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“Following the 1987 election he was moved again, this time becoming Secretary of State for Wales,”
“He finally stood down from Parliament at the 1992 election and was made a life peer.”
“The former government awarded nine schools in the county funds to ensure they are protected in future.”
“Assembly government ministers are meeting in Cardiff Bay to discuss how the Budget announced on Wednesday will affect public services in Wales.”
“wait until 2011”
“Chief Minister Le Sueur has held the position since 2008”
“planned £50m cuts”
“nine in favour of Deputy Southern's motion and 38 against”
“He is the highest ranking officer to be killed by militants in Kashmir in 2010”
“two decade-old insurgency against Indian rule”
“Only one Lib Dem MP, Bob Russell, has threatened to vote against the Budget”
“Ever since East Timor gained independence from Indonesia in 2002, the negotiations over these deposits, which are potentially worth tens of billions of dollars, have been fractious.”
“Mr Ramos Horta's five-day visit comes at a time when relations between the two neighbours are tense.”
“in a country where 50% of the population gets by on just $1 (£0.70) a day”
“George Osborne has unveiled the biggest package of tax increases and spending cuts in a generation, in what he described as an "unavoidable Budget" aimed at tackling Britain's record debts.”
“"We are slashing too fast and I am not happy about [the ratio of] tax rises to spending cuts," he told the BBC.”
“"This VAT rise is a tax on the poor to absolve the sins of the rich."”
“"I think everybody's disappointed that VAT has become a necessary part of this package," she said.”
“"It isn't nice to have cuts. It isn't easy. But there are times when one has to do it when one has a debt. I think it is the same nationally," she told the BBC.”
“"County Hall here in Morpeth employs a lot of people; we are the biggest employer in Northumberland. So the mood is not good but it is not unexpected," he said.”
“Well maybe they are for some, but it is hardly a criticism you can make when you have £44bn of cuts in your own fiscal plans. To be clear, Labour do not have a leg to stand on when they criticise the first £44bn of cuts.”
“Chancellor George Osborne told members of parliament that the coalition government would seek a balance of 77% in spending cuts and 23% in tax increases”
“Last year 30.5% of people working in Wales were employed in the public sector”
“areas such as Swansea (38.2%), Ceredigion (35.5%), and Blaenau Gwent (34.2%)”
“Ministers will gather in Cardiff Bay for a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning”
“Plans to construct a 30-turbine wind farm in Caithness have been opposed by a group of councillors.”
“Other wind farms are within a 21-mile radius of the proposed site.”
“Nineteen other wind projects lie within a 21-mile (35km) radius of the proposed site.”
“Highlands and Islands Airports (HIA) said it would need six months to make the alterations before any turbine construction at the site.”
“BA cabin crew have been on strike for 22 days this year”
“Unite said that it was giving BA until 29 June to 'demonstrate that it is willing to negotiate a solution to the fresh issues between the parties - or will ballot its members for strike action'.”
“Unite said the new issues under dispute were threefold: BA's use of other employees to cover as cabin crew; the removal of travel perks from crew who went on strike; and 'vindictive, disproportionate and unnecessary disciplinary action' ta…”
“Education spending in England could be cut by as much as 25% over the next four years, the Chancellor has said.”
“Currently lone parents do not have to start looking for work until their youngest child reaches the age of 10.”
“The former Labour government had planned to reduce that age limit to seven this October.”
“Currently, out-of-work parents have to apply for Jobseeker's Allowance once their youngest reaches age 10.”
“The Chancellor said all departments would be hit by an average spending cuts of 25%, but that not all departments would experience the same rate of reduction.”
“The detailed settlements would be set out in the comprehensive spending review in October.”
“Despite all the pre and post-election rhetoric, schools and education are not protected from the swingeing 25% cut in departmental budgets over the next four years.”
“The 41-year-old”
“who resigned last week”
“since 2003”
“in December”
“in 2009”
“four-party”
“15 years”
“115 votes to 56, with 24 people absent or abstaining”
“Finland's second female prime minister”
“Sir Reg Empey announced he would be standing down in the autumn following a disappointing election during which the party failed to win a single seat.”
“Speaking at the Stormont on Tuesday, Mr Elliott said that politics had changed over the last 20 years and 'obviously unionism has changed with that'.”
“Sir Reg succeeded David Trimble as party leader in June 2005 following a disastrous general election which saw the party going from having 10 MPs in 1997 to just one.”
“The Iranian government has previously said it would start reducing food and fuel subsidies later this year, in a move critics fear could fuel inflation and spark protests.”
“The government says Iranians in lower income brackets will receive cash payments to help them cope when the cost of items such as bread and gasoline increase as a result of the gradual removal of the subsidies over a five-year period.”
