Defiant Saddam urges resistance
"Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, breaking his habit of avoiding the public gaze, was shown on Iraqi television... being mobbed by cheering Iraqis in a bombed area of the capital threatened by US troops."

Maltese against any form of violence - President
"President Guido de Marco said... the Maltese were strongly against any form of violence and anyone whose words or behaviour incited violence would be isolated by the public."

Contract awarded to replace hospital incinerator
"The incinerator at St Luke's Hospital should be replaced within six months, ending a nightmare for residents of the area, after over seven years of attempts to find a solution."

PM accuses Sant of improvisation
"The Nationalist government has sought to carry out serious reforms to prepare Malta for EU membership, Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami said, contrasting this to the Labour Party's own approach to policy-making."

Tax holiday proposal 'a cosmetic gesture' - UĦM
"The Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin lamented with Opposition Leader Alfred Sant that his proposed tax holiday was just a cosmetic measure which sent the wrong message to the electorate."

Pro-EU vote 'needs to be confirmed' - PM
"Eddie Fenech Adami reiterated... that in order to ensure the best future for Malta and themselves, those who had voted for European Union membership in the March 8 referendum needed to confirm their pro-EU vote even if they did not embrace the same political belief as the Nationalist Party."

Press Club complaint on election passes
"The Malta Press Club has requested an urgent meeting with the Electoral Commission to discuss the reduction in the number of media passes to be issued for Ta' Qali during the general election."

Sant agrees to debate PM on radio
"Labour leader Alfred Sant... agreed to debate the Prime Minister on radio... in a programme co-produced by RTK and Public Broadcasting Services, after he had initially turned down the invitation."

Sant announces Gozo policy U-turn
"The Labour Party will have a Minister for Gozo to ensure that Gozo was represented in Cabinet, Alfred Sant said... in a party policy U-turn."

MLP has not authorised carcades for party activities
"The Labour Party said it has not authorised anyone to organise promo trucks or carcades when party activities are underway."

Optimistic AD working to elect MP
"The fact that the electorate has to reconfirm the result of the European Union membership referendum through the election was a reflection of the lack of political maturity in the country, according to Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Harry Vassallo."

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