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March 11, 2010
10:35
CEOP Calls For All Social Networking Sites To Adopt The Button
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The UK's national centre for protecting children, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre today said that all social networking providers need to adopt a one click button for children to get immediate police help.
8:54
US State News: Why State Debates Don't Last Forever
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If the United States Senate followed the rules of the New Jersey General Assembly, it wouldn’t take 60 votes for Democrats to overcome a Republican filibuster. It would take 75, or three-quarters of the chamber, one of the highest such thresholds of any legislative body in the nation.
8:50
US Stateline : Smokers Beware As Government Raises Cigarette Tax To Generate More Revenue
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Sixteen states raised their cigarette taxes last year to generate more revenue, and the trend shows few signs of slowing down in 2010. Georgia, Kansas, South Carolina and Utah are among the states that could force smokers to pay more as they try to balance their budgets.
8:48
US Stateline : A Lost Decade For 12 States With Respect To Unemployment
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California has fewer people in its workforce today than it did in 1999. For Alabama and Indiana, 1993 is the last time the employment ranks were so thin. And for Michigan — unquestionably the nation’s hardest-hit state in terms of unemployment — 4.1 million people have jobs today. That’s the smallest total since August of 1987, when Ronald Reagan was president.
8:45
US Stateline:Taking The State Out Of State Colleges
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In Michigan, where many enterprises are struggling to survive, the renowned University of Michigan is in the midst of a construction boom and hiring spree. Michigan State University, on the other hand, plans to lay off faculty and cut programs, blaming state funding that is lower than it was a decade ago.
8:40
US Stateline: No Time To Pass The Bottle
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While running for governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell promised he would raise money by handing over the state-run liquor stores to private interests. Once elected, the pledge made its way into his state of the state address.
8:38
EU: Members Of The EC Are Responsible For Home Affairs
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Brussels, 11 March 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is an honour for me to be here with you today, at the sixth European Day for the victims of terrorism. It is a particular honour to welcome you, victims and families of the victims, and to be able to express my solidarity directly to you.
8:35
Vice-President Of The European Commission Responsible For Justice, Fundamental Rights And Citizenship
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Brussels, 11 March 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The 11th of March 2004 was a sad day for all Europeans. Six years later, we remember that dark day and pay homage to the victims of the Madrid bombings and their families. Hundreds of people who were innocently going to work, school or just going about their business became victims of a cowardly terrorist attack. Today we remember those victims as well as those of other terrorist attacks.
8:31
EC Raises Doubts Regarding Lithuania's Proposed Definition Of Access Network Markets
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The European Commission has informed the Lithuanian national telecoms authority, Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT), that it has serious doubts about its definition of the markets for access services used by alternative operators to connect final consumers to telecoms services like telephone and internet. RRT has defined two separate markets for access to copper and fibre networks close to the final customer, called the "last mile" or "local loop". RRT makes a distinction between unbundled copper loops and unbundled optical fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) loops.
8:28
EC Makes A €0.5 Billion Disbursement As Part Of The Balance Of Payments Support To Latvia
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The EU disbursed today the third instalment of a €3.1 billion Community loan to Latvia, which was agreed in January 2009 as part of a €7.5 billion multilateral financial assistance package. This follows a positive assessment by the Commission of the implementation by the authorities of the economic conditions attached to this disbursement.

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eGovMonitor - UK (10 unread)

CEOP Calls For All Social Networking Sites To Adopt The Button

US State News: Why State Debates Don't Last Forever

US Stateline : Smokers Beware As Government Raises Cigarette Tax To Generate More Revenue

US Stateline : A Lost Decade For 12 States With Respect To Unemployment

US Stateline:Taking The State Out Of State Colleges

US Stateline: No Time To Pass The Bottle

EU: Members Of The EC Are Responsible For Home Affairs

Vice-President Of The European Commission Responsible For Justice, Fundamental Rights And Citizenship

EC Raises Doubts Regarding Lithuania's Proposed Definition Of Access Network Markets

EC Makes A €0.5 Billion Disbursement As Part Of The Balance Of Payments Support To Latvia