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BIRTH ANNOUNCED. Of POLLY, a lamb, the first clone to carry a human gene in every cell of her body; in Edinburgh, Scotland...
...exploit any musical styles created by NEGRO REFIDENTS of the American States, including boogie-woogie, blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and difco. Reciprocally, the United Kingdom grants to the Negro refidents of the American states full access to and freedom to exploit musical styles created by the refidents of SCOTLAND, including reels, flings and dirges, in perpetuity...
...Hello. This is Al." It's Greenpeace annoyer-of- powerful-polluters Al Baker on a satellite phone. Last seen in 1995 kayaking in the South Pacific to heckle French nuclear testers, he's now calling from this British flyspeck, Rockall Island, 300 miles west of Scotland. Greenpeace last week declared Rockall the independent, though mostly virtual, nation of Waveland (Website: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk passports available) to stop oil exploration in the surrounding sea. The weather is good, says Baker, which means that waves are not as high as the 60-ft. height of Waveland, though that's not always the case...
...opposition to privatization and promising a less confrontational approach to business. He's also pledged not to raise income taxes for the next five years. Although he?s been sketchy on the details, he has promised a new minimum wage, health care reform, and referenda on the governance of Scotland and Wales. "Today, enough of talking," Blair said in victory celebrations on Friday. "It is time...
...known heartbreak and hardship. When Tony was only 11, his father, a law professor, suffered a serious stroke just as he was about to run for Parliament as a Conservative. With his father disabled, Blair received scholarship help to attend a tony prep school in Scotland. He did well enough there to pass the tough exams for Oxford in 1972, where he showed little interest in politics. He studied law, but is remembered most for his gyrating performances as bass guitarist and lead singer in a rock band called the Ugly Rumours. With his full mouth and toothy grin, Blair...