Monthly Archives: March 2010

Tea Party Gears Up for 'Showdown in Searchlight' (1)

LAS VEGAS – “Tea Party” activists want to turn conservative anger over the health care overhaul into political muscle in November elections as they call thousands to the hardscrabble desert town that is home to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. … Continue reading

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Liberals bring out the dead in search of new life (1)

With an almost audible door creak, the Liberals began their search for a future in power by throwing open the family crypt. Former leaders and ex-prime ministers, flanked by old cabinet warhorses, senators and senior staff, formed a parade of … Continue reading

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More Doctors Giving Up Private Practices

WASHINGTON — A quiet revolution is transforming how medical care is delivered in this country, and it has very little to do with the sweeping health care legislation that President Obama just signed into law. But it could have a … Continue reading

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Decision to close offices not political: HRC official

OTTAWA — A decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to close offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax is not an attack on human rights, nor is it being done on orders from the Conservative government, says a top official … Continue reading

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CBO report: Debt will rise to 90% of GDP

President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget will generate nearly $10 trillion in cumulative budget deficits over the next 10 years, $1.2 trillion more than the administration projected, and raise the federal debt to 90 percent of the nation’s economic output by … Continue reading

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Pope faces claims he covered up German sex abuse case (2)

The Pope faced fresh accusations of covering up child abuse yesterday as it emerged he was present at a meeting where Church officials decided to allow a paedophile priest to continue working. The allegations dating to his time as Archbishop … Continue reading

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Electric Green Waste

Green initiatives are costing hard-pressed Americans billions of dollars, in the form of higher utility bills, and squandered investment in inefficient electric power generation. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is about … Continue reading

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Keep your lights on

Earth Hour starts tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST. The event, which began in 2007, calls for everyone in the world to turn off their electric lights until 9:30 p.m., to raise awareness of climate change. The Earth Hour website claims … Continue reading

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World Mar. 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Iraq PM Maliki vows to challenge election result Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has vowed to contest the results of parliamentary elections that saw former PM Iyad Allawi win by only two seats. [...] #2 — … Continue reading

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Canada Mar. 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Mistrial declared in Jordan Manners case A mistrial has been declared in the case of two men accused of shooting Jordan Manners to death in a Toronto high school in 2007. [...] #2 — CBC | … Continue reading

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Afghan soldier makes accusation so it must be true – right? (1)

Five words of broken English from an Afghan army medic — “Capt. Rob boom, boom Taliban” — led to second-degree murder charges against Capt. Robert Semrau, his court martial heard Friday. At the military trial in Gatineau, Que., Maj. Steve … Continue reading

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Eurozone chasing it's tail (1)

If you weren’t watching this you wouldn’t know: Eurozone agrees on bailout plan for Greece German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised a hard-won deal to rescue heavily indebted Greece from its financial woes, insisting Friday that it will steady the wobbly … Continue reading

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