Monthly Archives: November 2010

Canada November 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CNews | Cellblock video shows another mistreatment OTTAWA – The same female special constable seen kneeing Stacy Bonds in a disturbing cellblock video was videotaped just one year later kicking a homeless prisoner in an incident a judge … Continue reading

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Google strikes again!

Elections BC rejected a Fight HST recall application as too lengthy – but did so using rules that were drafted after it received the application. The rejection has led recall organizers to suggest the province’s chief electoral officer deliberately thwarted … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update November 26th, 2010 (22)

Canada #1 — CNews | Disabled Nortel workers hobbled OTTAWA – Disabled Nortel employees, just weeks away from losing their medical benefits on Dec. 31, watched what appears to be their remaining lifeline dissolve before their eyes Thursday. [...] #2 … Continue reading

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Irish voters give damning verdict on bail-out crisis (8)

Angry voters yesterday sought to punish the Irish government by inflicting a historic defeat on the Fianna Fail in a by-election that signals the end of Brian Cowen's career. Local polling shows that Fianna Fail (FF), which has been in … Continue reading

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Wildrose execs resign en masse

CALGARY – Trust in the Wildrose Alliance has withered for seven of eight executives of the Little Bow constituency association who have resigned claiming flaws in the riding’s recent nomination process. Former VP of fundraising John Voorhorst, who was also … Continue reading

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S. Korea sends troops to fortify island, border

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea | South Korea’s president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister Thursday as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike. On Friday, President … Continue reading

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Pentagon to test 2nd near-space strike craft

Defense Department scientists are set to conduct a second test launch next year of the Falcon HTV-2 experimental superweapon after the first flight this year ended when the autopilot deliberately crashed the unmanned glider into the ocean as a safety … Continue reading

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York: Obama's poll numbers point to his defeat in 2012

We’re fast approaching the halfway point in Barack Obama’s term. With Nov. 2 behind him, everything the president does will be calculated to boost, or at least not harm, his chances of re-election in 2012. What’s not clear is whether … Continue reading

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Murphy: Danny Williams a modern day Joe Smallwood (2)

It is the highest sanity and not a little touch of class to know when to leave. There have been many in politics who found themselves, after much strife and Herculean effort, occupying the biggest chair only to learn that … Continue reading

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Meister: Critics on Both Sides Be Damned – Run, Sarah

Love her or hate her, Sarah Palin has, within the past couple of years, become an American institution. All the former Alaskan governor has to do is post something on Facebook or give a “shout-out” on Twitter and both pundits … Continue reading

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Halvorssen: United Nations – It's Okay to Kill the Gay

NEW YORK, NY — Last week, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly voted on a special resolution addressing extrajudicial, arbitrary and summary executions. The resolution affirms the duties of member countries to protect the right to life … Continue reading

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World November 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Air France to resume Atlantic flight recorder search The French government has said it will resume the search for an Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 228 people. [...] #2 — BBC … Continue reading

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