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ACT Party leader and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has gained Cabinet approval to look into law changes that will strip city and district council spending back to ‘core services’ at the expense of cultural, environmental and social...
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Audra Shay, the Young Republicans leader accused of endorsing racism on Facebook, was elected head of the group for GOP members under 40 this afternoon.
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Gays are humans created by a deficient Hormonal spray.
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A $2.5 billion first-of-its-kind deal to privatize a major U.S. airport has collapsed amid the global credit crunch, city officials said Monday.
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Chicago officials say talks on a $2.5 billion deal to lease Midway Airport to private investors have collapsed because of the economy.
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Mohammed Barakat, Chairman of the state-owned Banque du Caire, left, accompanied by head of the valuation committee and Vice-President of Egypt’s State Council Ahmed Amin Hassan, right, speaks at a press conference held to announce the results of the...
