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Blogsfixing politics .....In 458 BC, with Rome facing imminent defeat by the combined forces of the Aequi and the Sabines, the Senate declared Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus dictator of the city for six months. The retired statesman, an aristocrat of reduced means, drove off Rome’s enemies. Fifteen days after being appointed, he resigned his dictatorship and returned to his humble family farm.
the price of freedom .....
panic in lalaland (a mere "staffer")
the moral bankruptcy of the abbott team... under its captain lunatic...
no gossip joe...
Today Mr Hockey said the Coalition risked repeating the mistakes made by the Labor caucus under the previous government.
the age of titlement .....
tony takes the lead on domestic violence ....from politicoz ….
in saudi arabia the punishment for adultery is to be stoned to death .....
ultimatum, using big words, nasty sticks and BLACKMAIL...The impasse has caused great uncertainty for students who have just received university offers for 2015. While their fees are locked in for the current year, students will not know the fee scale for following years of their degrees. So far, only two universities have released fee estimates in the event the legislation passes the Senate.
the amazing tony and his contortionistic skills.... Speaking to reporters in Melbourne, Mr Abbott said he stood by the decision but accepted that some people disagreed with the appointment. "I accept it's been a contentious decision, I absolutely accept that. I absolutely respect people's rights to disagree with my call on this," he said.
disappointing result
US technology giant Apple has reported the biggest quarterly profit ever made by a public company.
the australian electronic graffiti artists could not beat the traditional master against the wall...
there goes the knighhood ....In his new book titled "Dangerous Allies," Malcolm Fraser, the former prime minister of Australia worries that the Canberra's dependence on the United States will eventually bring the nation into a direct conflict with China. His words echo those of Georgetown University professor Amitai Etzioni in an article he wrote for the Diplomat on Jan. 20.
always there to be an object of ridicule, like a toxic toad...Some of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's most senior colleagues are bewildered, angered and dismayed by his decision to award an Australian knighthood to Prince Philip. Prince Philip and former Defence Force chief Angus Houston were named Australia's newest knights today, under an honours system reinstated by Mr Abbott last year.
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