Defy blair
January 1st, 2009Defy blair
Senior minister will defy Blair over Trident
THE SENIOR Labour MP, Nigel Griffiths, is preparing to quit his job as deputy leader of the House of Commons because he is opposed to the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons ... (more...)
Lords defy Blair on terror law | World news | guardian.co.uk ...
The House of Lords today defied Tony Blair and voted to reinsert a ... The House of Lords today defied Tony Blair and voted to reinsert a "sunset clause" into the prevention of ... (more...)
Lords defy Blair on lost company pensions | Politics | The ...
Peers defied the prime minister last night by voting to set up a 'lifeboat fund' for 125,000 pensioners who lost their savings when company schemes collapsed. (more...)
Senior Minister Will Defy Blair Over Trident (from Sunday Herald)
THE SENIOR Labour MP, Nigel Griffiths, is preparing to quit his job as deputy leader of the House of Commons because he is opposed to the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons ... (more...)
CNN.com - Blair 'will defy calls to quit' - May 9, 2005
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was finalizing his third-term ministerial appointments Monday as he moved to face down calls for him to quit. (more...)
Barack Obama breaks silence after Gaza UN school strike - The Australian
Schools run by the United Nations in Gaza have been hit during Israeli strikes against Hamas, killing dozens. 01/09 Sky News "The loss of civilian life in Gaza and Israel is a source of deep concern for me," the US President-elect said. He would not ... (more...)
Who will cure ministers of illiberal headline addiction? - Guardian Unlimited
The recession does not exonerate ministers from idiocy. The home secretary, Jacqui Smith , is about to reject the recommendation of her official advisers to remove the clubbing drug, ecstasy, from the same harm category as heroin and crack cocaine ... (more...)
Forty-two killed after Israeli shell hits UN-run school in Gaza - Times Online
Forty-two women and children were killed when an Israeli tank opened fire outside a UN-run school in Gaza, the second such attack today. Two tank shells exploded outside the al-Fakhora school in Jabaliya refugee camp, spraying shrapnel on those ... (more...)
Obama breaks silence after Israel bombs Gaza's UN school - Ya Libnan
Washington - The deaths of 42 people in an Israeli attack at a UN-run school in Gaza overnight has finally forced Barack Obama to break his silence over the conflict. "The loss of civilian life in Gaza and Israel is a source of deep concern for me ... (more...)
Bobby Rush: Senators Blocking Burris from Senate Would Be Like Bull ... - ABC News Blogs
Count Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., as one supporting Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate. "My prayers have been answered, because I prayed fervidly that the governor would ... appoint an ... (more...)