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June 17
More floods threaten south China
Dykes and embankments are being reinforced in southern China amid some of the worst storms in decades.
1.66 million people had been evacuated from the hardest-hit areas over the past 10 days. Up to 70,000 of those being evacuated are from Wenchuan county in Sichuan - the epicentre of May’s deadly […]

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June 18
Thousands join president in mourning Russert
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of friends, colleagues and strangers joined President Bush and his wife, Laura, in paying respects on Tuesday to Tim Russert.
Washington bureau chief, ‘Meet the Press’ moderator collapsed on job
‘Tragic loss for journalism’
(NBC) Tenacity and passion
Russert’s tenacity as a reporter […]

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June 3
Superdelegate Declarations Push Obama Closer to Goal
The 16-month primary campaign, which wound through every state and U.S. territory, drew to its final hours with a burst of announcements — delegate by delegate — that pushed Mr. Obama closer to crossing the threshold […]

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May 24
Report exonerates Brodie over memo leak but confirms chat likely led to NAFTA furor
(Toronto Star) OTTAWA–An investigation of a leak from Stephen Harper’s office that hurt U.S. Senator Barack Obama’s political hopes confirms that the affair probably arose from comments by the […]

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The Métropolitain: A Healthy (Bilingual) Corrective to Self-Censoring Quebec Media on Sensitive Issues
(The National Post Full Comment) As we all are being told, newspapers - the kind that leave your fingers a bit inky, that is - are in decline. Readers and advertisers are […]

Talking Themselves to Death
It hasn’t been a good year for talk radio. In spite of their blustering and arm flailing right wing talk radio hosts failed in their efforts to undo John McCain’s quest for the Republican nomination. Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos,” a mischievous effort to drive registered Republicans to Hilary Clinton in order to […]

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BRAVO! BRAVISSIMO! to Beryl Wajsman and the team - including Wednesday Nighters Anthony Philbin, Robert Galbraith, Julius Grey and Brigitte Garceau (the latter we presume is tasked to keep them out of trouble) - of The Metropolitain. The speed with which the concept has become a […]

April 22, 2008
We sympathize with Andrea’s argument, however must point out that we also believe that William Marsden’s excellent “Stupid to the last drop” bears on business and public policy, and we are delighted by the news that “[the] Critic of oilsands wins business book award — Montreal journalist William Marsden wins $20,000 prize”
The first […]

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April 24
China to clear out students, refugees before Olympics
Beijing - China plans to order all foreign students to leave the country before the Olympic Games in August, strictly regulate the issuing of business and tourist visas, and deport refugees, sources said on Thursday (April 17).
‘Even if you have […]

We congratulate Beryl Wajsman for bringing this account of disgraceful petty bureaucracy to the attention of Suburban readers, the media and the politicians. And applaud Julius Grey’s involvement. The advocacy of two such powerful and dedicated individuals, coupled with impressive community support, brought about a merciful decision at the political level and a resolution of […]