As I read the June 20 Gazette, I was struck by some bold type in the middle of an article by Joe Schwarcz which read as follows: "Sometimes there are unseen forces at work behind the scenes in the battle to shape public opinion."
In the News
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June 27th, 2010
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June 26th, 2010
Coronation Street's Natasha Blackman is to have an abortion in an upcoming storyline on the Manchester-based drama.
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June 26th, 2010
The Queen was last night dragged into a bitter row over the appointment of a black woman as Chaplain to the House of Commons.
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June 26th, 2010
Google is among several high-profile websites which Pakistan is to begin monitoring in an attempt to block content it deems anti-Islamic.
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June 26th, 2010
Islamic extremists who disrupt the homecoming parades of British troops should be 'silenced', the Defence Secretary will say today.
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June 26th, 2010
Women aged 40 and over could be given IVF treatment on the NHS for the first time, following a review by the health rationing watchdog.
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June 26th, 2010
A former GP who has helped eight people die is to escape prosecution for assisting a terminally ill man to commit suicide.
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June 26th, 2010
David Cameron last night re-affirmed his backing for a cut in the abortion time limit - hours after a report called for it to remain unchanged.
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June 26th, 2010
Dr Michael Irwin, who has been told he will not face trial for accompanying a cancer sufferer to Dignitas where he ended his life, has provided help for at least nine people who wished to commit suicide.
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June 26th, 2010
A retired GP who has admitted helping several people kill themselves will not face trial, after the Director for Public Prosecutions decided he was too old.