806 articles related to "government"

A Bitching Goodwill To All Men!

Well Darlings, I think the newspaper headline of the week, perhaps of the month, has to go to the Independent for: "IT'S THE WAR, STUPID" in the bottom right-hand corner next to a full front page picture of a troubled-looking President Bush. Fo...

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The Leo Wanta Saga, Pt. 18: Some Said The Old "Wanta Horse" Couldn't Run But An Old Horseman Dropped Odds To 8-5 That He'll Cros

The Leo Wanta story draws the line between the good and the bad, the rich and the poor, drawing the proverbial line in the sand between the forthright adventurers searching for the truth and those underground rascals of Satan who just can't stan...

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The ID Card Revolution

Millions of people in Britain will start receiving their compulsory national identity cards in only four years time under the detailed plans unveiled by the home secretary, David Blunkett, yesterday. Under legislation to be published in January, the ...

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Denmark, Democracy and the Free Press

Ask some Danes in the street of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, about what is important to them. Many will answer you that it is important that we have a country that is safe, that all people get their basic supply of food, have a decent place to...

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Pussyfooting Diplomacy

Every now and then the English language produces an interesting word filled with imagery. One of my favorites is "pussyfooting" as it describes how someone or something behaves cautiously or timidly like a cat before making a commitment to action. It...

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Disability Social Security

For individuals who have a disability and satisfy the prescribed medical criteria, there are Federal Programs available to provide assistance to these people. The Social Security Administration implements two programs for the welfare of such disabled...

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Harmful Spending Habits

A lot of people are quite compulsive where shopping is concerned. In order to maintain a balance between what we earn and can spend, we need to make a budget before buying. We buy things out of impulse not out of necessity, and that is the most commo...

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It's Time for a Balanced Budget Amendment

I've long made a joke that credit cards are evil. But that's not true. When a person who is responsible with their money uses a credit card responsibly, credit cards are not evil at all. Try renting a car or making a hotel reservation witho...

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New Government Set To Reduce Emissions

Twenty government departments and agencies have signed up to a new programme aiming to help them cut their carbon emissions by 10% within a year. The bodies, including the Department of Health, the Ministry of Justice and Department of Energy and Cli...

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Health Informatics Specialists are key to the Obama Health Information Technology Policy

As someone who has been teaching health informatics students for a number of years, it is rewarding to find this discipline finally receiving the attention and interest it demands. Most health experts have agreed for some time that the two academic d...

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