Monthly Archives: June 2010

Wildrose leader attacks Tories (4)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

Wildrose Alliance Leader Danielle Smith appealed to alienated Alberta conservatives Friday to unite behind her and topple the 39-year Tory dynasty, arguing the government has passed its best-before date and that political change is within reach. In what was the … Continue reading →

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Government lawyers reject Iacobucci inquiry findings (1)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

The federal government, in contesting a $180 million lawsuit by three Muslim-Canadians, is refusing to accept the factual findings of its own judicial inquiry into the detention and torture of the men in Syria and Egypt. It means Canadian taxpayers … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update June 26th, 2010 (25)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

Canada #1 — CBC | Kandahar court martial evidence ends The witnesses have all spoken and the court martial of Capt. Robert Semrau, who allegedly executed an injured, unarmed Taliban fighter two years ago, is headed back to Canada for … Continue reading →

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Hanson: The Law? How Quaint! (1)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

We are well into revolutionary times, but perhaps not in the way we traditionally think of political upheaval. Instead, insidiously, the law itself is becoming negotiable — or rather, it is becoming subservient to what elite overseers at any given … Continue reading →

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STEYN: Obama zones out

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

What do Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and BP have in common? Aside from the fact that they’re both Democratic Party supporters. Or they were. Gen. McChrystal is a liberal who voted for President Obama and banned Fox News from his … Continue reading →

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Presidential Vote Tests Merkel’s Ailing Coalition

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

BERLIN — It has been lost on few here in Germany that Angela Merkel, the pastor’s daughter from the former East Germany, sees her reign as chancellor threatened by another pastor from the former East Germany. Joachim Gauck, 70, a … Continue reading →

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Foster: Oil statism, Obama style

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

A “soft-spoken” American BP executive, Bob Dudley, is to take over the political ducking stool from CEO Tony Hayward, while also attempting to deal with the Gulf oil spill. Mr. Dudley knows something about political risk. One of his previous … Continue reading →

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Closing Guantánamo Fades as a Priority

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

WASHINGTON — Stymied by political opposition and focused on competing priorities, the Obama administration has sidelined efforts to close the Guantánamo prison, making it unlikely that President Obama will fulfill his promise to close it before his term ends in … Continue reading →

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Twenty-five sharks?

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

Is it “Cap and Trade” or “Cap and Rough Trade”? Will Al Gore now be the butt of more jokes than anyone who ever lived? Well, not quite, but it was always easy enough to make fun of Al — … Continue reading →

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Hyperventilating?

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

In his scathing attacks on Fox News, Don Newman sounds a bit bombastic himself Fox News? Oh, c’mon, everyone knows it’s a “minaret for America First prejudice” and “hyperventilated extremism” “screeching to the converted” with “the none-too-bright persona of the … Continue reading →

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World June 26th, 2010 (10)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

#1 — BBC | G20: Merkel insists there are no divisions with Obama Germany’s chancellor has insisted that Europe’s leaders are making good progress in talks with the US about how to bolster fragile economic growth. [...] #2 — BBC … Continue reading →

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Canada June 26th, 2010 (10)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jack

#1 — CBC | Syncrude guilty in Alberta duck deaths Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it was facing in connection with the April 2008 deaths of 1,600 ducks in one of its northern Alberta … Continue reading →

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