Thursday, 21 August 2008
OTTAWA -- As prospects for a fall election grow, a new survey indicates public satisfaction with the Harper government has deteriorated since last fall. The survey, conducted for the Privy Council Office, found Canadians are split in their judgment of the government's performance, with 34 per cent positive and 35 per cent negative. The rest are neutral. In the previous Harris/Decima survey in December 2007, 35 per cent expressed satisfaction with the government's performance, while 30 per cent gave it thumbs down. The survey also found that the economy has supplanted the environment as the...
photo: White House / Chris Greenberg
Oh, to be young and insured; Cost of new mandate to extend coverage remains in dispute
Insurance Newsnet
Insurance Newsnet
On the Beijing Beat: China's curtain-raiser in line to break the billion barrier
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph
Sports' governing bodies always claim ridiculously high TV ratings. Under scrutiny, they are laughable. As The Independent revealed instead of billions watching football's last...
The journey that was 'Jay'
Inquirer
Inquirer
work by a filmmaker from the Philippines screens in Venice. Francis's first film qualifies him to compete for the festival's Luigi de Laurentiis prize for best debut film, an honor...
Where's Obama's Passion?
Time Magazine
Time Magazine
A few days before barack obama was to announce his choice for Vice President, he was asked at a North Carolina town meeting what qualities he wanted in a running mate. He wandered...
Nothing Unique About It
Time Magazine
Time Magazine
The first time I ever used the term post-civil rights to describe the new generation of African-American politicians I was studying, the Rev. Joseph Lowery hollered at me. He...
Skin expert debuts his ZO line
Star Bulletin
Star Bulletin
By Nadine Kam Dr. Zein Obagi has been talking about skin for 35 years, so he's come up with a vivid summation of the effect of skin-care regimens on your skin: "Imagine your skin...
Many Penangites skipped live telecast of debate
The Star
The Star
GEORGE TOWN: While many Penangites were glued to their television sets for the debate on land issues between the current and former chief ministers, many others gave the live...
Avasant's Asia President, Dr. PK Mukherji, Delivers Speech at 7th Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference (ISSC'08) in Hyderabad, India
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
Task force OKs downtown TIF boundaries
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington Herald-Leader
A city task force on Wednesday approved boundaries for Lexington's first tax increment financing district, and endorsed several projects that might be funded with tax revenue...
No option save for an all-out war vs Islamic dictators
The Daily Tribune
The Daily Tribune
08/21/2008 Saying it is useless to negotiate with Islamic terrorists, a tag he appends to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, administration Sen. Juan Ponce-Enrile yesterday called...
