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Gordon Brown to promise crackdown on bad parentsPrime
minister attempts to woo Middle Britain with tough line on anti-
social behaviourGordon Brown will try to reconnect with middle Britain, and rescue his drifting leadership, by using his speech to Labour's
conference today to return to the Blairite agenda of tough measures on irresponsible parenting and
social breakdown.The prime minister will say parents of errant children must lose access to benefits unless they agree to accept support to improve their parenting skills. It reflects overwhelming internal polling evidence that the
public want stronger action on antisocial behaviour and blame society's ills on
family breakdown.Brown's move represents a return to the tough programme that served Tony Blair well politically, but was initially rejected by the Brownite circle as too punitive.The speech, his last address to conference before the general election, is being crafted to show Brown has not just been a safe steward of the world
economy, but will be a
leader capable of understa
Guardian Tuesday, September 29, 2009Obama to Travel to Copenhagen for IOC Vote on 2016 GamesPresident Obama has decided to travel to Copenhagen to support the Chicago bid team seeking the 2016 Summer Games, a development that many expect could swing the vote for Chicago in Friday's selection.
Washington Post Tuesday, September 29, 2009In Rationing Health Care, More Not Always Better, Experts SayA dirty word in
health-care reform is "rationing," a term that conjures up the image of faceless
government bureaucrats denying lifesaving therapies in the name of cutting costs.
Washington Post Tuesday, September 29, 2009Defense Bill, Lauded by White House, Contains Billions in EarmarksSen. Thad Cochran's most recent reelection campaign collected more than $10,000 from University of Southern Mississippi professors and staff members, including three who work at the
school's center for research on polymers. To a defense spending bill slated to be on the Senate floor Tuesday, the...
Washington Post Tuesday, September 29, 2009U.S. Planning New Overtures to BurmaUNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 -- The Obama administration on Monday pledged to increase humanitarian assistance to Burma and start its first detailed talks with Burmese authorities in an effort to build better relations with the reclusive military junta.
Washington Post Tuesday, September 29, 2009Madeleine Albright's Jewelry-Box DiplomacyIn her new book, Read My Pins, the
former secretary of state reveals how she used jewelry as a diplomatic tool during her years with the
clinton administration.
NPR Tuesday, September 29, 2009Mayor White a different man on the stumpU.S. Senate candidate Bill White traded the stodgy budget pronouncements and arcane, 10-point explanations of municipal policy for fiery partisan rhetoric during a three-down campaign swing in East Texas this past weekend.
Houston Chronicle Tuesday, September 29, 2009Obama and Congress Consider Afghanistan Defense StrategyThe Senate on Tuesday is
expected to debate amendments to the 2010 defense appropriations bill that are likely to include everything from timelines for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to proposals to send upwards of 40,000 more.
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