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EU citizens’ initiative raises political and legal headaches
The EU has opened the door to direct democracy to the citizens of member states but are making sure there are enough limits in place not to let them get out of control. Time will tell if this becomes what it should be for the citizens or a tool for interest groups. clipped from euobserver.com…
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UK is now spelt C-H-I-N-A
The UK government is moving in leaps and bounds to becoming the most repressive state in Europe. Already they have the most comprehensive DNA database of citizens in the world (it has taken an EU court ruling to restrict the holding of innocent citizens DNA to 6 years) now they will be monitoring and storing…
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The Enemy Within
Yesterday a Major in the US army perpetrated the worse terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11, with 12 dead and 31 wounded. Some links about the event: * US Army major behind Fort Hood murders expressed sympathy for Islamic terrorists * About the killing in Texas and is the US Army broken? * Fort…
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Grading Obama
“After U.S. President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, Foreign Policy asked a group of experts to grade him on everything from North Korea to nukes. On the anniversary of his historic election, we’ve reprised the experiment — and found out that the White House isn’t doing so well.” – FP clipped from www.foreignpolicy.com…
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2010 Kawasaki Concours 14 First Ride
“But the big story this year are those touring improvements. Are they enough to vault the Concours ahead of its class? Well, the Kawasaki has certainly gained ground on its competition. At $14,599 in base form and $15,299 for the ABS/TC version we sampled, it delivers a lot for the pricetag (A comparably equipped BMW…
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Buell Back?
With any luck we may see a return of Buell, but if not a H-D company then I am not sure how soon we will see access to the new company. Hopefully a deal will be struck for distribution purposes…I can only hope. Details are provided below by visordown.com; clipped from www.visordown.com Buell linked to…
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Buell Blues
Well, here is a link to the official sign off from Buell motorcycles, in it they state that production will cease by October 30th but Buell motorcycle owners will continue to be looked after by Harley… Information about the Buell Motorcycle Company in East Troy, Wisconsin, including career opportunities, factory tours, and company news.Check it…
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Partner, father, pet parent (1 dog, 6 cats), & proud EU citizen. Sci-fi enthusiast and renaissance soul, often in Ireland’s midlands.
Past lives: soldier, sailor, lecturer (US politics), researcher (political violence), briefly deceased (2019).
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