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    News  Links - June.2.2009
         Canada
    -Most of GM loan won't be repaid, Harper says
    -CBC, VIA Rail considered for auction block: documents
    -Order of Canada loses three members over Morgentaler appointment
    -OSPCA to investigate Humane Society
    World
    -UN war investigators arrive in Gaza
    -'US may reduce Israel support in UN':
    -Afghanistan demands return of Guantanamo boy
    -U.N. calls U.S. human rights record "deplorable"
    -'Thank God it is over': a town full of corpses begins to come back to life
    -Stop the US torture ship
    -Sri Lankan army accused of massacring 20,000 Tamil civilians in final assault
    -El Salvador's 1st leftist president takes power
    -Homeland Security to Scan Fingerprints of Travellers Exiting the US
    -Ireland Set To Go Bust, Claims Economic Historian
    -Deep Cuts Threaten to Reshape California:
    -Iraqi PM told Obama 'Baghdad will burn' if torture pics released
    -Democrat: Bankers run Congress
    -Iraq's Sadr wants homosexuality gone
    Comment
    -Goodbye, GM By Michael Moore
    -General Rick Sanchez Calls for War Crimes Truth Commission By Jack Hidary
    -War Is Sin By Chris Hedges
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         News  Links - May.19.2009
         Canada
         -Tories reject opposition demands for EI reform
    -Tamil Tiger leader killed, Sri Lanka says
    World
         -New 'Prisoner Abuse' Photographs Emerge Despite US Bid to Block Publication
    -GM bankruptcy seen as all but inevitable
    -Republicans Salute Obama's Hawkish Tack
    -Pakistan fighting displaces 1.45 million civilians
    -Obama presses two-state solution in U.S.-Israel talks
    -Obama faces test on closing Guantanamo
    -Outnumbered US Troops Defend Afghan Frontier
    -How to Stop World Hunger Ten things you can do
     Comment
         -Obama's Animal Farm By James Petras
    -Buyers Remorse Is It Too Late To Swap Obama For McCain? By Mike Whitney
    -U.S. Health Care Lies About Canada Greed, U.S. Politics, Dysfunction By Diane Francis
    -U.S. Stirs a Hornet's Nest in Pakistan By ERIC MARGOLIS
    -Condemning Torture, Condoning Mass Murder By Charles Davis
    -Obama Takes Over Where Bush Left Off By Mike Whitney
    -US Chiefs Can't be Sued for 'Terror Torture'
    -Health Care's Enigma in Chief By David Sirota
    -The Almighty Renminbi? By Nouriel Roubini
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         News  Links - May.5.2009
         Canada
    -British MP George Galloway starts libel suit against Cdn immigration minister
    -EU passes ban on seal products
    -Ruby Dhalla's nanny trouble
    -Flaherty pushed on EI by Tory MPP - his wife
    World
     -Obama Administration Seeks Extraordinary Military Powers in Pakistan
    -Ex-MI6 official: UK was 'dragged' into Iraq
    -House Dems refuse funds to close Gitmo
    -Egypt: Nuclear Israel the 'greatest threat'
    -'75 die' as Sri Lanka forces are accused of shelling hospital
    -Fox Nation depicts gun pointed at Obama, Jesse Jackson
    -Ten More Things You Can Do to Oppose War in Afghanistan
    -Rice stumbles when asked about torture by fourth-grader
    -Afghan President Chooses Warlord as Running Mate
    Comment
     -The Myth of Talibanistan By Pepe Escobar
    -Right to the very end in Iraq, our masters denied us the truth By Robert Fisk
    -America’s Shame By Eric Margolis
    -America: A Superpower No More By Walter Rodgers
    -Obama could learn from Karzai M K Bhadrakumar
    -Sadly, Israel is no Longer Democratic By Shulamit Aloni
    -Requiem for the Republican Party By Mike Whitney
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         News  Links - April.16.2009
         Canada
    -CAW won't budge - merger or no merger
    -Poorest families go hungry all day
    -Mother 'trapped' in Saudi Arabia
    -PM urged to restore science funds
    World
    -Avoiding World Conference on Racism Shows Obama's Disrespect For Blacks
    -TEXAS COULD 'SECEDE,' GOP GOVERNOR SAYS
    -NSA spying broke new laws
    -Tears mark tasered son's birthday
    -Pentagon Closes Office Accused Of Issuing Propaganda Under Bush
    -Fox anchor rants about fascism during tea party coverage
    -Group Sues Feds Over Endangered Species Protection
    -'08: More CEO pay hikes than cuts
    Comment
    -Enough Dead Pirate Porn: The Press is Relishing the Killing of Three Teenage Pirates With Disturbing Zeal By Chris Nolan, Majikthise.
