The powers that shouldn't be; five Washington insiders the next Democratic president shouldn't hire.
The Powers that Shouldn't Be Given he was garnering about 2 percent in national polls, it may have seemed a bit premature for former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt to have started naming possible cabinet appointments last July. During a Democratic candidates deate in Houston, Babbitt decided that for...

Ybhg. Dato' Hj. Mohamad Taha Bin Ariffin: 1943-2007.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On 25 November 2007, Sarawak lost a quiet-spoken, unassuming, yet powerful, citizen of integrity, Dato' Hj. Mohamad Taha Ariffin. His political and social standing in his home state of Sarawak is perhaps exemplified by Sarawak's Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife...

Prince Edward Island.
The Legislative Assembly opened for the Third Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly on November 16, 2005. It adjourned to the call of the Speaker on December 15, 2005, after 18 sitting days, and was recalled on March 30, 2006. Changes in the House Veteran...

New Constitution to secure the NHS for the future.
A DRAFT CONSTITUTION THAT enshrines the principles and values of the NHS for the future has been published for consultation by the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson. The first of its kind, the Constitution follows extensive discussions with staff, patients and the public over the...

Ethics board clears officer; Affidavits alleged wrongdoing.
Byline: Ellie Oleson OXFORD - The state Ethics Commission has found "no indication of any violation" by an Oxford police officer who was under investigation by the commission because of a complaint filed against him in December. The complaint against Police Sgt. Anthony P. Saad...

Tuttle will be director of Molly Bish Center.
PAXTON - Former state Rep. David H. Tuttle of Barre will take over Monday as director of the Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly at Anna Maria College. Mr. Tuttle has worked as director of the Southern New England Region of the...

Former town official now finance director; Turbitt has signed a four-year contract.
Byline: Donna Boynton MILLBURY - Former Finance Committee Chairman Brian E. Turbitt has signed a four-year contract with the town to serve as finance director, following the town manager's decision not to reappoint Mary Ann Harris to that post. Ms. Harris, of Enfield, Conn., had...

Billion-dollar bombshell hits; State plans broad cuts to balance budget.
Byline: John J. Monahan BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick yesterday laid out more than $1 billion worth of cuts to state spending and said he would use layoffs, attrition and job freezes to phase out up to 1,000 state jobs to bring state spending in line...

The road ahead; Economic climate demands meaningful state reforms.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION Even as Gov. Deval L. Patrick begins the task of bringing state spending into alignment with revenue in the current budget, the likelihood of an extended period of depressed state revenues means enactment of long-deferred reforms in the way government delivers core services...

Public sector workers to 'speak up' to MPs.
TEACHERS, HEALTH WORKERS, probation officers, social workers, civil servants, childcare workers and firefighters will be among public service workers representing the six million public sector workers in the UK coming to London in June to lobby MPs over the future of public services and to call for fair pay....