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The Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill Controversy in a Minute
The story of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill controversy is the focus of a new film, Confirmation, premiering Saturday on HBO. On July 1, 1991 President George H.W. Bush nominated Thomas to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. Thomas seemed well on his way to being confirmed by the Senate until Hill's allegations of sexual...
How much money do star-deputies earn?
The leader among workers of culture and sports became Iosif Kobzon. Last year, the singer earned almost 100 million rubles. The State Duma website published details of declarations on incomes of parliamentarians. The most successful celebrity engaged in politics, became Iosif Kobzon. Last year, the singer earned 99,129,000...
Bernie Sanders calls for a ‘moral economy’ at the Vatican
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has carried his populist message of economic inequality to the Vatican. Visiting to speak at an economy and social justice conference, he emphasised "the common good". There are no plans for him to meet personally with Pope Francis. "I'm so excited and proud to...
‘I want my country back’ Woman on Question Time in impassioned plea for Brexit
AN AUDIENCE member on the BBC’s Question Time seemed to sum-up the feelings of grassroots voters when she declared she wanted “Britain to be Britain”. The unnamed woman was speaking following a debate about whether Britain would be better being part of the European Union (EU) or whether it would be more...
Shock map shows Schengen FAILURE as army tanks scramble to migrant borders
THIS map shows how the Schengen is falling to pieces as Austria and Switzerland seal themselves off from Europe in an attempt to avoid the migrant crisis. Austria has hammered the latest nail in the coffin to the ailing ‘free movement’ Schengen by installing huge fences at four border crossings as well as border...
Four things we learned from the Democratic debate
It was the first Democratic debate in more than a month, and it comes on the eve of a New York primary that could either cement Hillary Clinton's lead or give the Bernie Sanders campaign a new, fighting chance at the nomination. In other words, there was a lot on the line when the two candidates took the stage in Brooklyn...
£1 billion bill as Edinburgh schools remain closed
THE local authority at the centre of Scotland's unsafe schools scandal still owes more than £1bn under the controversial construction contracts. City of Edinburgh Council has refused to pay the latest private finance initiative (PFI) charges for the 17 schools shut down last Friday because of safety fears. As more...
EU Big Five launch tax crackdown
The five largest economies in the European Union have agreed to share information on secret owners of businesses and trusts. It is a concerted attempt to show their leaders are responding to public concern over the Panama Papers leak. The UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain have agreed to the data exchange. Treasury officials...
North Korea missile test fails, says South
North Korea conducted a missile test off its east coast on Friday morning, but the launch appears to have failed, say US and South Korean officials. The rocket has not yet been identified but is suspected to have been a previously untested "Musudan" medium-range ballistic missile. The launch coincided with the...
US Election 2016: Clinton and Sanders raise the volume in feisty debate
Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ratcheted up their attacks in a bruising, final debate before next Tuesday's New York primary. The Democratic race has turned increasingly negative in recent days as the candidates traded barbs about their qualifications for the presidency. They also clashed on Wall...
Colorado voting debacle tanks Cruz’s national poll numbers
According to a new national poll, the Colorado voting debacle left a bad taste for Cruz's support. pic.twitter.com/Y6qpFfuadC — Trump 2016 (@teampreztrump) 14 апреля 2016...
New Pennsylvania Poll!
Trump beats Cruz in PA. THANK YOU PENNSYLVANIA!!#Trump2016 #TrumpTrain #PAPrimary pic.twitter.com/KElollq9Y7 — Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) 14 апреля 2016...
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