Monthly Archives: June 2010

Kheiriddin: Today’s anarchists are just cowards (2)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

Anarchists. They think they are the coolest thing, tricked out in balaclavas, bandannas, punk style and black clothes. Reminds me of the garb we wore in college, except the bandannas weren’t a tear gas shield, but a hair accessory. We … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update June 28th, 2010 (18)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

Canada #1 — CBC | G20 cleanup in Toronto begins Toronto is slowly returning to normal after the conclusion of the weekend G20 summit, which prompted violent protests that resulted in hundreds of arrests. [...] Globe | G20-related detentions biggest … Continue reading →

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A rotten 'reform'

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

The Dodd-Frank Act to “reform” Wall Street isn’t yet a sure thing, votes-wise. New York’s congressional delegation can still do the right thing for the city and state — and should vote against this bad bill. The measure would bring … Continue reading →

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Milliken to step aside

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

Peter Milliken is hanging up his Hansard. The longest-serving Speaker of the House of Commons has been reading the official record of parliamentary proceedings since he was a teen. Mr. Milliken announced Saturday that after 22 years as the Liberal … Continue reading →

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Unions battle for public job benefits

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

Major clashes are breaking out between public-sector unions and state and local governments seeking to steady their wobbly books by scaling back employee benefits, pitting labor’s political clout against lawmakers eager to avoid raising taxes or cutting programs. From New … Continue reading →

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China strikers bypass union

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

Recent labor strikes in communist China expose more than just poor working conditions in factories, as workers steer clear of their government representatives to demand more money and more workplace democracy. Strikes at the foreign-owned Honda and Toyota factories have … Continue reading →

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Canada choking on water proposal

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

Rich countries would be expected to help fund water and sanitation delivery to the world’s poor under terms being discussed behind closed doors at the United Nations, documents obtained by Canwest News Service show. A Bolivian-penned draft resolution says internationally … Continue reading →

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Feds to force vote on omnibus budget bill

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

The government has served notice it will force a vote in the Senate this week to cut short plans that Liberal Senators had to draw out hearings on contentious sections of the government massive omnibus budget implementation bill. Liberal and … Continue reading →

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Robert Byrd Dead

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

Dana Bash, CNN’s senior congressional correspondent tweets, “sad news this early morning. Senator Robert C Byrd, titan of the US Senate, has died at age 92.” MSNBC is also reporting Byrd’s death: Byrd, 92, was first elected to the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Hooligans

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

No decent, civilized city — and Toronto is both — should be held hostage by the actions of a set of ferociously insolent thugs and vandals. Which is what happened here yesterday afternoon, and in fits and starts last night … Continue reading →

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World June 28th, 2010 (10)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

#1 — BBC | Mexican singer El Shaka killed after denying his murder Mexican singer Sergio Vega has been shot dead only hours after he had denied reports he had been murdered. [...] #2 — BBC | Kyrgyz referendum ‘backs … Continue reading →

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Canada June 28th, 2010 (10)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jack

#1 — CBC | PM hails G20 deficit reduction targets Prime Minister Stephen Harper has hailed an agreement among G20 leaders at the close of their Toronto summit on a Canadian-led plan for industrialized nations to slash their deficits in … Continue reading →

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