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Queen’s speech: Politics live blog


4.30pm: Here’s an afternoon summary. • David Cameron has said that Lords reform will only happen if all the main parties work together and take a reponsible attitude towards the issue. Given that Labour is refusing to back reform unless there is a referendum and insisting that the Lords should be 100% elected (whereas Nick [...]

Tennessee teen: I was banned from prom over Confederate flag dress


“I just thought it was cool,” said Texanna Edwards of the confederate flag dress that got her banned from her senior prom. WMC-TV’s Janice Broach reports. MEMPHIS – A high school senior from West Tennessee says she was banned from attending her prom because her dress resembled a Confederate battle flag, WMC-TV in Memphis reported. [...]

Wonkbook: Vote for Romney. He loves America.


You know what, wonks? This campaign is going to be a bummer. Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney takes the stage at an election night rally in Manchester, N.H., April 24. (Jae C. Hong – AP) On Tuesday, Mitt Romney gave a speech billed as his big general-election pitch. It was a perfectly [...]

Peoria bishop compares Obama’s actions to Stalin, Hitler


“The [idea] that the rich are getting ever richer while everyone else suffers – was confirmed by a recent report from the Social Security Administration showing that while total employment and average wages remained stagnant, the number of people earning $1 million or more grew by 18% from 2009 to 2010. yet Republicans continue to [...]

Sergiy Stakhovsky Talks Tennis: Prize Money Issues, Federer-Nadal Rift, Slower … – Tennis


April 10th, 2012 Sergiy Stakhovsky Talks Tennis: Prize Money Issues, Federer-Nadal Rift, Slower Courts by Tom Gainey You may not have seen this interview with Sergiy Stakhovsky over the weekend – I had not, but I’m grateful for the link sent my way. Reading through the interview, which was translated from this original Ukrainian article, [...]