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Response: Civil servants do not get a better deal than MPs

So, David Blunkett is mystified about "the most bizarre result of Sir Christopher's recommendation" (Kelly simply doesn't get it, 5 November). I suppose if you accept that some or all of what he claims is true, one might well be mystified. Blunkett ...

From JOHN PARSONS, Guardian Unlimited,  9 Nov 2009

Obama views opportunity to reshape U.S. image abroad

A visitor to Rome's Museo delle cere, or wax museum, smiles at a statue of President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday. Obama told the Chicago Tribune he would try to "reboot America's image" abroad. (Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty Images ) CHICAGO — Barack ...

From CHRISTI PARSONS, JOHN MCCORMICK AND PETER NICHOLAS, Denver Post,  10 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  North American Free Trade Agreement,  Eric Holder,  Marc Rich,  U.S. Senate

Obama making first moves

came in a steady trickle — some before they were, according to sources, strictly true. Clinton's chief of staff, and Pete Rouse, a longtime chief of staff to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle who also has run offices on Capitol Hill for Obama ...

From JOHN MCCORMICK, MIKE DORNING AND CHRISTI PARSONS, Denver Post,  6 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Rahm Emanuel,  White House,  Chicago White Sox,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

Obama clinches nomination

Clinton winning South Dakota — and a flood of superdelegates flocked to his camp, Obama secured the number needed to lock up the nomination and declared to a sea of cheering supporters that their belief in his message of change had triumphed. ST. PAUL, ...

From CHRISTI PARSONS AND JOHN MCCORMICK, Contra Costa Times,  4 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  John McCain,  U.S. Republican Party,  White House

Student testifies in burglary hearing

An Ohio University student who helped capture a burglary suspect testified in municipal court Friday. Robert Moyer, of 20 N. Congress St., said that he saw Matthew Linden, 29, leave the home May 15 carrying a laptop computer in a bag that belonged to ...

From JOHN PARSONS, The Ohio University Post,  27 May 2008
Related Topics: State Street

Some Athens officials concur with Strickland, call for Dann to resign

Several Athens officials agree with Gov. Ted Strickland that Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann should resign following allegations of sexual harassment and cronyism. An internal investigation found evidence of Dann’s extramarital affair with a scheduler ...

From JOHN PARSONS, The Ohio University Post,  9 May 2008
Related Topics: Joy Padgett,  Marc Dann,  Ted Strickland,  Sherrod Brown,  U.S. Democratic Party

Concealed carry rep speaks on gun laws

Stephen Feltoon spoke in Walter Hall yesterday as part of the national protest of concealed carry laws on college campuses.  He was invited by OU’s Second Amendment Club and discussed issues in light of recent campus shootings. A representative from ...

From JOHN PARSONS, The Ohio University Post,  25 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Virginia Tech,  Facebook Inc.

Unpaid bills could hinder Palmer Place fall move-in

More than 250 tenants might not be able to move into their apartments in late August if Palmer Place and the city can’t resolve a dispute over water and sewer fees. Palmer Place of Athens filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Service-Safety Director ...

From JOHN PARSONS, The Ohio University Post,  22 Apr 2008

Diverse volunteers turn out for Beautification Day

Max Laird (left) oversees the flocks of Ohio University students coming to the Athens Beautification Day Saturday. About 250 student volunteers came to clean windows, sweep the streets and pick up cigarette butts. About 250 students and Athens ...

From JOHN PARSONS, The Ohio University Post,  21 Apr 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Senate

Resident claims Gwinn’s election violated bylaws

An Athens resident filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Athens County Democratic Party chairwoman, alleging that her re-election violated party bylaws. Cindy Johnson is seeking a court order to declare the election invalid and to order another election, ...

From JOHN PARSONS, The Ohio University Post,  14 Apr 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

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