    -Toxic Waste' Behind Somali Piracy By Najad Abdullahi
    -Can Spain Really Prosecute George W. Bush Aides Over Torture? By Johanna Neuman
    -Is America the New Russia? By Martin Wolf
    -Welcome to the New “New World Order” Video Pepe Escobar:
    -Wall Street Sharks Circle the UAW By John R. MacArthur
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         News  Links - April.8.2009
         Canada
    -Ottawa considers $150M fund for broadcasters
    -Khadr's military lawyer reinstated
    -Problem gambling suit seeks $3.5B from OLG
    -Ottawa offers warranty help for GM, Chrysler
    -Ontario to require firms to report use of toxic chemicals
    -EU ban on seal products 'disappointing,' Cannon says
    World
         -Footage shows G20 death man push
    -Following Bush Lead, Obama Moves to Block Challenge to Wiretapping Program
    -U.S. mass killers had permits
    -GM In "Intense" Preparations For Bankruptcy: Report
    -Oil Companies Balk At Following Obama's Green Lead
    -IN SEARCH OF A GREEN ECONOMIC STIMULUS
    Comment
    -PM feared Galloway's message by Linda McQuaig
    -Bernanke's Financial Rescue Plan: The Glide-path to Destitution By Mike Whitney
    -The Crash of '09, The Collapse of '10 By By Humayun Gauhar
    -Global Financial Collapse A Must Watch Video
    -Towards a Global Currency and World Government By Andrew G. Marshall
    -How Freedom Was Lost     By Paul Craig Roberts
    -Some Thoughts About Socialism     By William Blum
    -Wall St. Ticks Off the World     By Eric Margolis
    -The Jobs Solution     Leo Hindery Jr. & Donald W. Riegle Jr. : U.S. Economy
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         News  Links - March.31.2009
         Canada
    -George Galloway moves to Plan B: video link
    -Air Canada's CEO resigns in surprise shake-up
    -McGuinty: I was wrong (will go ahead with increases to the minimum wage)
         World
    -Kucinich: $3.6b in Merrill Lynch bonuses '22x larger than AIG'
    -UK troops begin Iraqi withdrawal
    -Feds reject auto plans, tells them to cut more
    -Report: GM CEO gets $20 million
    -Khmer Rouge leader admits crimes
    -US soldier executed bound Iraqis
    -'Get a good lawyer,' anti-torture attorney tells Feith
    -ACLU: Let Spy Laws Fade Into the Sunset
    Comment
    -Putting A New Coat on a Failed Strategy By Ron Jacobs
    -It's a bird...It's a plane...No, it's Spitzer to the Rescue By Mike Whitney
    -Obama’s Attack on the Middle Class By Paul Craig Roberts
    -'Torture' Could Haunt Bush Officials By HILARY BROWN
    -The Absurdity of Spending US Tax Dollars on Israel By PAUL J. BALLES
    -The Logistical Nightmare in Iraq 283 Bases, 170,000 Pieces of Equipment, 140,000 Troops, and an Army of Mercenaries By Jeremy Scahill
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         News  Links - March.24/25.2009
         Canada
    -Oil merger raises fears of raw deal at the pump
    -Video tells a different story at Taser inquiry
    -Canadian Arab Federation loses federal funding
    -Tories not behind move to bar anti-war British MP, Kenney says
    -Ignatieff makes pitch for Grit support in Quebec
    World
    -Geithner Plan Will Rob US Taxpayers
    -US Will Appoint Afghan 'Prime Minister' to Bypass Hamid Karzai
    -Obama is an ignoramus says Chavez
    -Geithner, Obama Kowtowing to "Massively Corrupted" Banks, Galbraith Says:
    -Mexico's Drug War Invades US
    -China Urges New Money Reserve to Replace Dollar
    -U.S. Fed, Treasury chief to get grilled on AIG
    -IDF soldiers ordered to shoot at Gaza rescuers, note says
    -'IDF troops used 11-year-old boy as human shield in Gaza':
    -Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses'
    -Clash in tense Israeli-Arab town
    Comment
    -Geithner Update Bend Over and Say, "Uncle Sam" By Mike Whitney
    -Welcome to Gitmo II Obama doesn’t talk like Bush; he just acts like him By Ted Rall
    -These Colors Cannot Run... Afghanistan By Norman Solomon
    -Getting a grip on greed by Linda McQuaig
    -Bush versus Galloway: Who is a Threat to Canada's Security? By Joshua Blakeney
    -Judgment Day for Geithner By Mike Whitney
    -Fire Geithner, Hire Spitzer? Katrina vanden Heuvel
    -America Is in Need of a Moral Bailout By Chris Hedges
    - Five Reasons Why Americans Won't Resist By Mickey Z.
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         News  Links - March.17.2009
         Canada
    -Human chain of Tamils circles city core
    -Canada to pay salaries of Afghan police officers
    -Science minister won't confirm belief in evolution
    -Taser can trigger seizures, researchers say
    World
    -Red Cross Described 'Torture' at CIA Jails
    -US Missile Shield in EU to Cost Billions, Won't Work
    -U.S. Injecting Billions Into Foreign Central Banks
    -US Troops Killed Iraqi Girl With 'Warning Shot'
    -Leftist Victory in El Salvador Closes an Historic Cycle
    -Outrage against AIG set to mount
    -Citigroup CEO awarded $10.8 million
    -Florida Rep. wants drug tests for the unemployed
    -Sen. to AIG bigs: Quit or kill yourselves
    -Report: Next-gen power plants may lead to 'nuclear anarchy'
    -Kucinich seeks probe of 'Cheney assassin ring'
    Comment
    -The TALF Bernanke's Witness Protection Program By Mike Whitney
    -The Financial Sector: "A House Burning Down" Ben Bernanke’s False Analogy By Prof. Michael Hudson
    -“Capitalism’s Self-Inflicted Apocalypse” By Michael Parenti
    -How The World Pimps America How the US is shifting the financial crisis onto the rest of the world By Pepe Escobar
    -The Sanctity of AIG's Contracts By Glenn Greenwald
    -Obedience to Authority in America A Different Kind of Revolution: By Mike Whitney
    -Pam Martens Has a Comedian Just Saved America?
