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What to Do With Detroit?

The Real News | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Justin Fox, Jim Stanford, Chrysler, Bailout, Gm, United Auto Workers, United States, Ford, Public Financing, Auto Industry, Unions, Canada, The Real News, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Bailout, Detroit Three, Automakers, Caw, Detroit Automakers, Cars, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit, Politics News
The Real News

"Governments around the world have always been proactive in growing and nurturing industries like the auto industry. In North America for the last couple of decades, we haven't done that."

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Governors' Global Climate Summit: Thinking As One Planet

Paige Donner | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cap and Trade, Executive Order, World Wildlife Fund, Governors' Global Climate Summit, Nature Conservancy, Renewable Energy, Canada, China, Flex-Fuel, Brazil, Beverly Hilton, Eu, Ental Defense Fund, Barack Obama, Crist, Jim Doyle, Blagojevich, Indonesia, Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Algae Biofuels, Poland, Environment, Climate Change, Sebelius, Schwarzenegger, Deforestation, Carb, Environm, Copenhagen, Redd, Politics News
Paige Donner

What was heard at the Governor's Global Climate Summit, held earlier this week in Los Angeles, was a chorus of international voices.

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Obese Airline Rights: Canada Court Rules The Obese Have Rights To Two Seats

Reuters | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Stupid News, Cta, Obesity, Airlines, Canada, Home News

OTTAWA (Reuters) -- Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thurs...

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Politicians Save "Potent Weapon Against Global Warming," Canadian Boreal Forest

Reuters | Deborah Zabarenko | Posted 11.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, Green News, Mining, Climate Change, Boreal Forest, Oil, Environment, Logging, Conservation, Canada, Deforestation, Global Warming, Green News

Politicians actually listened when experts told them to protect Canada's boreal forest, a potent weapon against global warming, and the plan for this ...

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Iranian Blogger Hossein Derakhshan Arrested

Jillian York | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hossein Derakhshan, Iran, Israel, Canada, Breaking News, Politics News
Jillian York

It was reported this morning that Iranian-Canadian blogger and activist Hossein Derakshan, known as the "Godfather of the Iranian blogosphere," was arrested in Tehran.

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Where Will Conservatives Threaten to Move To When Obama Takes Office?

Jason Notte | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Ronald Reagan, John McCain, Alaska, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Secession, Alaska Secessionist Party, Hippies, Barack Obama, Canada, Politics News
Jason Notte

Alaskans may actually welcome secession and a few more like-minded friends with whom to celebrate it.

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Global Bloggers Rejoice for President-Elect Obama

Ari Herzog | Posted 11.05.2008 | Home

Read More: United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Canada, Barack Obama, World Reaction, Blogs Obama Win, Blogs Obama Victory, World Reaction Obama, Global Reaction, World Reaction Election, Blogosphere Reaction Us Election, Blogs Obama, Global Reaction u.s. Election, International Reaction u.s. Election, Global Reaction Obama Win, World Watches, Home News
Ari Herzog

Belgian blogger Marco Rossi wrote: "Thank you Obama. You did it. You showed the world that change can happen."

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On Tuesday, Forget Plan B

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Phonebanking Obama, MoveOn.Org, Gotv, Canada, Roland Martin, Get Out the Move, Phonebanking, Barack Obama, Politics News
Stacy Parker Aab

Please, forget Plan B. We are one day away from Game Day.

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Canada Seems Nice

Alec Brownstein | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brownstein, Obama, John McCain, Alec, Leaving, Canada, Palin, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Alec Brownstein

If McCain wins this election, I'm leaving the country. I know a lot of people are saying that, but I won't leave because I fear a McCain-Palin White ...

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The Collapse of Omar Khadr's Guantanamo Trial

Andy Worthington | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, Col. Patrick Parrish, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, CIA Torture, Salim Hamdan, Omar Khadr, Canada, Barack Obama, Military Commissions, Politics News
Andy Worthington

The latest news to rock the Commissions is that the trial of Omar Khadr... has been delayed until after the administration leaves office.

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Obama the Movement Redefines Patriotism

Harriet Gordon Getzels | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Bush Administration, American Citizenship, Patriotism, John McCain, Flee to Canada, Barack Obama Reverend Wright, Proud of America, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Canada, Barack Obama, Home News
Harriet Gordon Getzels

Like Reverend Wright, I have felt outrage at this country. But watching a latte-colored man with a whacky sounding name become the new face of America has derailed the America I thought I knew.

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Eyes And Ears: First Straw Polls, Now Coffee Polls? More Notes From The Final Weeks of Election '08

Off The Bus | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Latte, 7-Eleven, New York Economy, Mccain Cup, Obama Cup, Presidential Debates, Coffee, 08 Election, Palin, Sign Stolen, Canada, Acorn, Sign, Home News
Off The Bus

I saw my physician last week and she said that many of her black women patients were experiencing higher than normal blood pressures. She recommended that we double the dose of our hypertension meds until Obama wins.

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What the Canadian Election Might Say About November 4th

Adam Rose | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bradley Effect, Stephen Harper, Barack Obama, Canadian Election, Presidential Race, Stephane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, Conservative, Liberal, American Election, John McCain, Canada, Politics News
Adam Rose

Don't be surprised if election day brings a surprise or two. If Canada -- that liberal bastion -- can vote for a conservative government, so too can America.

