The financial crisis in California grew worse this week as state controller John Chiang warned that if legislators and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fail to come up with a budget-balancing package, he would begin paying California’s bills with IOUs on July 2.
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CANADA: Case of the Smuggling M.P.
A Liberal Member of Parliament from New Brunswick confessed to his fellow Canadian legislators last week that he had been a smuggler all his life—and intended to keep on being one. Said A.
Tea Party Protesters Shout The N-Word At
Tea Party Protesters Shout The N-Word At, Spit On Passing Legislators Tea Party protesters have once again descended upon Washington, D.C., and this time, in addition to carrying their obnoxious, misspelled, and vaguely racist signs, they’ve decided to spout hateful epithets at passing lawmakers as well: According to Rep. Andre Carson, the protesters “were shouting […]
France Considers Warning Labels for Airbrushed Photos
Like many Western countries, France requires health warnings on tobacco and alcohol and similar labels on processed food containing genetically modified ingredients. France’s regulators are also notoriously tough on marketing campaigns that make false product claims
Lebanon’s Hariri steps aside from PM role
The man charged with forming a government in Lebanon said Thursday he would not do so after the opposition rejected his proposed Cabinet.
UK lawmakers meet with militant groups
At least three British lawmakers have been holding unofficial meetings with militant groups in the Middle East for the past two years, one of the legislators told CNN Thursday. The lawmakers met high-ranking officials from Hezbollah and Hamas, said Michael Ancram, one of the legislators involved. The British government officially considers both Hezbollah and Hamas to be terrorist organizations, as does the United States.