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    Ital's Three Card Monti to lawmakers: "Don't pull the plug"

    An unelected dictatorial technocracy.. What a great idea! ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Monti urged lawmakers Friday to not "pull the plug" on his government before elections in 2013, no matter how politically painful the measures in his plan to save Italy from its debt crisis. Monti...
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    Huge New York Steaks

    Soon perishables will be irradiated to increase longevity and "food safety". I'm not sure if I'm keen on that.
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    Huge New York Steaks

    Run a colder fridge and things last long.
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    Obama praises Aussie carbon tax

    Maybe it's time to starting seeing both sides of the coin as one coin.
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    Huge New York Steaks

    A, AA or AAA?
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    Goodbye Democracy, Hello Technocracy!

    ROME — As dubious European bond markets looked on, a former member of the European Commission and well-respected economist, Mario Monti, was sworn in as prime minister and finance minister on Wednesday, unveiling a cabinet of technocrats charged with repairing Italy’s ailing economy to help keep...
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    Euro woes may put world on brink of recession: Jim Flaherty

    Flaherty warns Canada's finance minister issued a dire warning today, saying the euro debt crisis could take the world to the brink of another recession. In a speech in Tokyo, Jim Flaherty urged the 17-member euro zone to take "concrete actions" to deal with the dual debt and banking crises...
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    Superhero sting: Teens dressed as heroes lured predators

    Mounties are investigating three B.C. teenage boys who posed as underage girls online, lured men to meet them for sex then confronted the accused sexual predators dressed as superheroes. The shenanigans were videotaped and posted in recent weeks on YouTube, under the title To Troll a...
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    MPs set to grill Clement, Baird over G8 spending

    Wait for it, Tony Clement says. In one of the most anticipated events on the Hill, the Treasury Board President will testify before a Commons committee Wednesday afternoon. This, after weeks and weeks of questions in the House – led by the tenacious NDP MP Charlie Angus – about millions of...
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    China will not follow US path of carbon emissions

    That's nice they are finally going to meet basic standards.
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    China will not follow US path of carbon emissions

    Technology or willingness to spend on technology?
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    I Feel More Secure

    The CBSA investigates the dumping and subsidizing of certain stainless steel sinks Ottawa, Ontario, October 27, 2011 – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is initiating investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain stainless steel...
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    India welcomes world’s seven-billionth child

    The world’s population touched another milestone on Monday as India and the Philippines welcomed “symbolic” seven billionth babies. A baby girl, born to 23-year-old Vinita and Ajay at a local community health centre at 7.20 am at Mall in Uttar Pradesh, was welcomed as the seven billionth baby...
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    China will not follow US path of carbon emissions

    The sky isn't falling. It's just tilting.
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    How the GW myth is perpetuated

    It's drier than a popcorn fart here too.
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    How the GW myth is perpetuated

    I see drought in my future. Ocean Temperatures in the 1930's Were Unstable Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center recently used a computer model and satellite data to examine climate over the past century. In the study, cooler than normal tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures and...
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    How the GW myth is perpetuated

    It's only warmer on land?
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    Un-Commonwealth leaders refuse to publish key report's findings

    PERTH, Australia - Commonwealth leaders have ignored warnings that their decaying association will die without urgent reforms and have failed to reach significant agreement on how to ensure its member nations abide by human rights principles and the rule of law. The development came...
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    Commonwealth fails to set up rights watchdog

    Fantastic! Who would want their rights to go to the dogs? PERTH, Australia — Commonwealth leaders on Saturday failed to establish a human rights watchdog for their 54-nation bloc, but insisted that progress had been made during their summit to promote democratic values. Australian Prime...
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    Canadian Wheat Board files lawsuit against federal government

    WINNIPEG — Calling Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government bullies, the chairman of the Canadian Wheat Board has made good on a promise to take the government to court over legislation to strip the board of its monopoly. "This Harper government has acted illegally and unethically in...