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Former butler to Queen jailed for child abuse (Guardian Unlimited)

A paedophile royal butler who took one of his victims to tea with the Queen Mother was jailed today for a minimum of six years. Described by police as a "brilliant groomer", Paul Kidd, 55, of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, had pleaded guilty to a string of sex offences at an earlier hearing. Kidd started grooming one of his victims when the boy was 12 and a patient on a hospital ward ...

Kittengarten class aims to build people-cat bond (Detroit Free Press)

For the kittens dashing and tumbling around the room, the Washington Humane Society's first Kittengarten class is all about the playtime.

This week the News reviews the final eight months of 2 (Kelowna Capital News)

This week the News reviews the final eight months of 2008. Council discussed pursuing provincial resort status, which would provide resort-oriented municipalities with new finance, development and business promotion tools, including a hotel room tax to fund tourism activities.

The Baucus Split-Up? You Could See It in the Cards (Washington Post)

Looks like Sen. Max Baucus and his wife, Wanda, have quietly split. Speculation that their marriage is over was all but confirmed last month when Montana's senior senator and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee sent out a Christmas card . . . with no mention of his spouse of 25 years.