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'Wee Wendy' faces burden of expectations  -  21 Aug 2007
Scotsman,Labour was out campaigned by the SNP in May. And we should also see a more "new Labour" emphasis on personalised public services.

PetroChina, CNOOC first-half net likely fell, but Sinopec's seen up  -  21 Aug 2007
MarketWatch...(SNP: , , ) is set to report stellar earnings growth on a turnaround in its refineries. PetroChina, the country's largest listed oil and gas producer by

Lack of control claim as SNP quizzes councillor  -  21 Aug 2007
Inverness Courier,Liberal Democrat deputy leader Councillor David Alston (Black Isle) also said internal dissent and bickering within the Independent-SNP administration,

Sir Sean made a donation to the SNP  -  21 Aug 2007
This is Nottingham,The Edinburgh-born Bond star is a long-time supporter of the Nationalists and gave his donation in the middle of April, the Electoral Commission statistics

Shell, Dow eye China's refining sector  -  21 Aug 2007
Asia Times Online,BEIJING - Lured by huge opportunities in the Chinese oil product market, Shell has come back to the country's refining sector through its participation in

Alexander offers the same old solutions  -  21 Aug 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Miss Alexander's role is vital in these early days of the SNP administration. However, on yesterday's evidence she still has far to go.

Top mandarin accused of 'fawning' over Salmond and breaking bias rule  -  21 Aug 2007
Scotsman,I don't really see [the SNP's] policies on constitutional change are different to anything else." Sir John's intervention follows an interview he gave to

Student debts soar to £1.8bn  -  21 Aug 2007
The Herald,The Scottish Executive has been urged to move urgently to deliver on the SNP's election promise to scrap loans and write off the total amount owed.

Points of view  -  21 Aug 2007
The Herald,That is why it it is important to identify where we are going - and why the SNP white paper is a cul-de-sac. Liberal Democrats do, indeed, support a broadly

Freeing up money to invest in education  -  21 Aug 2007
Edinburgh Evening News,The new Lib Dem/SNP administration has not shied away from these difficult decisions and has drawn up clear criteria on which to base our proposals.

It’s odd that we don’t discuss Alex Salmond’s hair, too  -  21 Aug 2007
The Herald,When Nicola Sturgeon and Roseanna Cunningham contested the deputy leadership of the SNP, some of the accompanying "analysis" read like tabloid fashion

Applied Biosystems offers new service partnership  -  21 Aug 2007
OutSourcing-Pharma.com,Each company will offer a range of services related to DNA sequencing, functional genomics, proteomics, and SNP detection, such as validation or fine

Basutoland and the viability of independence  -  21 Aug 2007
The Herald,Brian Fitzpatrick misunderstands my point about the relative "clear-mindedness" of the SNP as compared with Unionists on the independence question (Letters,

Edinburgh council strike fights £10m cuts  -  21 Aug 2007
Socialistworker.co.uk,...strike on Thursday of this week in a clash with the Liberal/SNP coalition council over proposed budget cuts and the threat of compulsory redundancies.

Alexander ready to challenge SNP  -  Aug 20, 2007
Scotland Courier,Yesterday she launched a scathing attack on the SNP minority Scottish government and served notice that she was ready to take on First Minister Alex Salmond

SNP MSP quits to focus on council role  -  Aug 19, 2007
Scotsman,But due to the way the electoral system works, the SNP will not be deprived of an MSP and the party will not have to face a by-election.

Inconvenient facts that destroy SNP myth  -  Aug 20, 2007
The Herald,The SNP's underpinning myth is that, in 1707, Andrew Fletcher and the mobs of Glasgow and Edinburgh represented a sovereignty of the Scottish people that

Tory Redwood backs SNP's plan for lower business levy  -  Aug 18, 2007
Scotland on Sunday,THE man behind the Tories' campaign against red tape has endorsed the SNP's demand for lower tax on business to help reverse the exodus of workers and

Council in crisis 'Recent protests will be dwarfed by schools row'  -  Aug 20, 2007
Edinburgh Evening News,...the old Labour administration, then the storm that is now engulfing the Lib Dem/SNP coalition threatens to shake the City Chambers to its foundations.

Eventful times as SNP see home  -  Aug 18, 2007
Sunday Herald,Full independence is of course still what the SNP want to see, however, the white paper sets out the home rule alternatives so comprehensively that you

Don't give SE power to councils, SNP told  -  Aug 18, 2007
Scotsman,ENTERPRISE Minister Jim Mather is likely to face opposition from business groups if he presses ahead with the SNP's manifesto commitment to hand some of

SNP: on brink of a financial 'black hole'?  -  Aug 16, 2007
Scotsman,THE SNP government is facing a financial crisis, with a potential spending shortfall of up to £2 billion in its budget plans, according to one of Scotland's

SNP wins city by-election victory  -  Aug 17, 2007
BBC News,The Scottish National Party candidate, John Corall, has won the Midstocket and Rosemount by-election in Aberdeen. The poll followed the death of popular

Labour must reform and renew if it is to beat SNP - Alexander  -  Aug 16, 2007
Scotsman,While acknowledging Iraq and the cash-for-honours row at Westminster played a part in Labour losing May's election to the SNP, she will tell the Scottish

Expert warns SNP 'heading for crisis' over £2bn shortfall  -  Aug 16, 2007
Scotsman,Professor Midwinter said SNP plans to make £3.2 billion in savings and efficiencies, moving £1.9 billion to frontline services and leaving £1.3 billion for

Campus strategy publication due  -  Aug 19, 2007
BBC News,However, campaigners hope an SNP election pledge to stop that happening will now be fulfilled. There are signs that resources could be made available to

QMed, Inc. Reports July Medicare SNP Enrollments  -  Aug 16, 2007
CNNMoney.comQMedCare of New Jersey added 55 new members to its SNP for the chronically ill in July, bringing total enrollees to 267 as of July 31st.

