There's a bit of a queue of bills amended in the Lords building up, and they all have to be approved or rejected by the Commons... and the Defamation Bill's being held in a kind of parliamentary purgatory while alternative press regulation proposals, based on the Conservatives' preferred idea of a Royal Charter, are negotiated.

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In effect, the company wants to turn Twitter into a kind of Internet age alternative to traditional press release services like BusinessWire and PR Newswire.

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Back in the Commons, business opens at 9.30am with questions to the Culture Secretary, Maria Miller. again questions about the amended version of the Defamation Bill and any alternative system of press regulation unveiled by the government, may feature.

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Some leaders trust their own judgments when dealing with press without any assistance, while some others turn to alternative sources of advice, such as "strategic communicators" from various walks of life, most notably including former journalists.

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The Commons will vote on Thursday about whether to back the government's call for an immediate inquiry by a committee of MPs and peers or Labour's alternative proposal for a judge-led probe - similar to the current Leveson investigation in press standards.

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Jon, Bridget, and their teammates designed a low-cost, easy-to-ship mini-press that can turn biomass waste products, such as banana peels, into a viable wood-alternative for cooking.

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As Asiaweek went to press on Dec. 3, no ma-jor party in Par-liament had cobbled together an alternative coalition, and fresh general elections were looking increasingly likely.

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