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NICK Clegg?s flagship £1.4bn growth fund has been condemned as an ?abject failure? after a spending watchdog found it should have created thousands more jobs.
Fri, 11 May 2012 00:45:18 -0700 -
Nick Clegg's flagship fund was an 'abject failure'
NICK Clegg?s flagship £1.4bn growth fund has been condemned as an ?abject failure? after a spending watchdog found it should have created thousands more jobs.
Fri, 11 May 2012 01:15:18 -0700 -
What abject failure in the smartphone market looks lik
This week's news involving Research in Motion and Nokia are sad, predictable and -- in one case -- unintentionally comical. read more
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:18:43 -0700 -
Roxas resign! DOTC chief hit for ?abject failure? at NAIA, CI
ANGELES CITY ? A Central Luzon-based advocacy group has called for the resignation of Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas, who was chided for his alleged ?abject failure? to deal with problems facing major airports in the country.
Thu, 10 May 2012 06:53:03 -0700 -
UPDATE 1-Aviva investors rebel over executive pa
* Chairman apologises for not reflecting investor views * Directors' performance "abject" - shareholder (Adds shareholder, chairman comments, detail) LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - British insurer ...
Thu, 03 May 2012 08:06:22 -0700 -
Philippines erect wall to obscure view of slums, abject povert
By: The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty. A makeshift, temporary wall has been erected across a bridge on a road from the airport to ...
Thu, 03 May 2012 21:59:18 -0700 -
Philippines erects wall to obscure view of slum
Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty.A makeshift, temporary wall has been erected across a bridge on a road from ...
Thu, 03 May 2012 02:11:55 -0700 -
Beautifully made 'Frozen River' reflects tough economic time
Nothing goes better in tough economic times than a movie about people living in such abject poverty that they turn to smuggling as a means of survival. I'm being facetious, of course, but 'Frozen River' does stand the chance of driving its viewers to depression, despite being a beautifully made and exceedingly well-acted drama.
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:38:01 -0700 -
Ingrid Arnesen: Despite Rape and Abject Poverty, Haiti's Women Hold the Power for Chang
The fight for women's rights has been a long struggle in Haiti. Until seven years ago, rape wasn't even punishable by law. It wasn't a crime until some very brave Haitian women won the battle in 2005.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:55:36 -0700 -
King of poverty-stricken Swaziland attacked over private je
King Mswati of Swaziland has obtained a multi-million-pound private jet despite the majority of his countrymen continuing to live in abject poverty.
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:39:09 -0700 -