Papal aide warns of 'Islamisation of Europe' (The Scotsman)
THE principal aide to Pope Benedict XVI has issued a stark warning over the danger of the "Islamisation of Europe" ....more...Gay/Lesbian Law Pathfinder (LLRX.com)
Laws affecting gays and lesbians in the U.S. have changed slowly, and cross disciplines, as in any Civil Rights movement. This guide is an attempt to show but a sample of resources, by topic, that are available in print, on the Internet, and through Library databases....more... Skilful Salmond returns to Westminster as the political assassin (The Scotsman)
IT WAS the day Alex Salmond went to London cloaked with the smile of diplomacy but carrying the dagger of the political assassin....more... Taleban kill first hostage from kidnapped group (The Scotsman)
TALEBAN rebels have killed one of 23 South Korean Christian hostages being held captive in Afghanistan after their demands for the release of 23 prisoners were not met....more... Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
In the Marx Brothers movie "Duck Soup" which was a dark spoof of pre-war Germany, Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) who is the Prime Minister of Fredonia, is asking his cabinet, "Any old business?" Someone says, "Yes, about the taxes ..." And Groucho says, "Nah, that's new business."...more... Television movies for the week of July 22 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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ISRAELI right-wingers are furious at the acknowledgement in a new schoolbook that Palestinians were forcibly expelled when Israel was established in 1948....more... A very civil separation (The Scotsman)
LONDON and Edinburgh are formally operating as separate administrations, breaking the powerful civil service links that used to bind Scotland into the rest of the United Kingdom, The Scotsman can reveal....more... Housing Bubble and Real Estate Market Tracker (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance)
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