\\\\list of reasons for smoking ban

Back in 1950 in his essay on the British pub, George Orwell listed his reasons for visiting his favourite local. They included such things as a good fire burning; it must be quiet enough to talk; pub games only in the public bar; barmaid knows most ...

Leading article: Closing time - The Independent

McCain Speech React: I predicted McCain's would be a good speech. Wrong again. That makes two successful conventions ending with weak final acts. 1) McCain screwed up what was potentially the most effective part of the speech, where he blames his own ...

All About Him - Slate

What's up with the un-human-like gap between Harper's eyes? from Calgary, Canada writes: . I wonder if he'll bring up the fact that he got shot down on his first mission and sat out the rest of the war for 5 years as a POW. Many people do not know ...

'Change is coming,' McCain pledges - Globe and Mail

Volatility Stalker from Canada writes: The media has been so remarkably hostile to this woman who has a family that most Americans could relate to. They have inadvertently set the bar so low on expectations about her that she probably can shine by ...

Palin retaliates by touting experience - Globe and Mail

Local income tax (LIT) will leave a £750 million financial black hole in Scotland. Others have suggested it could be as high as £1.3 billion. 25 reasons ??? I noticed there were no quotes from pensioners or from 'hard working' families who will ...

25 reasons why Alex should drop local income tax - Scotsman

To begin with, it need be specified which bills are meant here. According to Article 104 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the President, the Chairman of the Government , the three basic courts (the Constitutional Court, the Supreme ...

The Brick’s Still There - Kommersant

You might be uneasy if a Google search of your name associated you with perverts. But that's not necessarily a bad thing for Queens City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., who is getting his name associated with such words in a good way. Today Vallone ...

September August July June May April March February January 2007 - Nypress.com

Forty-four years ago, an actor named Ronald Reagan gave a speech supporting Barry Goldwater and launching his own political career that was known ever after, by his ever increasing group of followers, simply as " The Speech ." If the McCain-Palin ...

How Palin Got Picked - Weekly Standard

Rick Klein, from ABC’s The Note , reports: Let’s say you don’t read The New York Times or The Washington Post (or The Note, for that matter). Let’s say you don’t follow the big political blogs and you’re not obsessed with every turn of ...

How Palin is Playing in the Supermarket Aisles - ABC News Blogs

WOW, go get ‘em Sarah Baracuda! It’s too bad that Tim Russert wasn’t there to share his perspectives following this speech. Comment by Riverwoodie - September 3, 2008 at 11:56 pm Sarah Palin was great! The left wing liberals on this blog and in ...