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CBS News Saturday, July 04, 2009Palin links resignation to 'higher calling'JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, July 04, 2009Inquiry into cash lure for jobseekersThe government is to examine claims that firms are abusing incentives designed to get people who are on incapacity benefit into workMinisters launched an urgent inquiry last night after investigations by the Observer revealed that a private company being paid by the government to find jobs for the unemployed had offered £100 cash gifts to sign up people who had already found work.The inquiry into Triage Central, a major Scottish employment company, came amid a chorus of demands from senior politicians for the police to examine mounting evidence of malpractice at the heart of the government's welfare policy.The Department for Work and Pensions said last night it was "extremely concerned" about the way Triage Central - a key player in its Pathways to Work policy which aims to get claimants off incapacity benefit - had tried to enlist people who already had jobs onto its books. The revelation will prompt suspicions that companies are claiming government success fees for getting peop
Guardian Saturday, July 04, 2009Pay threat to public workers. Spending tsar wants action on wages. Cuts must cover health and educationA pay freeze should be imposed on Britain's six million public-sector workers, the head of the government's spending watchdog says today. He also accuses party
leaders of failing to be honest with the public about the need for cuts, even in health and education.In a blistering attack, Steve Bundred, chief executive of the Audit Commission, says he has not heard any politician admit that "severe pay restraint" is one of a number of measures necessary to rebalance public finances, which could also include job cuts. "Nothing should be off limits," he warns."At a time when inflation is likely to be between 2% and 3%, a pain-free way of cutting public spending would be to freeze public-sector pay, or at least impose severe pay restraint," he added. "This is especially true if real wages in the private sector are still falling."In an article for the Observer, Bundred writes that health and education spending - which t
Guardian Saturday, July 04, 2009PM's 'local homes' policy may be illegalA key element of Gordon Brown's strategy to win the next general
election is probably illegal, according to expert analysis commissioned by the UK's equality watchdog and seen by the ObserverAn interim report, written by one of the country's leading think tanks for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), highlights grave doubts about the government's pledge last week to allocate more social housing to "local" people.The emotive issue has divided Labour as it attempts to battle perceptions that a disproportionate number of council houses go to immigrants, something that has played into the hands of far-right parties including the BNP. "We want to see a bigger role and responsibility for local authorities to meet housing needs of people in their areas," Brown said when introducing the government's legislative programme for the next year, on which it will fight the next
election.But the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which last year was commissioned by the equality
Guardian Saturday, July 04, 2009Sarah Palin's July 4th Message Posted to Her Facebook AccountHappy 4th of July from Alaska! On this Independence Day, I am so very proud of all those who have chosen to serve our great nation and I honor their selflessness and the sacrifices of their families, too. If I may, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the last 24 hours and share my thought...
Washington Post Saturday, July 04, 2009Analysis: Palin's resignation raises questionsWASHINGTON (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, July 04, 2009Palin takes to Web for hints of political futureJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't wait long to give some hint of what her political life might look like after she leaves office at the end of the month....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, July 04, 2009Analysis: GOP struggles for anti-Sotomayor messageWASHINGTON (AP) -- A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she's not fit to serve....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, July 04, 2009Biden Dismisses N.K. 'Attention Seeking Behavior'George's Bottom Line: Vice President Joe Biden on North Korea's July 4th launch of seven Scud-type ballistic missiles.
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