U.K. pension cut protests mobilize thousands.
Teachers and public sector workers go on strike for a day.”
“…While some British trade unions — such as those representing London subway drivers — have a reputation for frequent strikes, their public sector counterparts are traditionally moderate. There has not been a national strike by teachers since the 1980s, and for one of the unions, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Thursday was its first strike in its 127-year history.
Their leaders say they have no choice, saying their members worked many years for modest pay, on the promise of a solid pension, and accuse the government of reneging on that deal.
Helen Andrews of the National Union of Teachers told a rally in Manchester that teachers were being asked to “pay more, work longer, get less…”
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/06/30/uk-pension-protest.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/06/30/uk-pension-protest.html
Comment by mbridges on July 1, 2011 @ 8:32 am
Threat to polar bears is real, U.S. judge rules
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/06/30/polar-bears-us-court.html
Comment by mbridges on July 1, 2011 @ 8:39 am
China’s new 42-km sea-bridge is world’s largest
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/06/30/china-sea-bridge.html
Comment by mbridges on July 1, 2011 @ 8:40 am
Bilderberg 2011: The Rockefeller World Order and the “High Priests of Globalization
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25302
[8:10:26 PM] hutz: MSNBC senior political analyst Mark Halperin was suspended on Thursday by the cable network after he called President Obama “a dick” on a popular morning show and then quickly apologized.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58098.html#ixzz1QnkgOZMh
Comment by hutz the Vandalia Solution and World news click here on July 1, 2011 @ 7:34 am
Oops! Obama messes up his daughter’s age
President twice refers to Malia as 13 at press conference — but she’s 12
WASHINGTON — They grow up so fast. But not that fast, Mr. President.
In a news conference Wednesday, President Barack Obama twice referred to his oldest daughter, Malia, as being 13 years old.
Not quite. She’s 12.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43585752/ns/today-today_people/t/oops-obama-messes-his-daughters-age/?gt1=43001
Comment by hutz the Vandalia Solution and World news click here on July 1, 2011 @ 7:37 am
“As a guy who has traded my soul before, I will not trade it again. Never want anything too much. Never. It will destroy you. It all comes down to this: I learned the hard way who I was. We as a country now have a chance to learn who we are, what we’re capable of, what we truly believe before we’re forced to learn it the hard way. Now is time to be a part of the solution. Now is the time to stand up. Now is the time to explore before it gets too bad,” Glenn Beck said on his show’s finale.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/06/30/glenn_beck_says_bye_to_fox_news_i_am_leaving_my_soul.html
Comment by hutz the Vandalia Solution and World news click here on July 1, 2011 @ 7:39 am
U.S. recognizes Muslim Brotherhood
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58094.html#ixzz1QleCGMfH
Comment by mbridges on July 1, 2011 @ 7:48 am
Pakistan stops US from using drone base
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TeoOf8KsA
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