Swraj Paul defends claiming 110,000 pounds in parliamentary expensesOctober 4th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin industrialist Swraj Paul said Sunday he had done nothing wrong after a newspaper disclosed he had claimed 110,000 pounds in expenses as a member of Britain's upper chamber of parliament. The Sunday Times said steel tycoon Paul had claimed the money despite being one of the wealthiest members of the House of Lords and owning a residential property with 25 luxury flats close to the houses of parliament in London.
Books-A-Million 2nd-qtr earnings soar on lower interest expenses, despite lower salesAugust 21st, 2009 Books-A-Million 2Q earnings doubleBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Retailer Books-A-Million Inc.
Iranian parliament holds ceremony to swear in Ahmadinejad for 2nd terms as presidentAugust 5th, 2009 Iran's parliament holds Ahmadinejad inaugurationTEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian parliament is inaugurating Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani opened the ceremony, after a cleric recited verses from the Quran.
Merkel to snub Ahmadinejad on inaugurationAugust 3rd, 2009 BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not send a customary letter of congratulation to re-elected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his inauguration due this Wednesday, a government spokesman said in Berlin. Merkel's spokesman Klaus Vater said at a press conference in Berlin Monday that "in view of his controversial re-election, the Chancellor won't be congratulating" Ahmadinejad.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical 2nd-quarter earnings decline as expenses riseJuly 30th, 2009 BioMarin Pharmaceutical 2Q profit declinesNOVATO, Calif. — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., which develops biopharmaceuticals for diseases, said Thursday it posted a lower second-quarter profit as operating expenses jumped around 32 percent during the period.
Jackson memorial drew nearly 31 million viewers in United StatesJuly 8th, 2009 Nielsen: 30.9 million watched Jackson memorialNEW YORK — Just under 31 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television. Nielsen Media Research says that's a smaller audience than for Princess Diana's funeral or President Barack Obama's inauguration — but it's still impressive in today's TV world.
Rescued on eve of Inauguration Day, sea turtle named for Obama gets liberty on Fourth of JulyJuly 4th, 2009 Turtle named for Obama freed on Independence DayKEY WEST, Fla. — A sea turtle named after President Barack Obama that was rescued just before Inauguration Day has been set free on Independence Day.
Schwarzenegger looks to deport thousands of immigrant inmates to save the state moneyJune 19th, 2009 Calif. looks to immigrant inmates to save costsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — With California slipping into a financial sinkhole, Gov.
Lawmaker promises tough new rules after furor over British politicians' expensesMay 10th, 2009 UK politicians face curb on expenses after scandalLONDON — A senior British lawmaker says Parliament will set up an independent body to oversee legislators' expenses following a series of damaging revelations. The Telegraph newspaper has been publishing leaked details of expense claims by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other politicians.
Souvenir sales raised $2 million for Obama inauguration festivitiesApril 22nd, 2009 Obama souvenirs reaped $2 million for inaugurationWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's inauguration fundraisers had no problem capitalizing on a hot market for keepsakes. Their sales of Obama souvenirs reaped $2 million, boosting the inaugural committee's money total to about $55 million.
Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurationsJanuary 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - As Barack Obama Tuesday became America's first African-American president in a line of 44 US chief executives, inauguration watchers offered firsts and facts about ceremonies over the last two centuries. Obama's inauguration was the 56th formal one.
400 disadvantaged Americans watch Obama inaugurationJanuary 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Some 400 disadvantaged Americans watched the inauguration of Barack Obama as US president, courtesy a black millionaire who arranged for their all-expense-paid trip to Washington. They included disabled war veterans, the terminally ill and victims of hurricanes from 23 states across the US.
'Obama crowd the biggest in Washington'January 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The sea of humanity that swept Washington DC Tuesday for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th US president may have been the largest gathering in the American capital so far. Early estimates of the crowd that included many foreigners who had travelled specially for the occasion ranged from upward of a million to around two million.
US president's inauguration speech not a legal requirementJanuary 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Since George Washington's first inauguration in 1789, every president has delivered an inauguration speech, although it is not a legal requirement. Washington's second inaugural address is the shortest on record, with 135 words.
Bhagat Singh's centenary: Punjab spends Rs.3 crore in a dayJanuary 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A day-long function organised last year by the Punjab government to mark the birth centenary of one of India's best known freedom martyr, Bhagat Singh, cost the taxpayers a whopping Rs.30 million (Rs.3 crore), a Right to Information (RTI) Act query has revealed. The main function was organised at the martyr's village, Khatkar Kalan, 80 km from here near Nawanshahr town, Sep 27, 2008.
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