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Obama placates angry Asians: How politics works

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President-elect Barack Obama’s appointment of pugnacious banker Rahm Emanuel as his Chief-of-Staff couldn’t have been more controversial, what with Rahmbo’s volunteer service in the Israel Defence Forces, his support of Bush’s Iraq war, and advocacy of compulsory “universal sevice” for all young Americans. But then Obama nominated New Mexico governor Bill Richardson for commerce secretary, […]

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Conrad Black begs Bush’s pardon: demonstrates perfect manners

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Convicted felon Conrad Black is begging George Bush’s pardon in the dying days of the presidency. He may be a thieving swine who looted his own empire but it’s nice to see the upper classes still have perfect manners. In prison since March this year for obstruction of justice and defrauding his stockholders, Black has

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China labour laws blocked by US corps: Tory politician knows nothing, shock, horror!

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Tory MEP and Euro Parliament Vice President Edward McMillan-Scott effectively called me a liar on BBC Radio 5Live’s Stephen Nolan show a few Sundays ago when I pointed out that when China tried to improve its abysmal workers’ rights situation in 2006 the American Chamber of Commerce, representing a swathe of top businesses like Walmart

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