Monthly Archives: November 2009

Anger Building Over Deficits

After engineering an unprecedented spending surge for nearly a year, President Barack Obama now wants to signal that he takes deficits seriously. So this week the White House announced that it is considering creating a commission to figure how to … Continue reading

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World Nov. 28th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Russia train crash investigation examines bomb theory The authorities in Russia are treating the crash of an express train in which at least 25 people were killed as a possible act of terrorism. [...] #2 — BBC … Continue reading

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Canada Nov. 28th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Hamilton hospital escapee arrested Hamilton police have arrested Fawad Nouri, the prisoner who escaped from custody outside Hamilton General Hospital after a medical appointment Tuesday morning. [...] #2 — CBC | UN chief presses Canada on … Continue reading

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USA might have its own CRU (13 – bumped)

The contempt that the leaders of the East Anglia Climatic Research Unit have shown for their fellow loyal subjects of Her Majesty might be equaled only by the equal contempt that their American correspondents have shown for their fellow American … Continue reading

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Federal deficit grew $5B in September (1)

Ottawa added another $5 billion to its 2009-10 budget deficit in September, the Finance Department reported Friday. Spending has outpaced revenue for the fiscal year that started in April by $28.6 billion. That means the government is on track to … Continue reading

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'World's strongest' beer with 32% strength launched (1)

A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the world’s strongest beer – with a 32% alcohol content. Tactical Nuclear Penguin has been unveiled by BrewDog of Fraserburgh. BrewDog was previously branded irresponsible for an 18.2% beer called … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods seriously injured in accident in Florida (1)

Tiger Woods, one of the most successful golfers in history, has been seriously injured in a car accident, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Woods, 33, pulled out of his driveway in the Isleworth community, Florida in the early hours … Continue reading

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He Can't Take Another Bow (1)

This week, two points in an emerging pointillist picture of a White House leaking support—not the support of voters, though polls there show steady decline, but in two core constituencies, Washington’s Democratic-journalistic establishment, and what might still be called the … Continue reading

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A Rare Chinese Look at Secret Detentions

BEIJING — In a rare dose of candor that contradicts past official statements, a state-run magazine has published an article that details a secret network of detention centers used to prevent aggrieved citizens from lodging complaints against the Chinese government. … Continue reading

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A sick economy

Washington’s massive spending stimulus and money-supply expansion have staved off the feared collapse into depression. But unemployment has continued to rise, and the economy has not really revived. Americans, who’d been encouraged by their fiscal and monetary guardians for over … Continue reading

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World Nov. 27th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Commonwealth summit in Trinidad targets climate change Commonwealth leaders are meeting in Trinidad with climate change high on the agenda in the last major summit before the Copenhagen climate talks. [...] #2 — BBC | Shirin Ebadi Nobel … Continue reading

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Canada Nov. 27th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Former Afghan adviser denies trying to muzzle Colvin The government’s former senior adviser on Afghanistan denied Thursday that he tried to muzzle senior diplomat Richard Colvin, who alleges that prisoners turned over by the Canadian military … Continue reading

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