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Video Obama on the economy Things are looking up
President Obama channeled optimism on America's economic future in his weekly address on Saturday, noting positive news on deficit reduction, the housing market, the auto industry, and the energy sector to make his case that "in a lot of sectors, things are looking ...
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Video Michelle Obama decries slander that educated blacks are trying to act white
During a commencement address at Bowie State University on Friday, first lady Michelle Obama urged the graduates of the historically black university to "please stand up and reject the slander that says a black child with a book is trying to act white," instructing them to "be an example of excellence for the next ...
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Myanmar leader Obama to meet while reforms stall
WASHINGTON-Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to democratic reforms. But in the six months since Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation ...
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Canadian track and field coach broadcaster Geoff Gowan dies
Track and field expert Geoff Gowan is shown in Ottawa in this March, 1996 photo. Gowan, a member of the Order of Canada for his contribution to coaching and a longtime voice of track and field in this country, has died. He was 83. (Tom Hanson/THE CANADIAN ...
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A three-storey mound of Canada’s oil waste grows in Detroit
A three-story pile of petroleum coke along the Detroit River in Windsor, Ont., on April 20, 2013. Residents on both sides of the river are concerned that the coke mountain is both an environmental threat and an eyesore. (FABRIZIO ...
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Friday Trash Dump Obama DOE Approves 2nd Fracked Gas LNG Export Terminal
Friday is the proverbial "take out the trash day" for the release of bad news among public relations practioners and this Friday was no ...
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N.W.T. Supreme Court rules Bell Mobility liable in 911 lawsuit
A judge has ruled Bell Mobility is liable to thousands of cellphone users in the N.W.T., Yukon and Nunavut who paid for 911 services they didn't receive. Justice Ron Veale released the decision to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories on Friday. The class-action lawsuit dates back to 2007, when Yellowknifers James Anderson and his son Samuel first filed the case. They complained ...
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Taste of Mexico restaurants tout authentic flavors
Accustomed to Mexican food laden with sour cream, melted cheddar cheese and mild salsa that has long been served up in the Los Angeles area, patrons balked at eating La Casita Mexicana's enchiladas covered in pumpkin seed mole, cotija cheese and red onions. Many of the doubters, to the restaurateurs' surprise, were Mexican American. Regional Mexican cooking isn't a tough sell ...
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Barack Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus
WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living. Obama has been pushing those priorities in recent visits to Baltimore and Austin, Texas. Obama says he'll ...
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Canada uneasy about oil-sands byproduct accumulation
A member of the Canadian Parliament said he wants an investigation with the United States into a three-story mound of coke piling up at a refinery in Ontario. The coke is a by-product of the refining of oil sands and has been piling up quickly at the Marathon refinery in Windsor along the Detroit River. "Here's a little bit of Alberta," said Brian Masse, one of Windsor's ...
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Pope Sends Condolences to Victims of Gas Tanker Explosion in Mexico
22 Victims Dead in Ecatepec in Tragic High AccidentBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, May 08, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis sent his condolences to the victims of the tragic gas tanker explosion that occurred yesterday in Ecatepec, Mexico yesterday. The message was sent by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, on behalf of the Holy Father.The accident occurred yesterday ...
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George Soros says Obama must go
Last Tuesday, November 16 , Soros told financiers of the Democratic party that Obama must go. The liberal "Huffington Post" quoted Soros as ...
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Despite controversies Obama agenda marches on
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...
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Marine daughter seeks dignity for `Devil Dog pups
Federal health officials have determined that water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune exceeded safe levels as far back as August 1953, four years earlier than previous ...
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IRS Scandal Obama Admin Knew Last June
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama learned nearly a year ago that the Internal Revenue Service was discriminating against limited government organizations – and did nothing, the latest bombshell revelation in a scandal ...
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A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in ...
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Marine who dumped toxins felt illness was payback
Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, the Massachusetts man figured he'd dumped hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents onto the ground. It would be decades before he realized that he had unknowingly contributed to the worst drinking water contamination in the country's history -- and, perhaps, to his own premature death. "It's just a terrible thing," the 58-year-old veteran ...
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‘Radioactive’ Mike Duffy has nothing to do with CRTC bid Sun News exec says
OTTAWA -- Senators plan to take another look at Sen. Mike Duffy's expenses, the top Tory in the Senate confirmed Friday, as the government and Sun News Network distanced themselves from the embattled senator. The office of Sen. Marjory LeBreton, the government leader in the Senate, said the decision to send Duffy's audit of housing and travel expenses back to the committee for review ...
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LOOKING AHEAD Canada-Born Sen. Cruz Eligible for Presidential Run
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was born in Canada but is qualified to become president should he mount a campaign in 2016 or beyond. Cruz was born in Calgary, and his father is from Cuba. But the Republican senator's mother is from the first state of Delaware, which appears to settle the issue. Government officials didn't exactly have to scramble for the information amid speculation ...
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Obama focuses on middle-class concerns in weekly address
Coming off a week of media-fed outrage over several "scandals" (IRS, Benghazi, AP), President Obama focused this morning's weekly address back on jobs, progress and the middle class--just as he did when ...
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Mayors crack video causing a stir in Canada
A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Mr Ford yesterday called the allegations "ridiculous".The video has not been released publicly, and there is no way to verify whether it is authentic. Reports by gossip website Gawker and the Toronto Star said it was taken by a man who claimed he had sold crack to Mr Ford. The conservative mayor ...
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Condolence Telegram to Victims of Tragic Explosion in Ecatepec Mexico
VATICAN CITY, May 08, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is the translation of a telegram sent by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, sent on behalf of the Holy Father to the victims of the gas tanker explosion that occurred in Ecatepec, Mexico.* * *His Excellency Most Reverend Oscar Roberto Dominguez Couttolenc, MGBishop of EcatepecThe Holy Father was saddened to receive news of the ...
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
conservative groups . The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status. But the IRS largely maintained a hands-off policy with the much larger, ...
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Obama Sharpens Focus After Troubles
President Obama, "struggling to find his footing after one of his most turbulent weeks in office, will try to push past the moment's political furor with a focus on the few pieces of legislation he believes have a chance in Congress and on executive actions that do not require Republican approval," ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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