Monthly Archives: July 2011

Are We Alone In the Universe? New Analysis Says Maybe

Scientists engaged in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) work under the assumption that there is, in fact, intelligent life out there to be found. A new analysis may crush their optimism. To calculate the likelihood that they’ll make radio … Continue reading

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Lockerbie bomber paraded on TV – two years after being freed because he was dying of cancer (1)

The Lockerbie bomber has been paraded on Libyan TV almost two years after his release from a UK prison because he was dying of cancer. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, 59, has been feted as a hero in his home country since he … Continue reading

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China’s Apple frenzy triggers wave of smuggling

In a crowded multistoreyed marketplace in downtown Shenzhen, a store owner haggles with a cigarette-smoking customer over the price for a bulk sale. They are not bargaining over fake watches or counterfeit leather bags, but genuine Apple iPads and iPhones … Continue reading

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ATF agents denounce rogue guns transfers

ATF field agents working in Mexico broke ranks with their supervisors Tuesday during a rancorous five-hour House committee hearing, saying they were kept in the dark about a controversial undercover operation in which hundreds of guns ended up in the … Continue reading

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Lifson: Kerry spokesman stripped of Silver Star

John F. Kerry almost became president running on the basis of his alleged heroism in Vietnam. Thanks to the efforts of a group of truth-tellers, the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, the serious holes in the fantasy narrative propounded by the … Continue reading

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Foster: Keystone ­versus green Keynesianism

You’d think that a government with an increasingly severe unemployment problem would be desperate to approve a project that would provide 20,000 ­direct jobs, even if that government does have ­bigger — but related — things on its mind this … Continue reading

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Morning Update July 27th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Ottawa police to release cellblock video OTTAWA – City police and the Crown attorney’s office have announced their intention to release a DVD showing Roxanne Carr’s time in the Ottawa cellblock in August 2008. [...] … Continue reading

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Malcom: New polls confirm Obama’s Democratic base crumbles (4)

With all of the spotlights on the high-stakes debt maneuverings by President Obama and Speaker John Boehner the last few days, few people noticed what Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders said: “I think it would be a good idea if President … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update July 26th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Transit attacker deemed dangerous offender EDMONTON – The man who brutally curb-stomped city bus driver Tom Bregg –leaving him partially blind — has been tagged a dangerous offender and ordered locked up indefinitely. [...] #2 … Continue reading

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Smirk of the maniac (9)

An arrogant smile on his lips, mass murderer Anders Breivik shows not a shred of remorse as he leaves court. Dressed in a red polo shirt and sweater, the 32-year-old assassin sat calmly in a police vehicle yesterday after admitting … Continue reading

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Greek bailout could worsen EU debt crisis, warns Moody’s (3)

The Greek bailout has increased, rather than decreased, the danger that Europe’s debt crisis could spread to Spain and Italy, Moody’s warned yesterday as it significantly cut Greece’s credit rating and said a default appeared inevitable. Although the credit ratings … Continue reading

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Tories blame provinces for hospital infection problems

The federal government has pointed the finger at provincial governments as it responds to a World Health Organization report saying Canadian hospitals have some of the highest health-care-related infection rates in the developed world. As WHO appointed a patient-safety czar … Continue reading

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