“Mr Scott, who won most support in the first round of primary voting earlier this month, is one of more than 30 African-American candidates running for the Republican Party as it tries to shake off its image as an almost exclusively white p…”
“The other, Tim Scott, is a charismatic black state legislator from Charleston who, if elected, would be the first black Republican in Congress for almost a decade and the first from his state in more than a century.”
“Voters go the polls in South Carolina on Tuesday in a run-off to decide between two Republicans vying for a seat in Congress in November's mid-term elections.”
“Paul Thurmond is the son of the state's legendary congressman, senator, presidential candidate and one-time segregationist Strom Thurmond.”
“"We already got one raghead in the White House," state Senator Jake Knotts told an online political talk show. "We don't need a raghead in the governor's mansion."”
“"We need more like Tim Scott, who has taken years to build that credibility and rapport with the voting population," says Glenn McCall, himself an African-American who represents South Carolina on the Republican Party's National Committee.”
“"The writing on the wall is that the Republican Party will not survive into the future as a lily-white party," says Marvin Rogers, a black author and Republican activist.”
“Mr Scott, who won most support in the first round of primary voting earlier this month, is one of more than 30 African-American candidates...”
“The other, Tim Scott, is a charismatic black state legislator from Charleston...”
“If Mr Scott wins, he's almost guaranteed a seat in Congress for the heavily Republican 1st District.”
“"The writing on the wall is that the Republican Party will not survive into the future as a lily-white party," says Marvin Rogers, a black author and Republican activist. "Conservative Republicans need to go into these communities and show…”
“Four candidates for the role were shortlisted and then interviewed by a panel that included three members of the assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC).”
“Ms Body took up her role in February to fill in for Mr Colman.”
“she had mistakenly stayed in another meeting until 1033 BST, three minutes after she should have been addressing MLA's.”
“She also failed to supply MLAs with a copy of her statement half an hour before she was due to deliver it as she is required to under standing orders.”
“Mr Storey received a copy at 1020 BST.”
“National spending cuts scraped through parliament last month by just one vote, leaving the government looking weak and isolated.”
“SNP member Donald Moffat said councillors should lead by example and has tabled a motion to scrap the lunches to cut costs by £7,000-a-year.”
“Mr Moffat has also urged the authority to dispense with its "coffee hub" to save more than £4,300.”
“48-hour strike remains on.”
“we only employ 30.”
“47 voted for a strike.”
“72-hour action”
“Racism has no place in our society and racist attacks are disgraceful.”
“Entry to Wales' museums has been free since 2001”
“Last week, in ultra-orthodox Jewish neighbourhoods of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, more than 100,000 devoutly religious men took to the streets in protest”
“Last month, the Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition announced plans to cut over £6bn of total spending in this financial year - with a demand for net cuts worth over £162m from the Welsh Assembly Government's budget for 2009/10.”
“Melanie Brook, chairman of the Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn parent teacher association (PTA), is organising the protest, and she said parents were furious at Conwy council's bid to shut the school as part of its primary schools review.”
“He said: "I'm really pleased the local authority has listened to parents. Two-form entry is a big improvement on the original proposals."”
“In Wales, where last year 30.5% of workers were employed by the public sector”
“cuts of 20-30% are anticipated”
“A quarter of the Welsh workforce are in the public sector”
“they would cost 50,000 jobs in Wales”
“Stormont Finance Minister Sammy Wilson told the Commons on Tuesday it would be 'very difficult' but Mr Osborne's Budget announcement meant there could at least now be some certainty.”
“To ensure that Northern Ireland emerges from this difficult period in a stronger position the Ulster Unionist Party is calling on the Executive to make three significant changes: revise the Programme for Government; set out a framework for…”
“nearly three-quarters of voters”
“two-thirds think cuts will hurt the poor the most - with only 29% agreeing with the government's claim that the pain will be shared.”
“one ship was preparing to leave Lebanon”
“The Turkish ship Mavi Marmara had been part of a six-ship flotilla trying to bring aid to the Gaza strip when Israeli commandos boarded it on 31 May.”
“Mr Osborne also announced a White Paper on tackling Britain's regional economic differences and committed to looking at fuel duties.”
“The first duty of the coalition government is to be responsible and take urgent action needed to tackle the record budget deficit this government has inherited.”
“Mr Waheed had been electricity minister since Nouri Maliki became prime minister in 2006.”
“The GMB union had previously called on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) enter talks to examine whether it could be rescued.”
“The department said it was a matter for KPMG.”
“A more stringent implementation of rules and procedures is essential. The [European] Commission should have greater responsibility by making proposals which can only be modified with unanimity in the [European] Council, rather than mere re…”
“Mr Trichet also called for 'quasi-automatic' sanctions to be applied earlier and to be 'broader in scope' for those countries that break the rules”
“A council spokesman said the decision to reduce subsidies was taken at a full council meeting in February.”
