S. diplomat unaware of arms sale freeze
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's top new diplomat to the United States said on Friday he is unaware of any U.S. freeze on arms sales to the island, despite conflicting media reports on the subject over the last two weeks.
Reuters – 5 hours, 35 minutes ago ¦ comment?
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's top new diplomat to the United States said on Friday he is unaware of any U.S. freeze on arms sales to the island, despite conflicting media reports on the subject over the last two weeks.
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Obama says his foreign tour will reassure Americans
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S. voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an interview on Friday.
Reuters – 6 hours ago ¦ comment?
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S. voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an interview on Friday.
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Autism centre closure is reviewed
An inquiry into a council's decision close a residential home for autistic children just months after it opened is ordered.
BBC News – 6 hours, 17 minutes ago ¦ comment?
An inquiry into a council's decision close a residential home for autistic children just months after it opened is ordered.
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Students offer reward for Rice arrestNew Zealand students protesting the Iraq war offered a reward to anyone who carries out a citizen's arrest of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her visit to the country Friday.
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Pakistan needs to do more to close Afghan border: Rice
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that Pakistan needed to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased terrorist activity.
Reuters – 6 hours, 49 minutes ago ¦ comment?
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that Pakistan needed to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased terrorist activity.
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What now?
Can Gordon Brown recover after by-election defeat?
BBC News – 6 hours, 57 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Can Gordon Brown recover after by-election defeat?
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Rice unconcerned by freelance campaign diplomacy
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- If Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is worried that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is complicating the Bush administration's foreign policy with freelance campaign diplomacy, she isn't showing it....
AP – 7 hours, 50 minutes ago ¦ comment?
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- If Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is worried that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is complicating the Bush administration's foreign policy with freelance campaign diplomacy, she isn't showing it....
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Obama presses Europe on Afghanistan in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.
Reuters – 7 hours, 59 minutes ago ¦ comment?
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.
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