Monthly Archives: October 2009

Canada Oct. 26th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Canadians not welcome in Libya Canadian travellers have been told they’re not welcome in Libya, in an apparent reprisal for Canada’s near tongue-lashing of Moammar Gadhafi. [...] #2 — CBC | Get H1N1 vaccine: health minister … Continue reading

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The raid that rocked the Met (1)

The Finchley Road is one of the busiest thoroughfares heading out of London. It leads traffic north past Lord’s Cricket Ground and the multimillion-pound houses of some of the country’s richest hedge-fund managers all the way to the M1. At … Continue reading

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The real climate change catastrophe (1)

Next Thursday marks the first anniversary of one of the most remarkable events ever to take place in the House of Commons. For six hours MPs debated what was far and away the most expensive piece of legislation ever put … Continue reading

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Protesters storm parliament in Kabul

Police opened fire as hundreds of protesters tried to storm Afghanistan’s parliament today. Religious students chanting “Death to America” burnt an effigy of President Obama less than a week after he warned that Kabul might no longer be a credible … Continue reading

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Tories step up gun registry fight

Conservatives are ramping up their fight to kill the gun registry with a series of hard-hitting ads targeting a dozen or more opposition MPs, Sun Media has learned. The series of radio spots to hit airwaves Monday will directly call … Continue reading

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Critics of ACORN Vow to Form New Group

A new battle is brewing at the controversial community group ACORN, as ousted and disgruntled leaders in Louisiana reportedly plan to form their own group with the same name. Beth Butler, who was fired from her position of state executive … Continue reading

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Brown faces winter of discontent

Gordon Brown faces a “winter of discontent” of damaging industrial disputes following last week’s gloomy news on the economy. Last-ditch talks to call off this week’s planned three-day strike by postal workers will take place tomorrow at the Trades Union … Continue reading

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Obama a tough guy

Benjamin Disraeli’s most famous advice to aspiring politicians was: “Never complain and never explain.” For the greatest orator of our time, a man who makes Churchill, Lincoln and Henry V at Agincourt look like first-round rejects on “Orating With The … Continue reading

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World Oct. 25th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Baghdad blasts ‘kill at least 62′ At least 62 people have been killed and 180 injured in two car bomb attacks in central Baghdad, police say. [...] #2 — BBC | Colombian football team ‘killed’ At least 10 … Continue reading

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Canada Oct. 25th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Quebec mom guilty of killing 3 children A jury in Saguenay, Que., has found Cathie Gauthier guilty in the premeditated killings of her three children as part of a New Year’s Eve murder-suicide pact with her … Continue reading

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Drowning in debt (1)

The unprecedented, improbable and indeed almost unimaginable global financial crisis has virtually put an end to the comfortable notion that American and Western capitalism would dominate the world economy. In turn, the financial meltdown threatening another Great Depression has been … Continue reading

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