AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.
Moving the age of retirement to 67
The Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zaptero, has said that he considers moving the retirement age to 67 is ‘reasonable’, but he said that he would continue to look for consensus on the matter.
Help for Haiti Tournament and Gala - A great success.
Talk Radio Europein association with Estepona Golf held the tournament for Haiti on Friday 5th of February. We are all grateful to Rory Leader for allowing the day to continue even after the considerable downfall of rain Wednesday evening. It was a great day and everyone, including the celebrities, enjoyed themselves and much needed funds were raised in aid of the Haiti appeal
The Gala evening was an overwhelming success at the magnificent La Quinta Golf. Stan Boardman and Kenny Lynch entertained us along with tenor Stephen Lloyds-Morgan, Mel Williams, the Marbella Big Band and the WOW Factor 2009 winner Christian Fa and runner-up Rebecca Tate.
Estepona GOlf have given the use of the golf course free so that 100% of money raised will go to the Ark Christian Fellowship who have direct access to the orphanages in Haiti through Child Care Ministries.
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Ex General Secretary of the Labour Party Peter Watt on the Boland Show
Peter Watt as General Secretary of the Labour Party was at the heart of government and witnessed one of the most tumultuous periods in recent political history. Not only did he oversee the transition of the Premiership from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, he also arranged the ' election that never was'. BBC News reported that he resigned as General Secretary on 26 November 2007 and he was quoted as saying that he knew about an arrangement by which one individual, David Abrahams, had made a number of donations to the Labour Party through third parties without the fact that he was ultimate donor being reported. He said that he had not appreciated that he had failed to comply with the reporting requirements. Watt revealed he had known about the arrangement for about a year. In May 2009 the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence for any prosecution relating to these events.