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Why Hockey Should Give Palin a Pass

Jason Notte | Posted 10.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: San Jose Sharks, Zdeno Chara, Wayne Gretzky, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Afghan War, Sept. 11, Miracle on Ice, Palin Hockey Rink, Hockey Moms, Canada, Hockey, Iraq War, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Palin Philadelphia Flyers, Joe Elliot, New Jersey Devils, Def Leppard, Sarah Palin, Mike Eruzione, World Trade Center, President Bush, Hockey Mom, Entertainment News
Jason Notte

Often viewed as the pale, toothless, mouth-breathing younger cousin of America's major sports, the last thing hockey needs is to be batted around by parties facing off for political advantage.

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''Strategic" Voters Aim to Bump Canada's Harper

James Glave | Posted 10.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Oil, Canada Elections, Canadian Parliament, Canada, Canadian Election 2008, Green News
James Glave

VoteForEnvironment suggests how to cast ballots "strategically" by recommending voters choose the candidate in their area that is most likely to unseat Harper's Conservatives from power.

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Canadian Thanksgiving, and So Much to be Thankful For

Lloyd Alter | Posted 10.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Economy, Canada, Recession, Giving Thanks, Green News
Lloyd Alter

Every year we celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with an extraordinary family. Despite this year's economic strife, I realized that I, my family, and all of us still have so much to be thankful for.

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Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

Steve Parker | Posted 10.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Volkswagen, 24 Hours of LeMans, Power Stroke, 12 Hours of Sebring, Central Park, Peugeot, Cars, Planet Green, Vw, Guinness Book of World Records, Canada, Clean Diesel, Nissan, Santa Monica Daily Press, General Motors, Bailout, Kia, Manhattan, California, Gm, Tavern on the Green, Mouse-Motor, Jetta TDI Cup, Hypermiling, KCRW Left Right & Center, Living With Ed, Ford Motor Co, 24 Hours of Daytona, Ed Begley Jr, Dodge, Golden State, Geo Metro, Audi, Cummins, Green News
Steve Parker

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references ......

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Canadian Columnist's Palin Joke Draws Fox News Outrage

NY Times | IAN AUSTEN | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Columnist, Greta Van Susteren, Sarah Palin, Canada, Pig, Palin Joke Draws Fox Outrage, Palin Joke, Heather Mallick, Canadian Columnist's Palin Joke Draws Fox News Outrage, Media News

Heather Mallick, an opinion columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Web site, is known for her use of humorous exaggeration. But last we...

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Palin Draws Crowd In Suburban Canada

Farzana Hassan | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Bush Administration, Debate, Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, Campaign, Canada, Palin, Home News
Farzana Hassan

Who could have thought that a tiny cafe in suburban Canada would prefer a broadcast of the American vice-presidential debate over its own leaders' deb...

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Storstad

Ben Lear | Posted 10.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Storstad, Fiction, Lear, Short Story, Mcgill, Diving, Love, Canada, Ship, Living News
Ben Lear

Ever since I started diving, I've been fascinated by the interaction between man and nature. Immediately after man abandons a structure, nature begins the excruciating process of taking it back, piece by piece.

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America's Blown it, Bring in a Global System

Diane Francis | Posted 09.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Politics, Gold Prices, Deflation, Financial Meltdown, Global Crisis, Washington, Financial Crisis, Bank Bailout, Canada, Jim Cramer, T-Bills, Business News
Diane Francis

The world is very nervous because America's political rigamordis means that 25% of the global GDP cannot be repaired or even managed.

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U.S. is Great, But Its Government System Stinks

Diane Francis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Wall Street Crisis, Debt Crisis, Wall Street, Washington, Parliamentary Systems, Financial Crisis, Main Street, Canada, Campaign Finance Reform, Economy, Politics News
Diane Francis

The economic crisis will pass but America's biggest crisis is the fact that Washington is an 18th Century American political system operating in the 21st.

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Taking a Cue from the Canadian Election's Focus on Climate Change

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 09.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper, Climate Change, Carbon Tax, Canada, Green News
Jeremy Jacquot

Imagine for a minute an election in which green issues like carbon taxes and renewable energy take center stage -- an election in which 60 percent of ...

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Wall Street greed and contributions should be illegal

Diane Francis | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Europe, u.s. Economy Problems, Campaign Finance Reform, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Economy, U.S. Economic Crisis, Banks, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson, Canada, Business News
Diane Francis

In 2006, the big five Wall Street firms handed out bonuses to their worldwide employees equivalent to the GDP of Vietnam or about $70 billion. Now to ...

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Herd on the Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Factory Farming, John Campbell, Chris Shays, Horses, Tom Lantos, Canada, America's Next Top Model, Prop 2, Animals, Farm Animals, Seal Hunt, Bob Filner, California, Susan Collins, Proposition 2, Nigel Barker, Carl Levin, Horse Slaughter, Elton Gallegly, Animal Cruelty, Seals, Atlantic Coast, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Passage of this modest, but crucial, ballot measure in California will surely change the calculus for farm animals elsewhere by demonstrating that Americans have no tolerance for gratuitous cruelty.

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