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OTTAWA - The government's controversial immigration and refugee bill will now make its way to the Senate despite opposition outrage. Bill C-31, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, cleared the House of Commons Monday by a 159-132 vote after the Conservatives used their majority to...

If you pay any attention to media coverage of the F-35 fighter program, then you know the Pentagon’s biggest weapons program is “troubled” (to use the favored adjective of reporters). Flight tests are lagging, costs are skyrocketing, and overseas partners are beginning to get cold feet. So...

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Don't look behind that curtain kids. :lol: What a dick. Carney To Reporters: You Need To "Do Your Jobs" Carney To Reporters: You Need To "Do Your Jobs" - YouTube White House press secretary Jay Carney said he couldn‘t promise the Obama campaign won’t exploit out-of-context quotes...

A father who said he saw a man molesting his 4-year-old daughter behind a barn in Lavaca County apparently beat the man to death Saturday afternoon, officials said. The death occurred about 3:45 p.m. at a horse barn along County Road 302 near Shiner, about 127 miles west of Houston, said...

Abstract: The literature on the relationship between the size of government and economic growth is full of seemingly contradictory findings. This conflict is largely explained by variations in definitions and the countries studied. An alternative approach - of limiting the focus to...

Thwart, that's right. Thwart. :lol: Anyway.................:lol: , at the end of the dramatic Torstar bylined story is the actual 'news' but have a read if it grabs your ghighi. OTTAWA—A voting marathon that could keep members of Parliament chained to their desks around the clock is set to...

Proponents of global warming alarmism place heavy reliance on the temperature record of the United States, probably the world’s best data set. They say that the record shows significant warming in the 20th century. Most global warming realists have accepted this claim, but have questioned...

What are you guys doing down there? :lol: How complex and idiotic is the Maine tax system? Buying 5 donuts adds a 6% sales tax, but buying 6 is tax free Faced with mounting pressure from aggravated Mainers who had long blasted the state's snack tax as far too...

Via Fark: Principal bans kindergartners from singing 'God Bless the USA' at graduation because she doesn't want other cultures to be offended, but allows a Justin Bieber song. In other news, kindergartners have graduation ceremonies A controversial Coney...

The term 'tough economic times' is often used today to sell you just about anything, but really, how 'tough' are they? Have a look back to the 1930's. Resettlement communities, the infamous Dust Bowl, share croppers and many many very poor families.Sure it wasn't everybody in America, but a...

If Quentin Tarantino can make us wait an average of 2 years and ten months between each movie (I'm counting Kill Bill as one and assuming Django Unchained will arrive on schedule. But will it?) than you can all forgive me for not jumping on every piece of Tarantino news-- even the excitement...

Via Fark: Nuclear accident in Indiana yesterday or Internet hoax? You decide Sure, the reports might be a tad melodramatic but still. If it's tinfoil stuff, have a laugh on me, if not, you read it here first. Nuclear Cover-Up: Explosions, Military Helicopters Filmed Near Blacked Out...

12 steppin' with Disney. :lol: Wreck It Ralph Official Trailer [HD]: John C. Reilly Travels Through Video Games As A Hero - YouTube

Or prostituition, I dunno. Either way, no thank you. :lol: A University of Georgia professor of German was arrested Thursday evening by Gwinnett County police after dressing up as a woman and agreeing to have sex with an undercover officer, according to Gwinnett County police Cpl. Jake...

Germany is expressing its irritation with Canada for refusing to contribute to an international bailout fund as Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces increased pressure from the G20 to show “solidarity” with countries tackling Europe’s financial crisis. Canada is on track to be one of the few...

Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall ... Grouped under five key themes, 27 individuals have been selected from thousands of potential candidates. Some are well known, others are not, but they have all helped shape Canada. In the years to come, we will be featuring other notable...

President Obama at a press conference this morning insisted that high-level national security leaks are not coming from the White House. "The notion that my White House would purposefully release classified information is offensive," President Obama said. But a Republican memo from the...

Federal civil servants — who weren’t laid off — paid ‘staggering’ $1.2B in severance OTTAWA — The federal government paid $1.2-billion in voluntary severance last fiscal year to 91,613 public servants who either remain in their jobs, retired or quit on their own — a perk unheard of to most...