    -Ralph Nader Americans Want Justice for Wall Street Crooks
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         News  Links - March.11.2009
         Canada
    -112th Canadian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Returning to Canada
    -Kinsella files $1M lawsuit against Tories, Paradis
    World
    -Acidic seas fuel extinction fears
    -US carbon cuts may spark 'revolution'
    -Chuck Norris seeks presidency... of Texas
    -Alabama shooting spree claims ten
    -US Child homelessness worst since 1930s: report
    -ACLU to Obama: Release prisoner abuse photos
    -Pak Opposition Chief Placed Under House Arrest
    -Will Iraq Violence Doom Obama's Afghan Plan?
    -Disabled men forced into 'fight club' in Texas: Police
    -China Boat Incident 'Most Serious' in Eight Years
    -Freeman Withdrawal Is Victory for Israel Lobby
    -China exports slump; IMF warns on toxic banks  
    Comment
    -Why the US Under Obama Is Still a Dictatorship  by Andy Worthington
    -Stephen Schwarzman: 45 Percent Of World's Wealth Destroyed
    -A futile search for 'moderate' Taliban Walid Phares
    -Debt Relief and Regulation     By Mike Whitney
    -US Recession Could Last Up to 36 Months: Roubini     By Jane Wells
    -Dmitry Orlov: Social Collapse Best Practices Video and Transcript
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         News  Links - March.3.2009
         Canada
    -Officer fired Taser over and over and over
    -Endangered Species Act 'has serious holes'
    -Instructed to curtail crushing red tape, guards watched girl die in her cell
    World
    -Fires in India claim lives of 106,000 young women
    -Gunmen shoot Sri Lanka cricketers
    -Obama reveals secrets of Bush anti-terror campaign
    -Toyota Seeks Bailout From Japan
    -NATO may ask for China's help
    -Madoff Seeks To Keep NYC Penthouse, $62M In Assets
    Comment
     - Canadians can't escape global mess by Thomas Walkom
    -“The Last Picture Show” President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget By Richard C. Cook 
    -Sermon from the Corporate Church By Peter Chamberlin
    -Preaching To The Choir? By Timothy V. Gatto I really don’t want to be around when America gets what is coming to it.
    -The unspeakable solution Losses at US financial institutions may soon deepen to US$3.6 trillion- Nouriel Roubini
    - Economically Fueled Upheaval Michael T. Klare
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         News  Links - Feb.26.2009
         Canada
    -B.C. budget boosts the wealthy
    -'Death to Canadians': Afghans protest blast that kills 2 boys:
    -McGuinty says he hasn't given up fight for better EI
    -Tories, Liberals defend oil sands
    -Ontario Anti-poverty group hails child poverty legislation
    -Tories talk tough as CBC seeks financial help
    World
    -Obama's Non-Withdrawal Withdrawal Plan
    -Obama urges swift Wall Street reform
    -Maddow: Obama's Iraq plan 'more like a Bush plan'
    -White House Raccoon Caught With Salmon Trap
    -Obama: $643b for health care
    -Byrd accuses Obama of power grab
    -Neocons Attack Obama's Intel Pick
    -Japan exports drop 46% in January
    -Get Ready for Mass Retail Closings
    -AIG Considers Breakup In Bid To Stay Afloat
    -Banks shift bankruptcy tactics
    Comment
    -A planet at the brink? Angry protesters are taking to the streets in cities across the world -Michael Klare
    -The Oscar for Denial And the winner is – The American People By James McEnteer
    -A Practical Proposal for Real Change Open Letter to President Obama By Carmen Yarrusso
    -Freeing Up Resources... For More War By Norman Solomon
    -Cut the Military Budget By Barney Frank
    -I.O.U.S.A. Wake up, America! Video
    -Nationalization: It's Not Scary, It's All Around You By David Sirota
    -It's Time to Break up the Big Banks By Mike Whitney
    -A Planet at the Brink Will Economic Brushfires Prove Too Virulent to Contain? By Michael T. Klare
    -How Can U.S. Recover Without Manufacturing Capacity? By Glen Ford
    -How the US Economy Was Lost By Paul Craig Roberts
    -Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice Thomas Ferguson & Robert Johnson
    -The Economic Outlook: 2012 and Beyond By Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar
    -Too Big Not to Fail? James S. Henry
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     News  Links - Feb.18.2009
         Canada
     - Building relationship main goal of visit, Obama says
    - Harper announces $500M investment for GO Transit
    - Canada must pull its troops out by 2011, says Ignatieff
    - Inquiry begins into Taser death of Halifax man
    - Shelters fear flood of cast-off pets
    World
     -GM, Chrysler seek billions in loans, to cut more jobs
    - The Taliban get their first wish
    - Obama signs massive economic stimulus bill into law
    -     U.S. "War On Terror" Eroded Rights Worldwide: Experts
    - Marchers block Mexico-US border
    - Israel Launches Covert War Against Iran
    - Asian stocks track U.S. slide as bailout hopes fade
    - Lawyers Condemn UK Over Torture In 'War On Terror'
    Comment
     -     UK Spy Chief: We Risk A Police State By Tom Whitehead
