Calls to put the DNA of every UK resident on a national database
are impractical, the government has said. Senior police officers
have argued for a universal register after two killers were convicted
on DNA evidence.
Canada and the U.S. have signed an agreement that paves the way
for the militaries from either nation to send troops across each
other's borders during an emergency, but some are questioning
why the Harper government has kept silent on the deal.
Alex
begins this report by taking calls and discussing the presidential
candidacy of Congressman Ron Paul. Has Paul's recent announcement
derailed the Ron Paul Revolution or are we too naive to abandon
the cause at such an early stage? Alex explains that taking
stock of the progress made and safeguarding what we have achieved
was the shrewdest move.
The
credit storm which began in July when two Bear Stearns hedge
funds were forced to liquidate, has continued to intensify.
Last week the noose tightened around auction-rate securities,
a little-known part of the market that requires short-term funding
to set rates for long-term municipal bonds.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said there is a "very
strong case" for a third round of sanctions on Iran over
its disputed nuclear programme.
Chris Davies, a Liberal Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
for the North-West of the UK, is a member of the Budget Control
Committee of the European Parliament. As he told BBC’s
Today Programme, he discovered, quite by chance, that Parliament’s
auditors had made a report detailing abuses on a vast scale,
abuses that suggest some MEPs are simply plundering the system
to enrich themselves.
Passengers
travelling between EU countries or taking domestic flights would
have to hand over a mass of personal information, including
their mobile phone numbers and credit card details, as part
of a new package of security measures being demanded by the
British government. The data would be stored for 13 years and
used to "profile" suspects.
General
Motors Corp Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has defended remarks he made
dismissing global warming as a "total crock of s---,"
saying his views had no bearing on GM's commitment to build
environmentally friendly vehicles.
George Bush comforting John McCain
by assuring him that a senile, drooling, near catatonic
President, would be a vast improvement over the current
Administration.
