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Austerity (budget cuts) and social unrest 

Austerity (budget cuts) and social unrest

August 9, 2011
Mark Blyth says that austerity, driven by class politics, usually ends badly. Louise Cooper sees a connection between austerity and the UK riots.
Dick Cheney: A record of recklessness 

Dick Cheney: A record of recklessness

February 14, 2010
When Dick Cheney sounds off on safety and security, someone should ask him about Tora Bora or the liquid bomb plot.
UK transplant patients given smokers' lungs 

UK transplant patients given smokers' lungs

October 12, 2009
UK Transplant patients may receive the lungs of smokers, due to a shortage of lung donors.
Metal detector finds gold treasure buried in Staffordshire, England 

Metal detector finds gold treasure buried in Staffordshire, England

September 24, 2009
Terry Herbert’s metal detector found gold treasure from Anglo-Saxon days in a field in Staffordshire, England.