    - Hollywood's New Censors     By John Pilger
    -     The People Be Damned The President of Special Interests     By Paul Craig Roberts
    -     Trouble at Treasury by Mike Whitney
         - High Noon: Geithner v. The American Oligarchs." Bill Moyers interviews former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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     News  Links     - Feb.11.2009
     Canada
    -    Ignatieff making favourable impression: Poll
    -    McGuinty says he won't tolerate `NIMBYism' in green energy projects
    -    Khadr willing to face trial, if U.S. sends him home
    -    Unions seek 'buy Canadian' stimulus policy
    World
    -UK     'This Is The Worst Recession For Over 100 Years'
    -    Rep. Kanjorski: $550 Billion Disappeared in "Electronic Run On the Banks"
    -    Israeli rivals claim election win
    -    US Senate approves stimulus plan
    -    Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production
    -    Deadly gun fights in north Mexico
    -    Iran 'ready for dialogue with US'
    -    As planet warms, birds move north
    Comment
    -    Capitalism’s Self-inflicted Apocalypse By Michael Parenti
    -    The Growing Army of Angry Men Lives Have Been Destroyed by the Federal Government By Mark R. Crovelli
    -    All of Them Must Go By Naomi Klein
    -    The War that did not make the Headlines Over Five Million Dead in Congo? By Keith Harmon Snow
    -    Obama Fails His First Test on Civil Liberties and Accountability  by Glenn Greenwald
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     News  Links - Feb.2.2009
     Canada
    -    Big deficit coming: McGuinty
    -    Tax cuts: Why the opposition should ...
    -    Harper and Ignatieff have heads in the sand
    World
    -    Human DNA in animal embryos poses risks: Critics
    -    CALIFORNIA 'GOES BROKE'
    -    Obama seeks quick Senate action on stimulus bill
    -    Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision
    -    Iraq's Shocking Human Toll About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans
    -    Obama predicts more bank failures
    -    Prosecutor looks at ways to put Israeli officers on trial for Gaza 'war crimes'
    -    Europe's winter of discontent
    -    Fall from power: Rumsfeld relegated to riding the bus
    Comment
    -    Afghan War Takes a Hit  by Eric Margolis
    -    When Did We Stop Caring About Civilian Deaths During Wartime? By Robert Fisk
    -    Obama More Deadly for Afghan Civilians than Bush (in Jan 2009) “Change” Afghans Should Look Upon with Skepticism By Marc W. Herold.
    -    Obama Preserves Renditions as Rounter-Terrorism Tool By Greg Miller
    -    A Bankrupt and Discredited Country The Era of American Leadership Is Over By Paul Craig Roberts
    -    It’s Not Going to Be OK By Chris Hedges
    -    A Stealth Bomb in Obama's Stimulus Bill The Nuclear Industry's Latest Money Grab By HARVEY WASSERMAN
    -     Missile Offense: Mike Moore
    -Doing the Recovery Right Robert Pollin
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     News  Links - Jan.26.2009
     Canada
    -    Opposition threatens Tories over tax cuts
    -    NDP stalls back-to-work bill for York University
    -    Historic aboriginal land-claim settlement fails
    -    Tories promise job training and infrastructure aid
    -    OLYMPIC VILLAGE FIASCO
    -    Five tests for Tuesday's federal budget
    World
    -    Israel will defend soldiers against war-crimes charges
    -    Afghan president says U.S. forces killed 16 civilians
    -    Blagojevich vows not to attend his impeachement trial
    -    Bolivians 'back new constitution'
    -    Former rebels win Salvador poll
    -    Logistics of a faster Iraq exit
    -    The 25 People Responsible For The Global Financial Crisis
    -    Economic downturn frays America's safety net
    -    Davos Scales Back Glitz Amid Economic Downturn
    -    Obama to Bush: I Can Release Your Records
    Comment
    -    BUILD TRANSIT — DON'T BAIL OUT CARS by Albert Koehl
    -    U.S. Moving Toward Czarism, Away From Democracy By David Sirota
    -    The World Won't Buy Unlimited U.S. Debt We're asking others to sacrifice for our 'stimulus.' By PETER SCHIFF
    -    Why Israel won’t survive
    -    Water and the thirst for profit -
    -    Alexander Cockburn The Ghosts at Obama's Side
    -    ACCOUNTING FOR NATURE'S GOODS AND SERVICES by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
    -    The bitter reality of employment insurance by Laurie Monsebraaten
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     News  Links - Jan.19.2009
     Canada
    -    Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean tours Haitian slum
    -    Poll shows Canadians want gov't to boost spending
    -    Liberals won't back tax cuts, Ignatieff warns PM
    -    Israel to pull out of Gaza by Obama inauguration
    -    Obama honours King on final pre-presidency day
    World
    -    Olmert Declares Victory in Gaza War
    -    Hamas Leader Declares Victory in Gaza War
    -    In War’s Wake, Likud, Labor Look for Vote Boost
    -    Liberals, Realists Set to Clash in Obama Admin.
