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Here's something I did for CTV.ca on the Liberals' convention and PM PM's upcoming speech to it on Friday evening. It basically says while Martin has had some bad luck, some of the wounds on his government are self-inflicted. My conclusion: His speech on Friday should give him a chance to highlight his government's successes [...]
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I was riding the College St. streetcar the other day. Its forward progress was stalled by a double-parked cab. The streetcar operator honked his annoyance. “Why not just hit him (with the street car)?” I asked innocently. “I'd love to!” laughed the streetcar driver. “And if it was my last day at work, I would!” [...]
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The NYT's Maureen Dowd — who's been hitting the female appearance ball pretty hard lately — watched the Oscars and was appalled by the Stepford Celebrity Women. An excerpt: Others found the Oscars boring; I found the show slightly alarming. I used to worry that women were heading toward one face. Sometimes in affluent settings, [...]
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says arrests have been made in the 2000 abduction and murder of investigative reporter Georgiy Gongadze. An excerpt from the BBC story: Ukraine 'solves' editor's murder Gongadze was editor-in-chief of an independent news website Ukraine's Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun says investigators know who ordered the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze in [...]
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Central Asia is one of many places in this world where challenging power as a journalist can get you shot to death in the lobby of your own apartment building. An excerpt from the AP story carried on CTV.ca: Seven shots were fired and four struck Elmar Huseinov, founder and editor of the opposition magazine [...]
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A new CBS/NYT poll says Dubya is out of step with most of the country when it comes to priorities, both foreign and domestic. And people are really getting antsy about his Social Security “reforms.” An excerpt: The poll underscores just how little headway Mr. Bush has made in his effort to build popular support [...]
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