Dion must go, former Liberal deputy PM says

Amidst all the confusion of this past week, one thing is still for sure.  Dion has got to step down.  I think the voters made that quite clear by the  Liberal party's historic defeat during the...

Canada's Constitutional Crisis Continues, Conservatives Call Coalition Calls ...

"The normally placid halls of Canada's Parliament were buzzing Thursday after Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down the lawmaking body until Jan. 26, seeking to forestall a no-confidence vote he was sure to lose...

PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan

"PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan Dion quotes 2005 Harper letter decrying government delays of confidence votes Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 4:42 PM ET Comments474Recommend485 CBC News Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion...

Man demands help for seniors stuck in Thailand

An Orangeville man worries about his parents, who are stuck in Thailand because of the political unrest.  They were among a group of senior tourists that were just ending a 30 day tour.  These people are...

Pervez Musharraf working for establishment of global think-tank

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to set up an international think-tank to 'make the world a peaceful place' and is visiting Britain to gather support for his plan, his close aide said Monday. The aide told that Musharraf will also be visiting the US, Canada,...

Former Harper aide lays out PM's tax cut logic

The opposition is concerned that the Harper conservatives will use the current economic crisis to cut public services.Here's a frank assessment --  from a former top aide -- of the prime minister's approach to taxes and govenrment spending.""I'm hopeful there will be...

Prime Minister Harper compares economic crisis to 1929

In a Saturday speech to about 1,000 chief executives of companies from the 20 Pacific Rim countries that make up APEC, Prime Minister Harper called on governments to increase spending, maintain open trading...

Pakistan summons US envoy, protests Bannu missile strike

The Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday summoned US Ambassador in Islambad Anne W Peterson and lodged protest over missile strike in Bannu district of the country’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on Wednesday that left at least five people dead. It was the first such...

China welcomes UK Tibet decision

"China welcomes UK Tibet decision Zhu Weiqun speaks on Tibet A senior Chinese official has welcomed the UK's decision to recognise Beijing's direct rule over...

Obama calls PM, discusses Indo-US ties

"United States President-elect Barack Obama called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. Obama discussed Indo-US ties with Dr Singh and stated that the two countries can work together in many areas.The...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani okays IMF bailout package

"Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani has given the green signal to finalise details of an economic bailout package with the International Monetary Fund and a six-member delegation will leave for Dubai next week to negotiate, official sources said here yesterday. Adviser on...

IMF playing negative role in global economic crisis

"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is playing a ‘negative role’ in the current global economic crisis, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday. Aziz also stressed the need for a strategy to deal with future challenges. In an interview with ARY OneWorld,...

Bhutan crowns new king

Unlike the violent path full of blood bath their neighbour took to democracy in Nepal, The royals in Bhutan took steps to democracy and former king began the democratic reform process in 2005. The small...

Pakistan says next US leader must stop attacks

Pakistan's prime minister today said that whoever is elected as the new US president later today must stop the attacks and cross-border raids into sovereign Pakistani territory. The comments signal that the new leadership in Pakistan is set to try to forge a very different...

Freddie & Fannie Loans: 98.6% Are Current

Freddie & Fannie Loans: 98.6% Are Current Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Metrics Report was released (10/22/08) by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This quarterly report is a, “Disclosure and Analysis of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Mortgage Loan...
 

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