    -     Scale of Gaza destruction emerges
    -    Obama traces Lincoln's 1861 route to Washington
    -    Israel unilaterally halts military offensive in Gaza
    -    Obama arrives in Washington
    -    Obama prayer leader from group linked to Hamas
    -    New pictures show NY plane crash
    -    Gas to flow after deal in Moscow
    -    Two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghan attacks
    -    Crunch 'cost Arabs $2.5 trillion'
    -    Three million hit by Windows worm
    -    Chavez: Obama has 'stench' of Bush
    -    Israel Accused of War Crimes Over 12-hour Assault on Gaza Village
    Comment
    -    How Bin Laden Bankrupted America  by Jon Basil Utley
    -    Who's in Charge – Obama, the Pentagon, or Israel? by William Pfaff
    -    Israeli TV airs call to father after children killed
    -    Punishing the Palestinians By Ralph Nader
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     News  Links - Jan.11.2009
     Canada
    -    Barack Obama to visit Canada after inauguration
    -    Remains of fallen Canadian soldier returned home
    -    Thousands on Bloor St. to protest Israel's actions
    -    Kimberly Rivera: Canada Expels US Woman Deserter
    World
    -    Israel has killed hope for a settlement: Hamas leader
    -    Israel warns Gaza of escalation
    -    US Plans Massive Arms Delivery to Israel
    -    Israel Rejected Hamas Ceasefire Offer in December
    -    UN: One-third of Gaza dead, injured are children
    -    UN human rights chief accuses Israel of war crimes
    -    Iran Threatens to Break Israel's Gaza Blockade
    -    Israelis 'Bombs Civilian Shelter' Kills 30 People
    -    Cardinal's Likening Of Gaza To Concentration Camp Angers Israel
    -    IDF Forced Civilians Into House, Then Bombed It
    -    100 Survivors Rescued in Gaza From Ruins Blocked by Israelis
    -    Poll: 80% of Israelis Oppose Truce Even if Hamas Stops Rocket Fire
    Comment
    -    Why Canada backs Israel over Gaza by Thomas Walkom
    -    Both US Parties Cheerlead Still More Loudly for Israel's "War" By Glenn Greenwald
    -    Wherever I go, I Hear the Same Tired Middle East Comparisons By Robert Fisk
    -    "Limbs And Meat" In The Street By Ewa Jasiewicz
    -    What You Don’t Know About Gaza By Rashid Khalidi
    -    What Humanitarian Crisis? Livni's Big Lie By RANNIE AMIRI
    -    Criticism of Israeli War Crimes Mounts  by Jonathan Cook
    -Toward Peace in Gaza The Nation Editors
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     News  Links - Jan.7.2009
     Canada
    -    The case against Capt. Semrau
    -    New details at hearing for soldier accused of murder
    -    Besieged Canadians await evacuation from Gaza
    -    Proposed Israel ban not anti-Semitic: academics
    -    Tory budget must expand EI payouts, Liberals say
         World
    -    Israel stops Gaza attack for three hours
    -    40 dead as Israelis bomb UN schools
    -    U.N. official says Gaza school was clearly marked
    -    CNN man is Obama health chief pick
    -    Medics 'unable to reach Gaza wounded'
    -    Israel kills 215 kids, 98 women in Gaza:
    -    In Pictures: Death and suffering in Gaza Attack
    -    Russia stops all gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine
    -    Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador
    -    Obama sees years of $1 trillion deficits
    -    Blackwater "guards" plead not guilty
    -    Bank Of England Policymaker Predicts Unprecedented Dollar Collapse
    -    Bush medals for Iraq war allies criminals
    -    Fed's Outlook Darkens On Economy
    -    'W' actor tasered repeatedly: video
    Comment
    -    The Bloodbath In Gaza Separating the Truth from the Hype By Mike Whitney
    -    Uncensored Video Report From Dr. In Gaza Hospital “This is an all-out war against the civilian Palestinian population”
    -    'As I Ran I Saw Three Of My Children. All Dead' By Hazem Balousha in Gaza City and Rory McCarthy - Must Watch - Video and Text
    -    Israel Censors the Media "Not the conduct of a democratic state"
    -    The Real Estate War in Gaza The History and "Morals" of Ethnic Cleansing By Victoria Buch
    -    Ann Frank Alive In Gaza Genocide in the Gaza Ghetto By michael
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     News  Links - Jan.2.2009
     Canada
    -    Crime stats show T.O. is getting safer each year
    -    Flights cancelled as 'intense' blizzard pounds Maritimes
    -    Missing for days, B.C. snowboarder tells survival tale
    -     Tax savings in 2009 will mostly come only in Alberta
    -    B.C. minister wants to force homeless into shelters
         World
    -    Climate expert makes plea to Obama
    -    Hamas leader killed in air strike
    -    Gaza aid worker diary
    -     Spin body gets out propaganda  message, says Israel
    -    Pro-Palestinian protesters at Obama's Hawaii house
    -    Stocks fare worst since Depression
    -    Bangkok fire kills at least 59 New Year clubbers  
    -    Cuba marks 50 years of revolution
