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Posted by Krystal 73 days ago - (http://www.google.com)
[Politics] — The 20 world leaders at an economic summit in Toronto next weekend will find themselves in a country that has avoided a banking crisis where others have floundered, and whose economy grew at a 6.1 percent annual rate in the first three months of this year. The housing market is hot and three-quarte read more»
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Posted by Krystal 98 days ago - (http://www.nationalpost.com)
[Politics] — Mr. Clement is poised to introduce new copyright legislation within days. But until the law is updated to permit Canadians to transfer music onto MP3 players from CDs they have purchased, Mr. Clement stands on the wrong side of Canada's copyright law. read more»
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Posted by Jesse 106 days ago - (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
[Politics] — A Pakistani court ordered the government Wednesday to block the popular social networking website Facebook temporarily because of a page that encourages users to submit images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, an official said. read more»
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Posted by DietSmurf 107 days ago - (http://www.economist.com)
[Politics] — “With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations—none of which I know how to work—information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment.” In a speech to students at Hampton University on May 9th, Mr Obama did not just name-check some big brands; read more»
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Posted by DietSmurf 112 days ago - (http://network.nationalpost.com)
[Politics] — If there ever was a reason to get the Ontario government out of the liquor business, this is it: While taxes on booze will drop on July 1, thanks to the introduction of the province’s new Harmonized Sales Tax, the price of your favourite poison will actually increase because – wait for it – the go read more»
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Posted by Jesse 119 days ago - (http://www.ccer.ca)
[Politics] — Use the following form to write a letter to the ministers responsible for copyright reform in Canada. Once you submit your letter, it will be emailed instantly and CCER will physically mail a hardcopy of your letter to the appropriate MP’s in Ottawa on your behalf. read more»
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Posted by Jesse 120 days ago - (http://www.michaelgeist.ca)
[Politics] — With mounting pressure from the U.S. - there have repeated meetings with senior U.S. officials in recent weeks - the PMO sided squarely with Moore's vision of a U.S.-style copyright law. The detailed provisions will be negotiated over the coming weeks by the respective departments, but they now h read more»
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Posted by DietSmurf 120 days ago - (http://badgerherald.com)
[Politics] — Students at Northern Arizona University will have a hard time skipping large classes next fall because of a new attendance monitoring system. The new system will use sensors to detect students’ university identification cards when they enter classrooms, according to NAU spokesperson Tom Bauer. The read more»
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Posted by Jesse 121 days ago - (http://www.thestar.com)
[Politics] — “We’ve got five weeks or whatever left until G-8 starts. Shut the fuck up on this issue,” Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth told a group of international-development advocates who gathered on Parliament Hill on Monday to sound the alarm about Canada’s hard-right stand against abortion in foreign aid. read more»
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Posted by Krystal 125 days ago - (http://www.michaelgeist.ca)
[Politics] — The IFPI, the global RIAA, this week released its annual Recording Industry in Numbers report that tracks global record sales. In its release, it chose to target two countries - Canada and Spain - for declining sales and linked those declines to copyright law. read more»
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Posted by DietSmurf 129 days ago - (http://www.nytimes.com)
[Politics] — There’s a sense in which the “South Park” case is particularly illuminating. Not because it tells us anything new about the lines that writers and entertainers suddenly aren’t allowed to cross. But because it’s a reminder that Islam is just about the only place where we draw any lines at all. read more»
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Posted by Krystal 129 days ago - (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
[Politics] — Ten months ago, Auditor General Sheila Fraser formally asked two committees for permission to audit Parliament's expenses, including the expenses of MPs and senators. She still hasn't received a reply. Silence equals no. read more»
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Posted by fit2bmama 152 days ago - (http://www.orlandosentinel.com)
[Politics] — A florida doctor claims the right to discriminate based on political preference, but leave the choice up to his potential patients to come in or leave. read more»
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Posted by Jesse 158 days ago - (http://www.foreignpolicy.com)
[Politics] — There is a very simple reason why some of Africa's bloodiest, most brutal wars never seem to end: They are not really wars. read more»
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Posted by chauncybills 160 days ago - (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
[Politics] — Even in this freewheeling land of tolerated soft drugs, the Checkpoint marijuana bar went too far. A Dutch judge fined it $13.34 millionfor overstepping the rarely enforced limit on pot. read more»
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