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Today in HistoryToday is Friday, May 11, the 131st day of 2007. There are 234 days left in the year.
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In 1502, Christopher Columbus left Cadiz, Spain, on his fourth and final trip to the Western Hemisphere.
In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant arriv...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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Auditor General Larry Dennis’ annual salvo on Government’s financial management came out last week, and as Bermuda has come to expect, the annual report was full of criticisms.
The major point in the report, as it was last year, is that some $500 mil...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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How to separate the truth
April 27, 2007
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“There are three species of mendacity, each worse than the one before — lies, damned lies, and statistics.” — Disraeli. In the days of phrenology, (male) scientists used skull measurements to prove t...
DATE: May 10, 2007
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers
Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, on the French electionFrench voters have chosen a tough go-getter for their new president. Former Inter...
DATE: May 10, 2007
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Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, May 10, the 130th day of 2007. There are 235 days left in the year.
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In 1940, Winston Churchill took over as British prime minister following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. Germany invaded Luxem...
DATE: May 10, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) — As Britain’s longest-serving Chancellor of the Exchequer in 200 years, Gordon Brown will hope he does not become one of its most transient prime ministers.Last week’s local elections underlined the challenge facing the 56-year-old ...
DATE: May 10, 2007
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BOSTON I don’t need to give the “D.C. Madam” a whole lot more attention. After all, editorial pages don’t have sweeps weeks. And the client lists she’s dropping into the media maw may have as many flaws as the beauty advice she gave her workers to u...
DATE: May 10, 2007
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Take care of the children
May 1, 2007
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I am writing with reference to the recent talks concerning our children not having breakfast or lunch for school. We must recognise that there are some kids who don’t have the same privileges as others....
DATE: May 09, 2007
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Today in HistoryToday is Wednesday, May 9, the 129th day of 2007. There are 236 days left in the year.
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In 1927, Canberra replaced Melbourne as the capital of Australia.
In 1936, Italy annexed Ethiopia.
In 1945, Field Marshal Keitel signe...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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Once again, the controversial question of whether gambling should be legalised in Bermuda has reared its head.
This is one of those issues that never seems to go away, whether it concerns casinos, gaming machines, shipboard gambling or, in this case,...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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