| The Complete Bushisms
"I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be—hold hands."—on how he can contribute to the Middle East peace process, Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2008 "I welcome you all to say a few comments to the TV, if you care to do so."—Inviting visiting Irish dignitaries to address the media, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2007 Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 1:08. "If you've got somebody in harm's way, you want the president being—making advice, not—be given advice by the military, and not making decisions based upon the latest Gallup poll or focus group."—New Albany, Ind., Nov. 13, 2007 Click here to see video of Bush's comments. The Bushism is at 23:36. "And I will explain the need to reform a confirmation process that is making it more difficult to persuade decent and intelligence people to accept the call to public service."—Washington, D.C., Nov.
The secret scandal of the refugee beggars
TIME HAS just about run out for Lidya Ghebrehiwet. If it wasn't for a combination of charity and luck, the 26-year-old Eritrean would be sleeping rough on the streets of Glasgow tonight. Within days though, her luck will run out and she'll be homeless, destitute and barred from working in order to feed, clothe and shelter herself. Ghebrehiwet is merely the latest refugee to be reduced to the status of a non-person by the UK government. Few know about the scandal, but cases like hers are far from uncommon. From Glasgow to London, Home Office policy has turned an estimated 5000 men, women and children - who say they are in peril of their lives in their home countries - into down-and-outs. In one month alone in Glasgow, the Scottish Refugee Council counted 154 refugees and their dependents living as beggars in the city.
Josie's African diary
Checked out of our hotel at around 11ish and waited for the mini-bus to take us to Lagos airport to get a flight to Benin City. The flight is only 45mins but by road it would take five hours. Lagos is different than any city I've seen. On the way to the airport we saw lots of people trying to sell random stuff to us - ironing boards, watches, phone top-ups, potatoes, maps, water, hats and even steering wheels! It made me think that this was their everyday job and I wondered if they sold a lot of the stuff. For many people in Lagos, this is their only job. We went over a bridge with a big river underneath before finally getting to the airport. Once we landed in Benin City we went straight to our hotel. There are only dirt roads here with lots of ruts in them. It's much smaller than Lagos.
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