Monthly Archives: July 2011

Corcoran: Obama set to lose his ‘Armageddon’

Obama created the debt-limit crisis in an attempt to foment a political panic We have only days to go until the United States hits Aug. 2 and a possible financial “Armageddon,” to use a phrase adopted by U.S. President Barack … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update July 28th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Feds pick up fifth suspected war criminal OTTAWA — A fifth person living in Canada illegally and suspected of being a war criminal is now in custody, according to government sources. [...] #2 — Globe … Continue reading

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Who’d be a dustman in Cairo?

With mountains of rubbish towering over children and endless bin bags bulging from high-rise flats, these are the shocking images that show Cairo’s ‘Garbage City’ – where thousands of Egyptians live amongst piles of stinking rubbish. Manshiyat naser, or Garbage … Continue reading

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U.S. crisis ‘very bad’ but Canadian situation much better, Harper says

It should come as no surprise the United States is having a hard time dealing with a mammoth debt crisis that is threatening to push the world’s largest economy over the fiscal edge, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday. At … Continue reading

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Russia Plans to Sink the International Space Station in 2020

Russia’s space agency announced Wednesday that the International Space Station — a space base the world’s scientists and billions of U.S. tax dollars helped build and maintain some 200 miles above the surface of the Earth — will be de-orbited … Continue reading

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Now France is being dragged into global financial crisis (1)

France was dragged into the global financial crisis last night with warnings it could be stripped of its top-notch credit rating without ‘more efforts’ to tackle its debts. The International Monetary Fund told Nicolas Sarkozy’s government that further spending cuts … Continue reading

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Iran revolutionary guards’ commander set to become president of Opec

A senior commander of Iran’s revolutionary guards, who is subject to comprehensive international sanctions, has been nominated as the country’s oil minister, a position that currently includes the presidency of Opec. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, sent a list of … Continue reading

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Wente: How swiftly fate changes everything

Jack Layton’s grave illness is a devastating reminder of how swiftly fate can change everything. Here’s a man at the peak of his powers who, just a few months ago, achieved an astonishing triumph that took everyone by surprise. He … Continue reading

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Shaw: The Grand Old Pile-On

In January of 2011 John Boehner was arguably one of the happiest men in America. The son of an Ohio tavern keeper had fought his way up through the ranks and was not only accepting the gavel of office as … Continue reading

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Editorial: Baird shouldn’t refer to China as an ‘ally’

The selection of John Baird to be Canada’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade was a good one. Mr. Baird is a poised speaker, a trusted confidante of the Prime Minister and one of the Tories’ best Cabinet … Continue reading

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Morning Update July 28th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Another one down: 4th war crimes suspect nabbed TORONTO – A fourth war crimes suspect – alleged to be linked to death squads in Peru – has been arrested in the Toronto-area and will appear … Continue reading

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