Today's surprise rejection of the treaty has been met with total arrogance by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown whom, according to reports, called French President Nicolas Sarkozy, "to assure him that British ratification would continue."

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Posted: 1:10:08 PM  

China's civil affairs ministry says nearly 1.3 million people have now fled their homes in the hardest hit regions as the bad weather continues.

Posted: 12:58:15 PM  

"This is a terrible deal," said Caroline Fredrickson of the American Civil Liberties Union. "It's just a quick way to dismiss the cases. They (phone companies) just have to show that the president told them to break the law."

Posted: 9:43:48 AM  

"Gordon Brown must now come to the Commons on Monday to make a statement on what the government will do next ..."

Open Europe, a pressure group, said it was worried that EU leaders would respond to the vote by implementing many of the proposals in the treaty using standard EU procedures, bypassing the need for a new treaty.

Posted: 9:40:15 AM  

Not long ago, it seemed like the worst was over. As the first quarter wound down, the credit crisis appeared to be easing, the housing market seemed like it might get some footing and Wall Street was growing confident that it had finally found a bottom after months of volatility.

No one expected oil would shoot up 30 percent in just three months.

It was predicted ...

Posted: 9:36:09 AM  

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Whether it's praise, love, criticism, money, time, power, punishment, space, sorrow, laughter, need, pain, or pleasure...

the more of it that you give, the more of it you will receive.

Posted: 9:33:50 AM  

The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa's second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were urged to cut back on showering and flushing to save the last of their unspoiled drinking water.

Posted: 9:32:29 AM