In an interview today, Senator Ben Nelson told KLIN radio in Lincoln, Nebraska, that he will not vote for the Senate Health Care bill as it now stands. Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, said in the interview that...
Is the USA and the rest of the world listening to what China has to say? China is not really after money to clean up their own pollution act, what they want is the West more responsible I am pretty damn sure...
Kate Armstrong takes on the Provincial Government over their brutal cuts to the arts. "B.C. Liberal government has cut funding for arts and cultural organizations by 50 percent this fiscal year, and by 92...
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According to the Pakistan Prime Minister Gilani, the now extinct Tamil terrorist group, LTTE was behind the ludicrous attack on visiting Sri Lankan Cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan. The daring attack took place on...
It has been impossible for tourists and ex-pats to access there bank accounts at home in United Kingdom for a week now. Where as its been advised that tourist should not carry to much cash and its best to use...
"Tourism Minister Diane Ablonczy has been stripped of responsibility for administering a major tourism funding program after she signed off on a grant for Toronto's gay pride week." "Ms. Ablonczy, who retains her title as minister of state for small business and tourism, was...
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The taxes that property owners hate most are the ones that hurt them least and are most likely to be spent for their benefit, writes Gavin R. Putland.–April, 2009–"Land and taxes In any tax jurisdiction, the supply of land is fixed. From the viewpoint of the...
The $3 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort project filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday, after a group of lenders pulled out of an $800 million loan that was needed to finish the...
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Micro-grant programs are helping schools and businesses get back on their feet Iraq. "Because of the micro-grant program, this school, along with local businesses, now has proper facilities to help improve...
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This is an ongoing poll being conducted by canoe.ca (a Canadian news site with no appparent political bias)
Are cuts at the CBC needed?
Yes
25%
No
5%
Ottawa should give them more money
9%
Ottawa should...
Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia. Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...
opinion by Swan | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago 261 views | 30 recommendations | 10 comments
Opening Pandora's box: Over seven long years, two US judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan conspired "to strip the local state detention centre of funding, diverting the money to a private company called PA Child Care which it helped to build a new facility in the...
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced today that there will be an Evergreen Skytrain Line to the Tri-cities area of Vancouver. Harper thinks that the new project will boost...
created by Amy Judd | 49 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago 92 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
Canadian athletes are on a mission to raise cash in order to buy equipment for them to better perform at the 2010 Olympic games. They have already raised a total amount of $110 million from government funding...
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