Bush strikes a stance for history
THE US President, George Bush, has asked Congress to quickly pass
his $US150 billion ($169 billion) economic stimulus package and to
make his controversial tax cuts - due to expire in three years -
permanent as he delivered his last State of the Union address.
Do not mention the legacy
Analysis: GEORGE BUSH did not say whether he remained relevant, as his predecessor, Bill Clinton, was once forced to insist.
Troops out by midyear but more aid: Smith
THE Government has agreed to increase the number of civilian aid
workers and other professionals to help with reconstruction in Iraq
and Afghanistan, a move Australia hopes will demonstrate its
commitment to the coalition effort as it withdraws its combat
troops.
McCain courts the grey vote as Giuliani's hopes fade fast
JOHN McCAIN was hoping to win the knife-edge Florida primary with help from a group he once mocked: residents of retirement communities.
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Hamas, Fatah argue over border control
WHILE Hamas militants co-operate with Egyptian police to regulate Gaza's breached southern border, their political masters are increasingly at odds over who will control the crossing in future.
Britain plugs in 1000 bugs each day
BRITAIN is in danger of becoming a "surveillance state" as authorities including councils instigate bugging operations against 1000 people a day.
Helicopters dive-bomb armed mob
TWO Kenyan military helicopters fired above armed crowds terrorising refugees in the lakeside city of Naivasha yesterday as the violence threatened to spiral out of control.
Defeat the kleptocrats and their cronies, corruption fighters urge
WESTERN developed nations have been urged to do more to assist in the recovery of an estimated $25 billion to $50 billion stolen from developing countries each year and hidden abroad.
Russia has it wrong: Gorbachev
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has criticised Russia's electoral process and called for extensive reforms to a system that has secured power for the President, Vladimir Putin, and the Kremlin's inner circle.
