Monthly Archives: December 2009

Canada Dec. 28th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Power outages hit E. Ontario, Quebec An acute spell of freezing rain is being blamed for thousands of electricity outages peppering eastern Ontario and southern Quebec. [...] #2 — CTV | Key consumer data could spark stock markets … Continue reading

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Krauthammer: The Year of Living Fecklessly

On Tuesday, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not just reject President Obama’s latest feckless floating nuclear deadline. He spat on it, declaring that Iran “will continue resisting” until the U.S. has gotten rid of its 8,000 nuclear warheads. So ends … Continue reading

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Steyn: Cross the River, Burn the Bridge

Last week, during a bit of banter on Fox News, my colleague Jonah Goldberg reminded me of something I’d all but forgotten. Last September, during his address to Congress on health care, Barack Obama declared: “I am not the first … Continue reading

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Winter Storm Disrupts Travel Across Much of U.S.

OMAHA, Neb. — Snow and rain storms that have battered a much of the country for days have started subsiding, leaving behind concerns about flooding in some areas. Storms from Texas to the Upper Midwest dumped 23.9 inches of snow … Continue reading

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Terror Suspect Wasn't Considered Threat

WASHINGTON — The alleged Christmas Day terrorist had been in one of the U.S. government’s many terror databases since November, which is when his father brought him to the attention of embassy officials in Nigeria. However, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab came … Continue reading

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Obama union push stymies contractors

President Obama’s plan to force contractors to hire union workers for large government construction projects is proving easier said than done, confusing and costlier than expected. It’s been more than a decade since a federal project required bids that include … Continue reading

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'Barefoot' bandit eludes cops, captures cult following

SEATTLE | Colton Harris-Moore is 18, but he already is achieving folk-hero status as the Barefoot Bandit in the U.S. and Canada after a string of burglaries and daredevil escapes from the law. Romanticized by some as a latter-day Billy … Continue reading

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The West has work to do

Of all the lessons learned in this painful decade, the most terrifying by far is that the West faces a long-term challenge from radical Islam. Crucial ideas about the future of democracy will increasingly focus on the passionate, articulate jihadist … Continue reading

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World Dec. 27th, 2009 (10)

#1 –BBC | Tehran police ‘in fatal clashes with protesters’ Opposition sources say Iranian security forces have opened fire on protesters as some of the fiercest clashes in months erupted in the capital, Tehran. [...] Telegraph | Four dead in … Continue reading

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Canada Dec. 27th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Ottawa highrise fire claims 2nd life A second victim has died after a highrise fire in Ottawa’s Alta Vista area Thursday morning resulted in a second-degree murder charge against an Ottawa man. [...] #2 — CTV … Continue reading

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Why politicians are afraid to take on the RCMP

Some anniversaries should never be forgotten. It was four years ago this Christmas holiday that the RCMP meddled in a federal election, tilting its outcome, as even Conservatives confirm, and arching eyebrows over the relationship between the national police force … Continue reading

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Charlie runs interference for Tiger

Actor Charlie Sheen spent much of Christmas Day in a cell after being accused of domestic violence. Police arrested the 44-year-old Platoon and Wall Street star on Friday morning after an emergency call from a house in the ski resort … Continue reading

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