Monthly Archives: September 2010

'Elites' are here to stay

The elites are on a roll these days. In just the last week, their Toronto chapter foiled the Canadian government’s plan to kill the long-gun registry, even as one of their number — a Harvard educated Bay Street executive — … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update September 26th, 2010 (18)

Canada #1 — CNews | Activist camp targets oilsands EDMONTON — Green activists are huddling in camp to plot their next civil disobedience acts targeting the province’s oilsands industry. [...] #2 — CNews | Creba death inspires Urban Games EDMONTON … Continue reading

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The Democratic Tax Retreat

Listen closely to the political debate in Washington these days, and you can hear the rumble of shifting tectonic plates. The economic policies that have dominated for the last four years are slowly being repudiated, and a new paradigm is … Continue reading

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Judge: Verdict Stands in Hacked Palin E-mail Case

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has declined to throw out the convictions of a former University of Tennessee student for hacking Sarah Palin’s e-mail account during the 2008 campaign. U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips issued the ruling Thursday … Continue reading

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German Spokesman Says He Will Leave Website

A dispute has broken out within the leadership of WikiLeaks, the website known for publishing classified documents including the Afghanistan war logs. In an interview with SPIEGEL, WikiLeaks’ German spokesman has said he will leave the organization as a result … Continue reading

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The Thanet wind farm will milk us of billions (1)

In all the publicity given to the opening of “the world’s largest wind farm” off the Kent coast last week, by far the most important and shocking aspect of this vast project was completely overlooked. Over the coming years we … Continue reading

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The Great Unravelling?

The first book about a new administration by Bob Woodward, Washington’s court chronicler, usually promises to be the high watermark for an incoming commander-in-chief. Officials are reluctant to dish the dirt because they have the chance of years of employment … Continue reading

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A Dangerous Divide

BRUSSELS—Two months after Lehman Brothers collapsed in the fall of 2008, a small group of European leaders set up a secret task force—one so secret that they dubbed it “the group that doesn’t exist.” Its mission: Devise a plan to … Continue reading

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Repatriating Jobs

One of the ways we can end the current “jobless recovery’ is to repatriate as many former U.S. manufacturing jobs as possible, as quickly as possible. In the 1970s about a quarter of our workers made their living by making … Continue reading

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Cold shoulder?

Sending three prominent Alberta cabinet ministers to Toronto to drum up support for the oilsands is akin to trying to convince David Suzuki to buy a Dodge Charger Hemi to drum up support for the auto industry. Lepers would get … Continue reading

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World Sept. 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Pakistan minister quits after accusing army of killings The Pakistani minister for defence production has resigned after criticising the military. [...] #2 — BBC | Mexican police arrest suspected drug lord Soto Reyes Mexican police have … Continue reading

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Canada Sept. 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CNews | Maclean’s article divides Canadians MONTREAL – Canadians can’t agree on whether Maclean’s latest cover story is sensationalist Quebec-bashing bigotry, or right on the money. [...] #2 — CNews | Help on way for homeless veterans As … Continue reading

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