Business leader warns school closures plan will 'shrink' city  -  Aug 20, 2007
Scotsman,..."It's just ludicrous to have the SNP in the Scottish Executive promising to increase both the number of nursery places and the amount of contact time

Alexander isn't the solution, she's part of the problem  -  Aug 18, 2007
Scotsman,In the minds of many Labour politicians, the strategy to defeat the SNP adopted from the Seventies onwards has failed in the most dramatic fashion.

SNP advocates independent Scotland  -  Aug 15, 2007
BBC News,Scotland's National Party, the SNP, has set out plans for a referendum on independence from Britain. Sixty percent of Scotland's parliamentarians, though,

SNP presents independence referendum plan  -  Aug 18, 2007
New Europe,On August 14, the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) presented its programme for holding a referendum on independence from the rest of Britain,

Romania's Petrom H1 profit falls due to strong leu  -  Aug 16, 2007
Reuters.uk,BUCHAREST, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Romania's leading oil and gas firm Petrom (SNPP.BX: Quote, Profile , Research) reported a 38 percent fall in first-half net

SNP to unveil 'independence talks'  -  Aug 13, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,In an unprecedented joint statement, Labour's Jack McConnell, the Tories' Annabel Goldie, and the Liberal Democrats' Nicol Stephen accused the SNP of

SNP unveils Scotland independence plan  -  Aug 14, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,The proposals come in the wake of this May's victory by the SNP which seized power in the Edinburgh Parliament on a manifesto promise of holding a

SNP sets out independence plans  -  Aug 14, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Launching a white paper on constitutional change in Edinburgh, the Scottish National Party (SNP) leader promised a "new chapter in Scottish politics".

SNP independence plans set out  -  Aug 14, 2007
Irish Times,First Minister Alex Salmond today promised "a new chapter in Scottish politics" as he set out the SNP's plans for a referendum on independence.

SNP independence plan unites opposition  -  Aug 13, 2007
Financial Times,Alex Salmond, first minister in the SNP’s minority administration, will publish proposals to hold a referendum on independence, even though he lacks the

Scotland's McConnell, Defeated by SNP, Quits Labour Leadership  -  Aug 15, 2007
BloombergBy Rodney Jefferson Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Jack McConnell, who led Scotland's government for almost six years, stepped down as leader of the Scottish Labour

RICHARD DIXON on CLIMATE COMMITTEES  -  Aug 19, 2007
Sunday Herald,The SNP government was elected on the excellent promise of a climate change act delivering an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050.

The SNP's first 100 days in power  -  Aug 11, 2007
BBC News,By Iain MacWhirter One hundred days ago the Scottish National Party (SNP) won only 47 out of 129 seats in 3 May's elections to the Scottish Parliament

SNP nets gains in by-election poll  -  Aug 17, 2007
Paisley Daily Express,The SNP's John Corall won at Aberdeen's Midstocket/Rosemount ward in the fifth round of counting by 1258 to Tories' 1122. Labour was the only party to see

Scotland’s changed … so should unionist parties’ attitudes  -  Aug 18, 2007
Sunday Herald,This week, there is likely to be another flurry of activity around the SNP's first 100 days in charge of the Executive. The SNP activities last week were a

Scrapping council tax has £400m price tag - Browne  -  Aug 19, 2007
Scotsman,THE UK government is likely to withhold £400 million in benefits if the SNP Executive scraps council tax, according to Des Browne, the Scottish Secretary.

First Holyrood, next stop the UN  -  Aug 18, 2007
Sunday Herald,The SNP leader is being urged to apply for UN observer status as part of the Executive's drive to enhance the country's global influence.

Support grows for SNP but not independence  -  Aug 10, 2007
Scotsman,A NEW opinion poll has suggested Scots are moving further away from the idea of independence while support for the SNP is growing. The Scotland-wide survey

Local income tax on way as early as 2010  -  Aug 18, 2007
Scotsman,COUNCIL tax will be scrapped and replaced with local income tax as early as April 2010 under an SNP government plan that is certain to cause a massive

Tolls will go despite gridlock warning  -  Aug 20, 2007
The Herald,He said: "This proves that it's going to be a very big challenge for the SNP to marry their transport agenda and their promises on climate change.

QMed, Inc. Reports July Medicare SNP Enrollments  -  Aug 16, 2007
Insurance News Net,QMedCare of New Jersey added 55 new members to its SNP for the chronically ill in July, bringing total enrollees to 267 as of July 31st .

SNP has not lost sight of independence  -  Aug 10, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Tories and Liberal Democrats - have set their faces resolutely against a referendum, pointing out that although the SNP emerged as the largest party at

QMed, Inc. Reports July Medicare SNP Enrollments  -  Aug 16, 2007
Earthtimes.org16 -- QMed, Inc., today reported new enrollment figures for its Medicare Special Needs Plans in New Jersey and South Dakota, including its SNP for dual




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