Monthly Archives: March 2010

World Mar. 28th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Special relationship between UK and US is over, MPs say The UK government needs to be “less deferential” towards the US and more willing to say no to Washington, a group of MPs have said. [...] … Continue reading

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Canada Mar. 28th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Retirement a top concern at ‘thinkers’ conference Canadians are looking at a future of working beyond the traditional retirement age and stashing away more savings in order to maintain their standard of living, the former Bank … Continue reading

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Homes of their own (1)

An old and recurrent fantasy about American aboriginal peoples is that they had no conception of property. Christopher Columbus got the impression that “in that which one had, all took a share, especially of eatable things.” The Baron de La … Continue reading

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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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