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Strep strain not a widespread threat: health officials
Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:09 AM EDT (CBC)
A potentially deadly strain of streptococcal infections that contributed to the deaths of 10 people in northwestern Ontario doesn't pose a widespread threat, the province's chief medical officer of health says.
Palin abused power: ethics report
Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:46 AM EDT (CBC)
Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, according to an ethics probe report released Friday.
China announces biggest bust yet in melamine-milk scandal
Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:49 PM EDT (Canada.com)
BEIJING - Chinese authorities have arrested a man who made 600 tonnes of melamine-laced powder that was destined for the nation's milk supply, in the biggest bust of its kind, state press reported on Friday.
Can we afford this war? Canadians in dark on full cost of Afghanistan fight
Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:41 PM EDT (Canada.com)
Several departments, including Foreign Affairs, the Canadian International Development Agency, the Correctional Service of Canada and Veterans Affairs, refused to turn over information to parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page about what their organizations are spending in Afgha …
Bank hoarding pushes up gold borrowing costs
Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:51 PM EDT (Canada.com)
The cost of borrowing gold has surged to its highest level since May, 2001 as central banks appear to be hoarding the precious metal.
4 more products test positive for listeria at Maple Leaf's Toronto plant
Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:34 PM EDT (CBC)
Four product tests at a Maple Leaf plant in Toronto have come up positive for listeria, the deli meat producer at the heart of a deadly nationwide listeriosis outbreak said Wednesday.
U.S. missile attack in Pakistan kills 3: security officials
Seeded on Wed Oct 1, 2008 8:35 AM EDT (CBC)
Three people are dead and six others wounded following a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan near the Afghan border, according to national security officials.
Complaint upheld, but no fine in online hatred case
Seeded on Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:15 PM EDT (Canada.com)
Don Butler, The Ottawa Citizen - "The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has upheld complaints about online hatred filed by anti-racist crusader Richard Warman in 2004.
Al Jazeera English - Americas - US unfazed by Russian nuclear plans
Seeded on Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:23 AM EDT (AL JAZEERA)
The US has dismissed the threat of a Russian plan to upgrade its nuclear deterrent and modernise its military.
t r u t h o u t | Guantanamo Prosecutor Quits, Says Evidence Was Withheld
Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:06 PM EDT (t r u t h o u t)
"A military prosecutor involved in war crimes cases here has quit his position, citing ethical concerns about his office's failure to turn over exculpatory material to attorneys for an Afghan detainee scheduled to go to trial in December."
Truthdig - Reports - Whatever Happened to Personal Responsibility?
Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:38 PM EDT (Truthdig)
truthdig.com — "Why is a welfare mother to blame for her poverty while Wall Street fat cats can count on the federal government for $700 billion?"
globeandmail.com: Press freedom case goes to Supreme Court
Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:20 PM EDT (The Globe and Mail)
"A major test of press freedom is moving into the highest legal realm, after the Supreme Court of Canada decided today that it will hear a case involving the confidentiality of journalistic sources."
FBI investigates 4 companies at heart of financial meltdown
Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:40 PM EDT (CBC)
"The FBI is investigating four major U.S. financial institutions whose collapse helped trigger a $700 billion bailout plan by the Bush administration... including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, American International Group Inc., and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Queen's prof criticizes tough-talking PM: Harper running American-style campaign based on fear, expert says
Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:51 PM EDT (The Kingston, Whig Standard (thewhig.com))
Nick Bala, a law professor at Queens University, says Harper's plan to make the youth justice system more punitive is a bad idea. Studies show that youth crime is down and fewer youth are serving prison sentences. Harsher punishment does more harm than good.
Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Created On Macs — RoughlyDrafted Magazine
Seeded on Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:40 PM EDT (roughlydrafted.com)
Microsoft ads created on a Mac? The sad thing is that the ads creators didn't even bother to hide the fact in the photo's metadata, at least until the information broke and Microsoft decided to wipe it away!
Timothy Karr: Why DC Lobbyists Fear 'White Spaces'
Seeded on Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:11 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
"This month and next Washington will face a critical choice: Use new technology to open the Internet for everyone, or side with the lobbyists and prevent millions from getting connected."
Saving the wealthy with socialism, conservative-style -- baltimoresun.com
Seeded on Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:42 PM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)
"Propose a national health care program to cover everyone, or invest a mere $7 billion per year over five years to expand the children's health insurance program? Sounds like "each according to need" Marxism.
Global Priorities: Feeding Markets, Starving the Hungry - STWR - Share The World's Resources
Seeded on Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:27 PM EDT (stwr.org)
The money already spent and being promised in corporate bail-outs could have solved the world's poverty, hunger and malnutrition issues, not to mention the hypocrisy of the world's greatest advocate of the free and unfettered market, economic Darwinism and anti-socialism spending …
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