Thursday, 15 September 2011

The First Post

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Duane Buck, Rick Perry and the politics of death

Alexander Cockburn: Buck’s colour made him more likely to kill again said ‘expert witness’ Dr Quijano

Unions – out of touch or the workers’ last bastion?

Talking point: Unions call it the fight of their lives but – it will mean strikes not seen for 30 years

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Ten things you need to know today

Thursday: The First Post's super-quick catch-up on the main news talking points, available from 8am daily

The Rogue: Palin’s ‘steamy interracial hookup’

Leaks from new biography claim Sarah Palin snorted cocaine and had one-night stand with basketball player

Patrick deWitt: a novelist reinvents the Western

Michael Bywater: A worthy place on the Booker shortlist for a tale of horses, solitude, gold and retribution

Bad Britain: a catalogue of criticism from the UN

From glamorising drugs to slackness over children’s rights, Britain has a record with the United Nations

Who’s Rosie sitting next to at New York Fashion Week?

In pictures: Highlights from the shows, including front-row pictures and the new colour trend

Frankfurt Motor Show in pictures

In pictures: new models on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show