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Olympic legacy pledge 'cannot be met' The London Olympics will not be able to fulfil its promise of helping Britain's neediest young people, according to a report. The legacy pledge will come to be seen as a "highly effective sales pitch that was never fully realised", the Centre for Soci...

Donald Trump says he won't run for US president in 2012 Tycoon Donald Trump says he will not run for the US presidency in 2012, declaring he is not ready to leave the private sector. On Monday, he said he could win, but "business is my greatest passion". In recent months, the real estate ...

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Many Lib Dems will attribute the outcome to David Cameron who they say campaigned hard for a No vote despite agreeing not to take a leading role. As early as February the prime minister had no qualms about reminding people Nick Clegg had once called the alternative vote a "miserable little com...

I just found out that Gingrich divorced his first wife, whilst she was undergoing cancer treatment!

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Newt Gingrich announces 2012 White House run Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich has announced he will run for the presidency in 2012. Mr Gingrich, who left elected office in 1999, becomes the best known of what analysts consider a lacklustre field of declared Republican candidates. Other...

And like the Terminator when we all think it is dead, it is not. Sunday Sport set to return as David Sullivan closes in on deal Newspaper expected to return to newsstands on 8 May, but there's no reprieve for its sister title, the Daily Sport The Sunday Sport is expected to begin publishing again in...

AV referendum: Dividing the spoils of a bitter war A debate that was often about the complexity of electoral systems ended in the simplest of results. The No campaign won, overwhelmingly. The rush to attribute blame, or grab the credit for that result, begins here. Many Lib Dems will attribute the ...

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I'm glad the NDP has faired well. Do you think they'll press for electoral reform and what form would you like it to take?? On the bright side the NDP will now be seen as the viable alternate to the Conservatives and they're a governments mistake away from getting into power. I think the NDP will d...

I believe a "riding" over in Canada is the equivalent of what we here in Britain call a "constituency" (just a guess). I don't know what the American equivalent is, though - maybe it's a position like a Governor or Senator. I don't know for sure. Best regards, i_like_1981 [/colo...

AV poll indicates crushing defeat for yes campaign Guardian/ICM survey shows further slump in support for electoral change in major setback for Nick Clegg Voters look set to deal a crushing blow to Nick Clegg by rejecting the alternative vote by a two to one majority, an end of campaign Guardian/IC...

Thanks for the interesting info HugeFan. I was interested to find out that the election was caused by a Vote of No Confidence when the Conservatives were ahead in the polls. Looking at this election makes me think of the Strange Death of Liberal England and the rise of Labour. I'm actually shocked t...

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Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan, President Barack Obama has said. The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a ground operation outside Islamabad based on US intelligence, the first lead for which emerged last August. Mr Obama said after "a firefight", US f...