    -     Israel Pursues Diplomacy to Gain More Time for Attacks
    -    Iraq takes control of Green Zone
    -    Media Banned From Gaza as Humanitarian Crisis Escalates
    -    Russia's Gazprom cuts all gas supplies to Ukraine
    -    Gazans Fight Cold and Hunger as Supplies Run Dry
    Comment
    -    Satire Israel Attacks US By Jerry Ghinelli
    -    The Worker-Capitalist Con Wall Street's Collapse and the Ownership Society By PAM MARTENS
    -    Nasrallah: The Gaza solution lies in Egypt By Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah - Video (English) and Transcript
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     News  Links - Dec.23.2008
     Canada
    -    Harper blasted for Senate picks
    -    Canadians oppose auto bailout: poll
    -    Thousands still without power in Nova Scotia
    -    Afghan raids stoke anger against NATO: report
    World
    -    World Faces "Total" Financial Meltdown: Bank of Spain Chief
    -    Mexican army vows crackdown after soldiers beheaded
    -    Human trafficking in every US city
    -    Gitmo lawyer says Gates may have committed perjury
    -    Gay groups angry at Pope remarks
    -    Bush's Midnight Regulations To Last Long After Presidency (VIDEO)
    -    With Economy in Shambles, Congress Gets a Raise
    -    Questioning of Prophet's existence stirs outcry
    -    Putin says 'cheap gas era' ending
    -    Gloom spreads to emerging markets
    -    Shoe Journalist Says He Was Tortured After Arrest
    Comment
    -    Higher Wages or Bubblenomics: What's it gonna be? By Mike Whitney
    -    Bernard Madoff: Wall Street Swindler Strikes Powerful Blows for Social Justice By James Petras
    -    Obama v. Washington Mythmaking By Robert Parry
    -    Deterring Torture Through the Law By Coleen Rowley and Ray McGovern
    -    Brits Stuck in Afghanistan Until Obama Recognizes the War Is Unwinnable  by Max Hastings
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     News  Links - Dec.15.2008
     Canada
    -    The growing push to end poverty
    -    Tories set to add forestry, mining to bailout list
    -    World court inquiry sought in Afghan rapes
    -    Flaherty to discuss economy with opposition Liberals
    -    Bodies of three slain soldiers on their way home
    -    Canadian taxpayers and auto union butt heads over bailout
    -    Credit card relief urged for indebted Canadians
    World
    -    Obama chief of staff under pressure
    -    Bush bombed with brogans in Baghdad
    -    Gaza Families Eat Grass as Israel Bocks Food Aid
    -    Watchdogs attacked over US 'fraud'
    -    Who got $2 trillion? Federal Reserve refuses to say
    -    Fishery killing gamut of marine life: scientists
    -    Calm returns to Athens after riot
    -    Afghanistan: Face to face with a resurgent Taliban
    Comment
    -    Rahm Emanuel and Jesse Jackson Jr Face New Revelations in Governor Rod Blagojevich Scandal By James Bone in Chicago
    -    What Does Letting Our Own War Criminals Go Free Tell Us About Ourselves? By Nat Hentoff
    -    The End of Retirement? By Shamus Cooke
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     News  Links - Dec.10.2008
     Canada
    -    Ignatieff takes the prize
    -    'The basics for survival' increasingly out of reach
    -    Rae threatens to block Ignatieff 'coronation'
    -    Rae email: 'The only way to go'
    -Chrysler turns up the heat on Canada
    -Charest says Quebecers voted for 'stability'
    World
    -    Riot-hit Athens to bury teenager
    -Sony to cut plants and 8,000 jobs
    -Report: Taliban Control 72% of Afghanistan
    -    Fed authorizes Chinese bank to operate in U.S.
    -Russian and Chinese firms most likely to bribe: survey
    -Former ISI Chief: Mumbai And 9/11 Both “Inside Jobs”
    -White House and Democrats push for auto bailout deal
    Comment
    -    The Psychology Of The Taliban By Adeel Malik
    -The Curse of Global Capitalism By Jon Ronnquist
    -A Historic Moment Obama The Election of the Greatest Con-Man in Recent History By James Petras
    -Card Check "You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Chains" By Mike Whitney
    -Blame the Takers, Not the Makers By Mumia Abu-Jamal
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     News  Links - Dec.3.2008
     Canada
     -NDP ask Mounties to investigate Tory taping
    -GG calm in eye of storm
    -    A Q&A on coalition governments
    -    Tories launch anti-coalition ad blitz
    -    Canadians split on removing Tories from power: poll
    -    Green party throws support behind coalition
    -    No undoing PM's historic blunder
    -    Canadian Labour Congress chimes in with pro-coalition radio spot
    World
    -    Obama wrapping up cabinet picks with Richardson
    -Explosive devices defused at Mumbai train station: TV
    -Mumbai Attacks: Piecing Together the Story
    -    Obama's Kettle of Hawks
    -    How Many Americans Died Because of Bush’s Torture Program?
    -Gay sex sting at Christian Univ.
