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...Britain, PM Gordon Brown rejected minimum pricing as unfair to the "responsible, sensible, majority of moderate drinkers." He also knows that, in the midst of a recession and with his poor ratings, making booze more expensive is political suicide. Brown's Thai counterpart Abhisit enjoys greater popularity among his people, but still cannot afford to anger them - not when his country's unemployment rate has (like Britain's) spiked sharply. But Abhisit needn't have worried. With Songkran fast approaching, the ban was scrapped - not because it was unfair to the responsible majority of Thai drinkers but because, like minimum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unhappy Hour | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...Band manager, Khalid Schroeder says Benaissa's arrest is the result of "a witch-hunt against Nadja. She is being prejudged. The investigation is still continuing and there are no hard facts yet. This is unfair. We want her to be released as soon as possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Germany, No Angels Star Faces HIV Charges | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...discussion among the committee members prior to the vote was brief. Simmons told the committee that she opposed the proposal because it had been introduced at an inappropriate time, not because she did not support the programs it would benefit. She also said that she thought it would be unfair to consider restoring funding for only these specific groups this late in the process. “To do it for one group means you should do it for all,” she said. “It is our job as guardians of the public till, as well...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Schools Approves Budget for Next Year | 4/15/2009 | See Source »

...whole process was such a sham, especially with the SCC leaking the link to their closest friends.” wrote John M. Mistovich ’09 in an e-mailed statement. “I’m glad they realized what happened Sunday night was wildly unfair and are redoing the process...

Author: By Margherita Pignatelli, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Red Sox Ticket Sale Goes Awry | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

...income, a separate income, raising my six children. And after that I had time to go out and engage in politics. The feminist movement is not about success for women. It is about treating women as victims and about telling women that you can't succeed because society is unfair to you, and I think that's a very unfortunate idea to put in the minds of young women because I believe women can do whatever they want. Feminists don't honor successful women. You never hear them talking about Margaret Thatcher. Take Condoleezza Rice. She's a remarkable, successful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Phyllis Schlafly at 84 | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

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