Monthly Archives: September 2009

World Sept. 28th, 2009 (10)

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Jack

#1 — BBC | Iran tests longest-range missiles Iran has successfully test-fired some of the longest range missiles in its arsenal, state media says. [...] NY Times | U.S. Is Seeking a Range of Sanctions Against Iran #2 — BBC | US … Continue reading →

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Canada Sept. 28th, 2009 (10)

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Jack

#1 — CBC | Harper delivers economic report Monday Prime Minister Stephen Harper will deliver his government’s latest economic update in Saint John on Monday. [...] CBC | PM to make ‘major announcement’ in Saint John #2 — CBC | … Continue reading →

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Seal meat on the menu

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

Seal meat has been put on to the menu in some of Canada’s top restaurants as part of a patriotic backlash against a European Union ban. Aficionados laud the dark lean meat as rich, gamey and healthy, while critics deride … Continue reading →

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Courts jeopardizing terrorism fight: minister

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan says he fears for the government’s ability to fight terrorism in light of “an increasingly complex legal environment” in which judges are no longer deferring to the government in its efforts to … Continue reading →

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Merkel claims win in German vote

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

The rightward shift of European politics extended to its largest economy today as German chancellor Angela Merkel was re-elected by a margin that will likely allow her to form an all-conservative government. After governing in an awkward “grand coalition” with … Continue reading →

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Vast, Right-Wing Conspiracy: Clinton

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton said a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Obama. The ex-president made the comment in a television interview when he was asked about one of the signature moments of the … Continue reading →

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Interim leader refuses to meet ousted president

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

Honduras’ interim leader said he won’t meet face-to-face with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but said Mr Zelaya could leave the foreign embassy where he is holed up if a country grants him political asylum. President Roberto Micheletti’s comments were yet … Continue reading →

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US braced for surge of protest over war in Afghanistan

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

At his home in Richmond, Virginia, Larry Syverson spends part of every day worrying there will be an unwanted knock on the door. Syverson’s son, Branden, is an American soldier serving in Afghanistan, conducting dangerous patrols in an area infested … Continue reading →

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The Liberal follies

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

There’s more to the renewed hostilities inside the Liberal Party than a clash of ambitions between Martin Cauchon and Denis Coderre. It’s a much broader canvas than that, involving the two warring Liberal clans, the Trudeau-Chrétien wing and the Turner-Martin … Continue reading →

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World Sept. 27th, 2009 (10)

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

#1 – BBC | German general election under way Germans are voting in a national election in which Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking a second term. [...] #2 — BBC | Philippines battles flood chaos A massive rescue operation is under way … Continue reading →

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Canada Sept. 27th, 2009 (10)

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Jack

#1 — CBC | Gadhafi cancels Canada visit Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has cancelled a planned visit to Canada next week. [...] #2 — CBC | Cannon rebukes Iran at UN Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon slammed Iran over its … Continue reading →

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Trash problems

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Jack

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — When two inspectors swung open the doors of a battered red shipping container here, they confronted a graveyard of Europe’s electronic waste — old wires, electricity meters, circuit boards — mixed with remnants of cardboard and … Continue reading →

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