    Comment
    -    Coalition Gov 'There's no turning back' by Bruce Campion-Smith, Tonda MacCharles, Richard J. Brennan and Les Whittington
    -Majority is heard at last by Linda McQuaig
    -Coalition must grasp deficit nettle by Thomas Walkom
    -    Harper was in on the ground floor of coalition building by Chantal Hébert
    -Historic day for poverty activists by Carol Goar
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     News  Links - Nov.28.2008
     Canada
     -Opponents threaten to defeat Tories
    -    Canadian killed in Mumbai violence
    -    Wrong time to cut party funding
    -    Showdown looms over 'mean' Tory blueprint 
    World
    -    `This is shaping up to be India's 9/11'
    -Afghan President Wishes He Could Shoot Down U.S. Planes
    -    Mumbai hotel 'under army control'
    -    Commandos storm Mumbai Jewish center
    -    Possible Geopolitical Consequences of the Mumbai Attacks
    -     Victory for Venezuela’s Socialists in Crucial Elections
    -Site-by-site breakdown of Mumbai attacks
    -    Russian Analyst Predicts Decline and Breakup of U.S.
    -    A Frenzy Over Free Food
    -    DA reveals evidence against Cheney
    Comment
    -    An Administration in Search of a Progressive The Team Obama Should Have Picked By RAMZI KYSIA
    -The Obama "Dream Team": Rubin-clones And Other Fakers By Mike Whitney
    -    Tory partisanship creates toxic mood by Chantal Hébert
    -    Colossal Financial Collapse The Truth behind the Citigroup Bank "Nationalization" By F. William Engdahl
    -    Left Out of the Bailout: The Poor By Mark Kukis
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     News  Links - Nov.24.2008
     Canada
     -Injured cyclist focuses on survival
    -Luxury travel contradicts Tories' frugal image
    -    Canada signs free-trade agreement with Colombia
    -    GM bankruptcy would put 1000s of Canadians out of work
    World
    -    Obama presents team to navigate economic crisis
    -U.S. government unveils plan to rescue Citigroup
    -    Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa
    -    Protesters at Thai Parliament for 'final showdown'
    -    Florida boy's suicide live on web
    -    Israeli General Eyes Regime Change, Assassination in Iran
    -    Israeli Military Urges Plan for Iran Strike
    -IBM to build brain-like computers
    -    Spanish city installs solar panels on sun-soaking cemetery
    -UK     Darling to unveil 45p tax on rich to fight recession
    -    Obama's Republicans Almost All Tied To Scowcroft
    Comment
    -    The Bush Pardons: Scott Horton
    -    The Third Clinton Administration By RALPH NADER
    -    Three Experts Warn Obama About Escalating in Afghanistan  by Greg Mitchell
    -    Kabul 30 years ago, and Kabul today. Have We Learned Nothing? By Robert Fisk
    -    SPENGLER Obama's one-trick wizards
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     News  Links - Nov.17.2008
     Canada
     -Robertson is Vancouver's Olympics mayor
    -    Rae, Ignatieff, LeBlanc spar over closed debate
    World
    -    US housing values at 60-year low
    -Blackwater Busted?
    -    Obama: We will exit Iraq, close Gitmo
    -    Karzai offers to protect Taliban leader
    -    Obama Vows to Shut Down Guantánamo
    -Uncertain times for Religious Right as Obama moves in
    -    Ailing Japan slides into recession
    -    Fires ring LA; thousands flee gutted homes
    -Obama wants G20 to help automakers, home owners
    -    Growing Panic For Russian Government As Economy Crumbles
    -    Antiwar Iraq Vets Arrested
    Comment
    -    Paulson Plays While We Pay Nicholas von Hoffman :
    -Blind leading the one-eyed The Group of 20's Washington summit on the global financial crisis can be charitably described as a waste of time.
    -    Wall Street's Bailout is a Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene Why Aren't the Dems Doing Something About It? By Naomi Klein
    -    The Worst Is Not Behind Us Beware of those who say we've hit the bottom. By Nouriel Roubini
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     News  Links - Nov.11.2008
     Canada
     -Breakaway Anglicans to form own body
    -Canada may offer new economic stimulus: Flaherty
    -Layton lays out great expectations for throne speech
    -PM hints at auto bailout  
         -York unions rally in support of striking staff
    -Guards who beat prisoner at Old City Hall jailed
    World
    -    Guantanamo closure planned
    -Obama meets with Bush in Oval Office
    -Obama Unlikely To Radically Overhaul Controversial Intelligence Policies
    -Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan: report
    -'No sign of life' at Haiti school
    -Gang raids Brazil police station
    -Recession fears eclipse optimism
    -Grim economic data throws spotlight on crisis summit
    Comment
    -    Seven Pointless Years in Afghanistan By Robert Skidelsky
    -The Case for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan By Sameer Dossani
    -Obama’s Change Orgy By Dr. Elias Akleh
    -U.S. will soon face second "Great Depression" Renowned economist Khazin predicted U.S. financial crisis in 2000 By Yevgeniy Chernyx
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     News  Links - Nov.7.2008
     Canada
     -Liberals don't want crowded leadership race
    -    No free rides on confidence votes, Dion warns PM
    World
    -    The shape of Obama's new team
    -Californians protest gay marriage ban for 2nd night
    -Economic plan priority for Obama
    -    Japanese index falls more than 7%
    -    Gore: Build a new power grid
    -    President Bush's dog bites over-friendly reporter
    -US Dismal jobs data another burden
    -Oil prices near US$60 a barrel on recession fears
    -    Will Arnie star in Obama's next act?
