Monthly Archives: September 2009

Oil Industry Sets a Brisk Pace of New Discoveries (1)

The oil industry has been on a hot streak this year, thanks to a series of major discoveries that have rekindled a sense of excitement across the petroleum sector, despite falling prices and a tough economy. These discoveries, spanning five … Continue reading

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On the road again! October 25 – November 11 (1)

All throughout the recent Tea Party Express national tour we kept receiving emails and phone calls from people around the nation who lived far away from the route our buses took across America.  We vowed at the time to keep … Continue reading

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Will Turkey's EU membership dream come true?

Burying the grievances bequeathed by history lies at the heart of the European ideal. The enmities of living memory, particularly the fratricidal struggle between France and Germany, no longer haunt the European Union, yet one far older and deeper fear … Continue reading

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There's No Free Health Care

Give President Obama credit for persistence. And stubbornness. And lack of imagination. He declared again last week that his health care plan “will slow the growth of health care costs for our families and our businesses and our government.” And … Continue reading

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World Sept. 24th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Trial HIV vaccine cuts infection An experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection, researchers say. [...] #2 — BBC | Lada carmaker to cut 27,600 jobs Russia’s largest carmaker, Avtovaz, is … Continue reading

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Canada Sept. 24th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Canada walks out on Ahmadinejad’s UN speech Canada boycotted a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday evening, protesting his denial of the Holocaust and verbal attacks on Israel [...] … Continue reading

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Polygamy charges tossed (1)

Criminal charges against B.C. religious leaders Winston Blackmore and Jim Oler for polygamy were thrown out of court this morning. B.C. Supreme Court Judge Sunni Stromberg-Stein decided that former attorney-general Wally Oppal did not have the authority to have lawyer … Continue reading

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Indonesian "Whopper"!

A woman in Indonesia has given birth to the country’s biggest ever baby – tipping the scales at a whopping 19.2lbs (8.7kgs). The 62cms (24.4ins) boy, who has not yet been given a name, was born by caesarean section at … Continue reading

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Gadhafi tires U.N. with rambling speech

Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi used his first appearance before the United Nations to inveigh against the decision-making structure of the world body and call for investigations of all the wars and assassinations that have taken place since the United … Continue reading

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Obama "Stuff" (19)

Since we can’t seem to get this man out of our faces no matter what we do it makes some sense to try to put it all in one place as I move along.  Readers can skim through it or ignore … Continue reading

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Charles Clarke tells Gordon Brown to quit

Charles Clarke, the former home secretary, has launched a withering attack on Gordon Brown, telling the Prime Minister to quit or Labour will be condemned to at least a decade in opposition. Mr Clarke said that Mr Brown should consider … Continue reading

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