Monthly Archives: September 2009

Divvying up the loot (1)

WASHINGTON — A tiny car company backed by former Vice President Al Gore has just gotten a $529 million U.S. government loan to help build a hybrid sports car in Finland that will sell for about $89,000. The award this … Continue reading

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Foreign Expert Skinner Warns of G-20 Peril (1)

The G-20′s ascension as the world’s main economic steering committee over the Group of Seven industrial nations could have dangerous consequences for the United States, foreign policy expert Kiron Skinner tells Newsmax.TV. “It would allow countries like China and Russia … Continue reading

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Dog-Feces Ice Cream (2)

Half a decade or so back, I wrote: “It’s a good basic axiom that if you take a quart of ice-cream and a quart of dog feces and mix ’em together the result will taste more like the latter than … Continue reading

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China’s Threat Revives Race for Rare Minerals

HONG KONG — A Chinese threat to halt exports of rare minerals — vital for high-performance electric motors in wind turbines, hybrid cars and missiles — appears to have backfired. With control of more than 99 percent of the world’s … Continue reading

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A hostile takeover of Zionism

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has come a long way. No longer are they the inward-looking anti-Zionists who only cared that the government provide them with money for their separate schools, welfare and exemptions from military service. These days, many of … Continue reading

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Reid blocks ACORN probe

ACORN — the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — is stinking up Washington. And this is far more significant than if a suspiciously large number of operatives for a purely “private” outfit had been found systematically bending and … Continue reading

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World Sept. 26th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Obama hails ‘tough regulations’ The world’s leading nations have agreed “tough new regulations” to prevent another global financial crisis, US President Barack Obama has said. [...] #2 — BBC | Iran defiant amid new nuclear row Iran’s newly-revealed … Continue reading

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Canada Sept. 26th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Iranian nuclear revelation a grave threat: Harper Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called the latest revelation of Iran’s nuclear technology a “grave threat to international peace and security.” [...] #2 — CBC | Cauchon gets OK … Continue reading

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Gun raid leads to suit over Charter rights

OTTAWA — A gun collector at the centre of a high-profile police raid two years ago is suing officers from Ottawa and Gatineau, claiming they conducted a negligent investigation and breached his Charter rights during their search of his home. … Continue reading

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Thoughts from Hong Kong (3)

Many have asked to see my remarks as presented in Hong Kong. Here is an excerpt: So far, I’ve given you the view from Main Street, USA. But now I’d like to share with you how a Common Sense Conservative … Continue reading

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U.S., U.K., French heads demand Iran nuke site probed (2)

PITTSBURGH | President Obama on Friday morning charged Iran with developing a secret nuclear facility for the last several years, in a stern statement delivered with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said sanctions will … Continue reading

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Toronto mayor won't run again (2)

David Miller will not seek re-election in 2010, blowing wide open the race for mayor of Canada’s largest city. Mr. Miller, who still has 15 months remaining in his term before the next municipal election, confirmed he will not seek … Continue reading

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