    -    Russia warning over US missile plan
    -    New survey reveals teachers' creationism beliefs
    -    Filibuster-proof majority possible
    -    Bolivia: DEA complicit in drug trade
    -    Retailers Report Sales "Fell Off A Cliff" In October
    Comment
    -    A Look Under the Hood at the (Potential) Obama Administration By Joshua Frank
    -The Last Ride on the Straight Talk Express By Mike Whitney
    -Emanuel Disappoints John Nichols
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     News  Links - Nov.4.2008
     Canada
     -Historic first: Ontario in, N.L. out of equalization
    -    Deregulating food inspection too risky: union
    -    Calgary man dies after being Tasered on weekend
    -    Regulation 'failures' show need for new market watchdog: Flaherty
    -    Too soon to challenge security law, judge finds
    World
    -    How Obama went from longshot to favourite
    -    Fear and loathing: America divides
    -    Rove, Nate Silver Maps Predict Obama Blowout
    -    Democrats expect big Congress gain
    -    Recession rears ugly head, global auto sales shrink
    -Congo's riches fuel its war
    Comment
    -    Obama's Little Red Book Is Redistribution Really All That Bad? By Mike Whitney
    -    No Currency Left to Buy the Big Lies By John Cusack
    -    An Open Letter to Barack Obama Between Hope and Reality By Ralph Nader
    -    George Carlin On Voting In US Elections 4 Minute Video
    -    The Evidence Establishes, Without Question, Republican Rule Is Dangerous By John W. Dean
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     News  Links - Oct.30.2008
     Canada
     -Loonie bounces back up 
    -    Frank McKenna won't run for Liberal leadership
    -    Trudeau top pick for Liberal leader: poll
    World
    -    U.S. families brace for holidays without a home
    -    Obama appeals to working class in prime-time ad
    -    Iraq Demands All US Troops Out by 2011
    -Buying spree sees US stocks soar
    -    Tech giants in human rights deal
    -    World faces natural resources crisis
    -    Truth be told, Iraq is still a living hell:
    -    US Calls Raid a Warning to Syria
    -    UN votes overwhelmingly to lift US' Cuba embargo
    -    New ACORN TV ad alleges GOP voter suppression
    -    Vote-flipping surfaces in TX
    -    Judge Orders Pennsylvania To Have Paper Ballot Ready If Machines Fail
    -    Obama Rally Plans: 65,000 People, No Booze, No Live Music
    Comment
    -    The “Dirty Little Secret” Of the US Bank Bailout By Barry Grey
    -    Tough times: Congress Grew 13 Percent Richer In 2007 By Rob Hotakainen
    -    Bush Trying to Avoid War Crimes Charges 2 Minute Video President Bush is trying to pardon himself.
    -    Twelve Reasons to Reject Obama and Support Nader/McKinney By James Petras 
    -    American Hegemony Bites The Dust The Defanging of America: Reality-Based Community Overthrows History’s Actors By Paul Craig Roberts
    -    Let Us Speculate By William Bowles
    -    What Will YOU Do About The Worst Capitalist Crisis Since The 1930s? Uniting & fighting back is no longer a choice; it’s a matter of survival By Larry Holmes
    -    Bailout Swindle Revealed William Greider
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     News  Links - Oct.26.2008
     World
    -    Probe finds Palin pipeline terms curbed bids
    -    Obama criticises 'ugly' tactics
    -    Iraqi party protests at shooting
    -    Leaders urge world finance reform
    -    Final Text of Iraq Pact Reveals a U.S. Debacle
    -    Abu Nidal, Notorious Palestinian Mercenary, 'Was A US Spy'
    -    Palin: Abortion clinic bombers not terrorists
    -    Pakistani Senators Condemn US Drone Strike
    Comment
    -    Down For The Count "The whole system is contracting" By Mike Whitney
    -    Meet the World's New Reserve Currency The Chinese Yuan By Mike Whitney
    -    What “Incredibly Tough” Foreign Policy Actions is Obama Preparing? By Patrick Martin
    -    Shame And The 2008 Election By Angie Riedel
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     News  Links - Oct.22.2008
     Canada
    -    Ontario to outline economic woes
    -    Canada had role in torture of its nationals: probe
    -     Listeria agony described
    World
    -    Dead bear with Obama sign left on campus
    -     Nine Afghans die in 'mistaken identity' airstrike
    -    India launches first unmanned moon mission
    -    Warning over US election problems
    -    Demonstrator tries to arrest Rove
    -     Recession fears swamp signs of bank crisis easing
    Comment
    -    Licensed Kleptocracy for Years to Come The ABCs of Paulson's Bailout By Michael Hudson
    -    What Went Wrong in the Capitalist Casino? By Tony Benn
    -    The Idiots Who Rule America By Chris Hedges
    -     Why Wont The Bail Out Work? This is a MUST SEE 7 Minute Video
    -    Crisis Allows Us to Reconsider Left-wing Ideas By P Gillespie
    -    US government throws oil on fire  Henry C K Liu
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