Monthly Archives: June 2009

Brodbeck: Talk about absurd

Can you imagine if cops left a drunk, cocaine-snorting, knife-wielding convicted criminal with a history of violence against his own family inside a locked house with young kids and something happened to the children? The public outcry would be deafening, … Continue reading

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MPs 'snub' Ahmadinejad

More than 100 MPs appear to have snubbed an invitation to celebrate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s election win, local press reports say. All 290 MPs were invited to the victory party on Wednesday night but 105 did not turn up, … Continue reading

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Leave Khadr decisions to PMO

The federal government is telling the courts to back off when it comes to the Omar Khadr case and leave foreign affairs decisions to the Prime Minister and his cabinet. In a hearing yesterday, Justice Department lawyer Doreen Mueller urged … Continue reading

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Barney Rubble – Take Two

(Reuters) – Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers want Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to relax recently tightened standards for mortgages on new condominiums, saying they could threaten the viability of some developments and slow the housing-market recovery, the Wall Street Journal … Continue reading

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Khamenei vows not to waver over protests (6)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today vowed he would not waver in response to protests over the disputed presidential election. Claims of vote-rigging in the June 12 poll have provoked the biggest street demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic revolution … Continue reading

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Somali legislators flee abroad

NAIROBI – Scores of Somali legislators have fled violence at home to the safety of other countries in Africa, Europe and the United States, leaving the conflict-torn nation’s parliament without a quorum to meet. Violence from an Islamist-led insurgency has … Continue reading

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Burkas have no place in France: Sarkozy (1)

PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that burkas, garments that cover women from head to toe and hide their faces, had no place in France as they were a sign of the subjugation of women. During a solemn … Continue reading

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LCBO, workers agree to extend talks

The deadline for a strike by unionized workers at the LCBO has been extended. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have agreed to an extension from the original strike deadline of 12:01 Wednesday … Continue reading

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Climate Bill Set for Vote After Deal Is Reached

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a vote Friday on a sprawling climate-change bill, signaling the Democratic leadership’s confidence that it can overcome objections from Farm Belt Democrats. Opponents and supporters of landmark climate legislation are ramping up … Continue reading

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Pensions crisis to hit millions of workers (2)

The retirement plans of millions of workers have been put in doubt by Britain’s growing pensions crisis, according to a series of authoritative reports. The gulf between private sector pensions and the final salary schemes commonly enjoyed by public sector … Continue reading

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Luttwak: Regime Has Changed

At this point, only the short-term future of Iran’s clerical regime remains in doubt. The current protests could be repressed, but the unelected institutions of priestly rule have been fatally undermined. Though each aspect of the Islamic Republic has its … Continue reading

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