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- Greed: It's Not Just for Bankers
- Over the last 10 years, the City of London has paid out £61bn in bonuses to banking staff. The recent bank bail-outs have cost more than that. Effectively, 100 per cent of their outsize bonuses have been paid for by the taxpayer. The street cleaner on £15,000...
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
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- Israel cabinet minister calls for Fatah leader release
- JERUSALEM AFP — An Israeli cabinet minister and member of the powerful security cabinet on Saturday called for the release of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti in a bid to push forward the peace process. "Marwan Barghuti must be set free in order to obtain results in the peace...
- Research articles 2008-02-23
- Elect Blair's successor unopposed: cabinet minister
- LONDON AFP — British finance minister Gordon Brown should be elected unopposed when Prime Minister Tony Blair eventually steps down, a senior cabinet minister was reported as saying. Geoff Hoon, the former defence secretary and now leader of the lower chamber of parliament, the House of Commons, was quoted...
- Research articles 2005-11-15
- Former British cabinet minister demands probe into Iraq war advice
- LONDON, AFP — Former British cabinet minister Clare Short is demanding a parliamentary probe into Attorney General Peter Goldsmith's advice on war with Iraq. Short said Thursday night that Lord Goldsmith breached the ministerial code by submitting a summary of his advice to senior ministers. Two of Prime...
- Research articles 2005-02-25
- Former cabinet minister demands probe into Iraq war advice
- LONDON, AFP — Former cabinet minister Clare Short is demanding a parliamentary probe into Attorney General Peter Goldsmith's advice on war with Iraq. Short said Thursday night that Lord Goldsmith breached the ministerial code by submitting a summary of his advice to senior ministers. Two of Prime Minister...
- Research articles 2005-02-25
- Hamas cabinet minister questioned in Jerusalem
- JERUSALEM AFP — A Hamas cabinet minister and two MPs from the ruling Palestinian faction were questioned by Israeli police in Jerusalem, police and the Islamist movement said. Jerusalem affairs minister Khaled Abu Arafeh, and deputies Mohammed Abu Teir and Ahmed Attun were questioned on suspicion of organising a...
- Research articles 2006-05-22
- COPS FOIL AL-QAEDA PLOT TO ASSASSINATE A CABINET MINISTER
- ANTI-TERROR cops have foiled an al-Qaeda plot to murder a Cabinet Minister at this month's Labour's annual conference. Police swooped on addresses in North West England just three weeks before the political showpiece in Manchester. MI5 and the police have already increased the politician's...
- Research articles 2006-09-10
- Israel Buries Assassinated Cabinet Minister; Seven More Killed.
- By Michael Matza, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--JERUSALEM--Israel buried an assassinated cabinet minister Thursday and seven more people were killed, including a Palestinian militant that Israel wanted for the murder of a 25-year-old Israeli woman. ...
- Research articles 2001-10-19
- Israeli minister Sharansky quits over Gaza pullout plan
- JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli cabinet minister Nathan Sharansky resigned in protest at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip, his office said. Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident who is admired by US President George W. Bush, had served as minister without portfolio in the...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- Death of Profumo, British minister at heart of Cold War sex scandal
- LONDON AFP — Former British cabinet minister John Profumo, who was at the centre of a Cold War sex and spying scandal that cost him his political career, died overnight aged 91, a London hospital announced. He died shortly after midnight (0000 GMT) in the Chelsea and Westminster hospital...
- Research articles 2006-03-09
- Second Israel minister backs Hamas soldier talks
- JERUSALEM AFP — An Israeli cabinet minister on Tuesday became the second member of government publicly to back negotiations with Hamas to free a soldier who has been held in the Gaza Strip for a year. "I do not rule out direct negotiations with Hamas to free Gilad Shalit,"...
- Research articles 2007-06-26
- British cabinet minister questioned in 'cash for honours' probe
- LONDON AFP — British Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt was questioned by police investigating allegations of "cash for honours" in British politics, the Financial Times said. She becomes the first current member of Prime Minister Tony Blair's cabinet to have been questioned in connection with the inquiry, though every member of...
- Research articles 2006-11-22
- MINISTER URGES INDONESIA GOVT TO REVOKE CONTRACTS WITH IMF.
- JAKARTA, April 23 Asia Pulse - A cabinet minister yesterday urged the goverment not to hesitate in immediately revoking its contracts with the International Monetary Fund IMF. JAKARTA, April 23 Asia Pulse - A cabinet minister yesterday urged the goverment not to hesitate in...
- Research articles 2003-04-23
- Kuwait lone woman minister survives no-confidence vote
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Kuwait's only woman cabinet minister survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday tabled by MPs who accused her of legal and administrative irregularities. Twenty-seven MPs voted in favour of Education Minister Nuriya al-Sabeeh and 19 against her, while two abstained. The motion required...
- Research articles 2008-01-22
- Arafat appoints first prime minister
- RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat appointed his longtime deputy, Mahmoud Abbas, as prime minister Wednesday, a senior official said, marking the first time that Arafat has been forced to share power. Arafat sent a letter to Abbas, the No. 2 in the PLO, asking...
- Research articles 2003-03-20
- Sunni cabinet member expects "no" on Iraq constitution
- PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia AFP — An Iraqi Sunni cabinet minister said he expected the nation to reject the constitution in Saturday's referendum, saying the draft did not meet the needs of the entire country. "It does not meet the interests of all Iraqis," Industry Minister Osama Abdul Aziz al-Najafi said...
- Research articles 2005-10-14
- Sharon Critic Quits Cabinet over Gaza Disengagement.
- By Larry James (VOA-Jerusalem) & IsraelNationalNews.com Israeli Cabinet Minister Natan Sharansky has resigned, saying Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and four small West Bank settlements is tragic mistake that will encourage more Palestinian violence and...
- Research articles 2005-05-03
- Thai minister resigns over accusations of insulting royals
- BANGKOK AFP — A Thai cabinet minister accused of insulting the country's deeply revered monarchy resigned Friday amid speculation that he will face criminal charges. Jakrapob Penkair, a minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office and a close ally of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, announced his resignation during a...
- Research articles 2008-05-30
- Palestinian cabinet minister reverses resignation
- GAZA CITY AFP — Palestinian communications and technology minister Jamal al-Khodari announced his decision not to step down, one day after submitting his resignation to prime minister Ismail Haniya. "I withdrew my resignation tendered to the prime minister after he refused to accept it and several ministers and leaders asked...
- Research articles 2006-09-04
- US envoy laments British minister's Guantanamo attack
- LONDON AFP — The US ambassador to Britain hit back at suggestions from a senior British cabinet minister that Guantanamo Bay was a "shocking affront to the principles of democracy." Robert H. Tuttle said the United States was "disappointed" by the views of Britain's de facto justice minister, Lord Chancellor...
- Research articles 2006-09-14
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