| Beatty quits, says she regrets 'devastation' caused by scandal
Christine Beatty, 37, resigned her post as chief of staff to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick this morning, saying the text-message scandal engulfing the administration has left her unable to do her job effectively. Kilpatrick's office had no comment on Beatty's resignation, and the mayor still has not been seen in public today.
Beatty resigned five days after the Free Press reported in an exclusive investigation that she and the mayor had lied under oath in a whistleblower's suit against the city. Text messages exchanged by the two and obtained by the Free Press contradict what they said on the witness stand about their relationship and about their decision to fire a police officer who was investigating possible wrongdoing by the mayor's staff.
In her letter of resignation, submitted to the city this morning, Beatty said, "I've served the administration and Detroit citizens with diligence, strength and perseverence and I hope that my efforts will one day show through above all else.
England ‘has become poor relation’ in health care
As 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of the NHS, Michael Summers, vice-chairman of the Patients Association, a UK-wide charity aimed at helping people share their experiences of healthcare, said: "We should follow best practice ... which they have discovered in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. "They have all said that people should have free prescriptions and that we should look after our elderly people. England, for some reason, seems to have been the poor relation." .
Obama, Huckabee win Iowa caucuses
The poor showing of Democratic Senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd prompted them to abandon their presidential bids. Huckabee, who came from behind in recent weeks with support from evangelical Christians, had been in a tight race with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. He was winning with 34 per cent support, compared with 25 per cent for Romney. Former senator Fred Thompson and Senator John McCain battled for third place. "A new day is needed in American politics, just like a new day is needed in American government," Huckabee told his supporters. "It starts here but it doesn't end here. It goes all the way through the other states and ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue." Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee won Iowa's Republican caucuses despite being seriously outspent by competitor and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.(Mandi Wright /Detroit Free Press/Associated Press) Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor considered at one time the national front-runner but who has seen his support slip, trailed in sixth place, having effectively bypassed Iowa to concentrate his resources on big states like Florida.
Creating an Intersection for Politics and Science
Lawrence Krauss, a Case Western Reserve University physicist, writing in a Wall Street Journal commentary If the mandate from Iowa is change, Barack Obama is courting it with his call for a national chief technology officer and a science and technology policy that delights Silicon Valley. The Illinois senator and Iowa Democratic caucus winner even went out to visit Google a couple of months ago, hyping his Internet "net neutral" policies that would keep the Web a freeway. His nine-page technology manifesto also advocates targeted visa changes and educational reforms designed to keep high-tech jobs in the United States. It's by far the most detailed tech policy on the campaign trail to date - and could mark the coming of age of science in the presidential campaign.
Banned: ice slides in the school playground
Place your foot on the snow and begin rubbing it to compress it and make the surface slippery. Continue to do this - with your pals - along the whole length of the slide until you have a shiny and slippery surface. For maximum speed, try coming down on a tin tray, rather than on shoes, but a plastic bag will do too. Before leaving your slide for the night, cover it with as much cold water as possible. This should freeze overnight to produce even better results. Crisp bags or cups are ideal for carrying water, which should be poured thinly along the length of the slide rather than on one spot - you don't want to melt the ice you already have. Water thus applied will leave you with a glistening, super-slippery slide the following day. .
Montgomery Tax Filers To Get Free Help Claiming Tax Credits
Free tax help is available at the following location for those whose 2007 income was under $40,000 or who file a fairly simple tax return. Lilly Baptist Church
820 Hill Street
Montgomery, AL 36108
Kickoff: Saturday, February 2, 2008 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Weekly Hours: Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please call (334) 269-2592 for an appointment. People should come to the site prepared with the following items: -Proof of identification
-Social Security Cards (or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, ITIN) for you, your spouse and dependents and/or a Social Security Number verification letter issued by the Social Security Administration.
-Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents on the tax return
-Current year's tax package if you received one
-Wage and earning statement(s) Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, from all employers
-Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099)
-A copy of last year's Federal and State returns if available
-Bank Routing Numbers and Account Numbers for Direct Deposit
-Total paid for day care provider and the day care provider's tax identifying number (the provider's Social Security Number or the provider's business Employer Identification Number)-Information for other income
-Information for deductions/credits
-To file taxes electronically on a married filing joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms.
Forces kept Ottawa in the dark on halting detainee transfers
This is a curious development.
The argument that the CPC were aware of this is spurious.
For surely in matters of the military the entire House must be made aware of developments, not just the governing party.
If the CPC were aware so were the LPC, the BLOC and the NDP.
A military that is autonomous outside of ther House is a non-partisan issue.
It must be in certain situations, no doubt.
But human rights issues are fundamental to what make us Canadian and why we are free.
I am reassured the military had the cognizance to respect human rights.
I am disconcerted by either that the House was unaware or only the governing party is privy to these matters.
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GOOD FRIENDS: Looking forward to the game. Picture:Martin Shields
There have been great Scottish games that I have watched over the whole of my life, but this is going to be one of the greatest." Alex Salmond, the First Minister, will be at the game in Glasgow today. He said: "This team is quite exceptional, and has already done Scotland proud."
Free buses to Hampden
Readers of The Herald are getting the chance to travel free to Hampden Park for the Scotland v Italy match. A fleet of double-decker buses will be leaving from Glasgow city centre to take readers to the match tomorrow afternoon. All you have to do is buy a copy of The Herald, with several vendors selling copies near the departure point, and you can get on board the non-stop FirstBus service. The buses will be leaving from Cochrane Street just off George Square, near the City Chambers, and just 100 yards from Queen Street station.
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