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Samir Kuntar is a convicted murderer and not a hero

21.07.2008 19:41    yalibnan.com
By: Elias BejjaniBeirut- It is really sad, shocking and shameful when a convicted murderer is decorated as a hero. Shame on Lebanon's leaders, parties, dignitaries, politicians and officials


What the Russian papers say

21.07.2008 16:53    rian.ru
He was also allegedly involved in a group that used intimidation and blackmail to take control of small Russian banks. "The Investigation Committee of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office intends to demand the extradition of Dvoskin on dozens of cases

Editorial: Library donors need to be named

21.07.2008 15:25    dallasnews.com
Stephen Payne was operating as a free agent. Let's be clear about that. But the Houston lobbyist's actions should get President Bush's attention. Mr. Bush needs to be sure no one will undercut his presidential library, which will open at

Editorial: Better care for mentally disabled

21.07.2008 15:17    dallasnews.com
Families who live with loved ones suffering from mental illness know all too well that there is no single way to care for them. But one approach, gathering momentum across the country, is to place more patients with severe mental


Medicare and leftovers

21.07.2008 14:52    stltoday.com
Congress did the right thing last week by overriding a presidential veto of some modest Medicare reforms. But as welcome as it was, the quick and decisive response highlights a long-standing inequity in federal spending.

The speech

21.07.2008 13:19    thescotsman.scotsman.com
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, Agadir Crisis, 21 July, 1911

Burning issue: Is Scotland doing enough to lead the world in renewables?

21.07.2008 13:18    thescotsman.scotsman.com
YesJASON ORMISTON Chief executive, Scottish Renewables

Blogosphere

21.07.2008 13:18    thescotsman.scotsman.com
GUIDO ON THE SMITH INSTITUTE

Readers' Ombudsman: Striving for accuracy while performing a miracle every day

21.07.2008 13:18    thescotsman.scotsman.com
THIS week's theme, it would appear from my cyber-mailbag, is accuracy. And I'm probably going to end up saying something I shouldn't.

Do as you would be done by if you have a trainee

21.07.2008 13:18    thescotsman.scotsman.com
HAVE you heard the one about the trainee who returned to her desk to find the contract she was working on speared by a letter opener to her chair?

Senior counsel left out as Scottish legal aid board tries to cut costs on the quiet

21.07.2008 13:18    thescotsman.scotsman.com
I HAVE always had a passion for our criminal justice system and believe that we have a system that, by and large, stands up with the best of them.

John Swinney: Local income tax will create a fairer and wealthier Scotland

21.07.2008 13:18    thescotsman.scotsman.com
THE issue of how local tax is collected is an important one for Scottish business as well as the general public. That is why improving the deeply unpopular situation inherit

Book review: Pop Babylon

21.07.2008 13:17    thescotsman.scotsman.com
POP BABYLONIMOGEN EDWARDS-JONES & ANONYMOUS (BANTAM, 320pp, £12.99) Review by NICK CURTIS

Beijing's smog takes shine off Olympic gold

21.07.2008 13:17    thescotsman.scotsman.com
Lung-busting pollution may mean few records are broken at this year's Games, writes Fiona MacLeod

'There cannot be a case for a windfall tax'

21.07.2008 13:17    rediff.com
Naresh Nayyar, MD & CEO, Essar Oil, tells Business Standard that a windfall profit tax on private oil companies will only worsen the situation.
India    Opinions    Interviews

Making music, from Aamir to Dev D

21.07.2008 13:17    rediff.com
Amit Trivedi, the 29-year old composer tells Patcy N more about composing for Aamir and his forthcoming movie Dev D.
India    Opinions    Interviews

'The mood in the UPA camp is upbeat'

21.07.2008 13:17    rediff.com
Moily, a former Karnataka chief minister and Congress spokesperson, spoke about the chances of the UPA government, the emergence of the third front and the nuclear deal.
India    Opinions    Interviews

Susan Estrich: Obama's Big Risk

21.07.2008 11:32    foxnews.com
Sen. Barack Obama's trip to Iraq, Afghanistan and the West Bank is an effort to address perceived weakness.
Susan Estrich: Obama's Big Risk

Morris and McGann: Stop Oil Speculation Now!

21.07.2008 11:30    foxnews.com
To those who doubt the efficacy of off shore drilling, just look at how the mere threat to move in that direction sent oil prices crashing.

Alternative take

21.07.2008 01:14    thescotsman.scotsman.com
ROBERT WHITTON argues HBOS can save itself by going back to basics

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