| DAVID LEASK and DOUGLAS FRASER
Our research scotches five key myths, concluding that Scotland does well in some ways, but does not get special treatment within the UK. Scotland, with pockets of deprivation, one-third of the UK's land-mass and far-flung communities, does indeed receive substantial state spending, but its average of £9631 public money per head is still less than London's at £9748 or Northern Ireland's £10,271. Latest estimates show the tax take from Scotland - buoyed by the financial success of companies such as Royal Bank of Scotland - is higher than anywhere outside London. Arguments rage over North Sea oil and gas, but there is no doubt revenue from the natural resources found in waters off Scotland is being used fill the coffers of the UK exchequer. While cities such as Glasgow have high levels of incapacity benefit, the overall welfare bill at £3086 per head is actually lower in Scotland than in swaths of northern England.
Exclusive: Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade was poised to ...
1967, the two men had discussed the project in Mr. Wade's office. The prosecutor sent a subsequent letter assuring the producer of his support. Within weeks, Mr. Wade, Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry and Bob Denson, chief defense investigator in the Jack Ruby trial, had formed a company that would act as a "vehicle for this venture," according to a letter from the district attorney to Mr. Larsen. .
TECHBITS: 'DC Smackdown,' Markey Avatar, Online Privacy, New Battery
ORLANDO, Fla. – If you're tired of watching Mitt and Mike, Hilary and Rudy, and Colbert and Coulter limit their swipes to words, pick one and go for it in the new video game "DC Smackdown." Featuring signature moves like the "Intern Trample," "Mormon Conversion" and "Barack Your World," the 17-character game skewers bipartisanly. A pantsless Bill Clinton chases a herd of Monica Lewinskys, Jesse Jackson hurls Hasidic Jews and Anne Coulter has a special "verbal diarrhea" attack. "It's a real simple game – we're talking Street Fighter, circa 1994," said Dave Holbrook, a freelance producer and former Disney animator who made it, with help from friends, in his spare time. "It's nothing crazy, but it's a fun little commentary on what's going on. And everybody's special move has to do with their political stance or what they've said." Now available just for PCs, the game costs $4.99 to download.
Internet Gambling Deserves a New Chance
Even with the UIGEA, he can still fleece his fellow Congressmen face to face. We just don't want him and his offshore card sharks trolling for suckers in our living rooms. Opinions and conclusions expressed in the BusinessWeek Debate Room do not necessarily reflect the views of BusinessWeek, BusinessWeek.com, or The McGraw-Hill Companies. .
Al-Qaida suspect arrested over Karachi bombing that targeted Bhutto ...
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, who has been in Pakistani custody before, was arrested on Monday in Lahore in connection with the bombing that hit Bhutto's homecoming parade when she returned from exile, before her killing in a second suicide attack Dec. 27, Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said. "He is involved in the blasts in Karsaz therefore he has been arrested," Nawaz told The Associated Press, referring to the Karachi neighborhood where the October bombing happened. .
U.S. Scrambles to Deal With Bhutto's Death, Repercussions on Efforts ...
FBI and Homeland Security officials sent a bulletin late Thursday to U.S. law enforcement agencies citing Islamist Web sites as saying Al Qaeda had claimed responsibility for the attack and that the group's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, had planned it. .
Police Send Message By Crushing Habitual Traffic Offender's Pickup
That message: If you don't have a license to drive, but continue to rack up traffic violations, prepare to have your car crushed. Police invited the media to Colorado Auto & Parts, a giant salvage and recycling center in Sheridan, where they crushed a 1981 Chevy pickup belonging to Pablo Alcala. .
Clinton, Obama agree on changing trade pact
Could I just point out that, in the last several debates, I seem to get the first question all the time?" Clinton said. "And I don't mind. You know, I'll be happy to field them, but I do find it curious. And if anybody saw 'Saturday Night Live', you know, maybe we should ask Barack if he's comfortable and needs another pillow.
"I just find it kind of curious that I keep getting the first question on all of these issues, but I'm happy to answer it."
Later, she returned to the historic nature of her candidacy: "Obviously I am thrilled to be running to be the first woman president, which I think would be a sea change in our country and around the world, and would give . . . enormous hope and, you know, a real challenge to the way things have been done, and who gets to do them, and what the rules are."
Obama came into the debate needing to not make an error that could reinvigorate Clinton's campaign.
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