record-breaking half a million Australians take extra time off work "sick" as Australia Day approaches. (The Age) 25th January http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events

...The Retailers Association said those who falsely claimed illness were "un-Australian bums". ...Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said he was one Australian who'd never taken a sickie in his life, not even in his younger days. ...The four-day long weekend will turn into an epic five-day holiday for some workers, with 100,000 forecast to have a sickie on Wednesday. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/record-sickies-before-australia-day-20100125-mtxk.html

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Although Michael Dickinson was aquitted in September 2007 of insulting the Turkish Prime Minister, in May 2009 the Public Prosecutor objected to the aquittal verdict and the Turkish Supreme Court agreed to open the case again.The next trial, when the judge will deliver his final verdict, is set for January 27 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dickinson

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