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Houston to move BARC out of health departmentMayor Bill White on Tuesday reversed course and
announced the troubled Bureau of Animal Registration and Care will be moved out of the city
health department.
Houston Chronicle Wednesday, September 02, 2009Revealed: Gordon Brown's role in release of MegrahiPM did not want man convicted of Lockerbie bomb to die in jail, Libya toldGordon Brown and David Miliband were last night drawn directly into the furore over the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing when it emerged that Britain told Tripoli that the prime
minister and foreign secretary did not want to see him die in prison.In a major setback for Downing
Street, which has insisted the release was entirely a matter for Edinburgh, it emerged that a Foreign Office minister intervened last February to make clear to Libya that Brown and Miliband hoped Abdelbaset al-Megrahi would not "pass away" in prison.Amid warnings from Tripoli that allowing Megrahi to die in prison would amount to a "death sentence", Bill Rammell, then a Foreign Office
minister, passed the message to Abdulati Alobidi, Libya's Europe minister, during a meeting in Tripoli.His intervention was revealed yesterday in a note of a meeting which took place in Glasgow in March between Scottish officials and Alobi
Guardian Wednesday, September 02, 2009The Mind-Body Problem: Poems (Hardcover) newly tagged ''politics''The Mind-Body Problem: Poems (Hardcover)By Katha Pollitt Buy new: $15.6443 used and new from $10.78
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Amazon Wednesday, September 02, 2009The Take: Time for Obama to Regroup in Health-Care BattleWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who spent part of his August break fishing out west, offered a wry response this week when asked what the administration's plan is for
health care. "Catch more fish," he e-mailed back.
Washington Post Wednesday, September 02, 2009Obama Urges Precautions Against Swine Flu; N.Y. Schools to Give Free VaccinePresident Obama
called on Americans on Tuesday to take common-sense steps to help contain the
expected impact of swine flu, including staying home from work when they are sick, frequently washing their hands, and covering their sneezes with a sleeve instead of a hand.
Washington Post Wednesday, September 02, 2009Report Details Ã?Â?Lewd and Deviant' Behavior by Guards at U.S. Embassy in KabulPrivate security contractors who guard the U.S. Embassy in Kabul have engaged in lewd behavior and hazed subordinates, demoralizing the undermanned force and posing a "significant threat" to security at a time when the Taliban is intensifying attacks in the Afghan capital, according to an...
Washington Post Wednesday, September 02, 2009British Subministers and Colonial America 1763-1783 (Hardcover) newly tagged ''politics''British Subministers and Colonial America 1763-1783 (Hardcover)By Franklin B. Wickwire 3 used and new from $6.99 First tagged "politics" by Red Ranger
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Amazon Wednesday, September 02, 2009Industry of Thieves (Paperback) newly tagged ''politics''Industry of Thieves (Paperback)By Paul Todd Buy new: $12.00
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Amazon Wednesday, September 02, 2009Bachmann calls for 'covenant' to defeat health care overhaulRepublican congresswoman ramped up the rhetoric, telling a supportive crowd that 'ObamaCare cannot pass.'
Star Tribune Wednesday, September 02, 2009Pronto Pups, not politicsPoliticians are swarming the State Fair, but they might have to dip themselves in chocolate and jump on a pogo stick to get any attention from fairgoers.
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