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Which is why, when Obama offered to "spell out exactly what that change would mean," he proceeded to outline an agenda as soothing as butter on bread. A tax cut for 95% of working families, but not a cent for lobbyists. Jobs for Americans. Energy independence in 10 years. Fuel-efficient cars that are easy to afford. Better insurance at lower cost. Who could possibly disagree...
...Twenty per cent of [our] last academy class was foreign-born," says the NYPD official. "Scotland Yard is pretty much still lily white. They have a different reputation within the population as a result." In Hackney, where about 20% of the population is black and there are large Asian and Turkish communities, only 11% of officers come from ethnic minorities. That's better than the Met as a whole, where minorities account for just 8.3% of police. But, says Dann, "we have independent advisers who are community representatives: Jewish, Turkish, black, faith, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...
...banned shops throughout the country from giving out free plastic bags and banned the production, sale and use of any plastic bags less than one-thousandth of an inch thick. Bhutan banned the bags on the grounds that they interfered with national happiness. Ireland has imposed a hefty 34-cent fee for each bag used. Both Uganda and Zanzibar have banned them, as have 30 villages in Alaska. Scores of countries have imposed or are considering similar measures...
...select phones, including the Nokia N95 smartphone, have Qik or Flixwagon capability, but both sites plan to expand their service to other models, including Apple's iPhone, in the coming months. Another similar site, Kyte.TV, has already partnered with the major music labels and artists like 50 Cent. Kyte has broader, slightly more commercial ambitions, enabling professional videos and photos to be broadcast alongside live cell-phone feeds...
...Twain declined to let his admirers organize a relief fund. He resolved to make enough money himself, writing and lecturing, to pay back every cent. "Honor is a harder master than the law," he said, sounding considerably more righteous than usual. But it was actually his wife, supported by Henry H. Rogers, an otherwise ruthless Standard Oil exec who had volunteered to manage Twain's money, who insisted he not take an easier...