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Still, if the incident left him feeling a little unloved, it provided a brief distraction from a roiling controversy. On Wednesday, Straw blocked publication of minutes of two Cabinet meetings held in 2003 at which ministers debated the legality of the Iraq war. At that time, Straw was Foreign Secretary. Now, as Justice Secretary, Straw explained his decision not to publish the minutes on the basis that privacy is an essential precondition for high-quality debate. "Cabinet is the pinnacle for the decision-making machinery of government" he told the House of Commons. "Confidentiality serves to promote thorough decision-making...
...politician traveling in Africa for a charity event when the loss of your wallet leaves you stranded without cash or credit cards. Who you gonna call? Would you mass-e-mail voters back home begging for a quick loan? Hundreds of constituents of British Cabinet minister Jack Straw found this message waiting for them. "I misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were kept. I would like you to assist me with a soft loan urgently with the sum of $3,000 US Dollars to settle my hotel bills...
...last time that Yosano and Ozawa played a match, Ozawa won. With the LDP reeling, it appears Ozawa now holds the political advantage as well - and this will affect whether the government is able to take more decisive action to combat the economic downturn. While Aso's Cabinet in December approved $811.9 billion in stimulus spending, little of that money has been put into action. Other measures are seen as piecemeal and ineffective, leading to the perception that Aso has failed to deliver the fiscal and monetary steroids Japan needs to avert a deep recession...
...those $545 Sigerson Morrison studded toe-ring sandals as reasonable? Bargain-hunting can be addictive regardless of the state of the Dow, and haggling is a low-risk, high-value contact sport. Trauma digs deep into habits, like my 85-year-old mother still calling her canned-goods cabinet "the bomb shelter." The children of the First Depression were saving string and preaching sacrifice long after the skies cleared. They came to be called the "greatest generation." As we learn to be decent stewards of our resources, who knows what might come of it? We have lived...
...White House spokesman Robert Gibbs ended the first chapter of the Obama presidency and launched the second. At the end of his morning staff meeting - where his team had gathered to discuss the handling of issues from the first fortnight, including Tom Daschle's unexpected failure to join the Cabinet because of tax-compliance problems - Gibbs reminded members of his team what they had come to Washington...