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Wednesday Night #1388
October 8, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1388

Late development: Claude William Genest Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and candidate in Westmount-Ville-Mar ...

A message from the Queen
October 5, 2008, Comments Off on A message from the Queen

An oldie, but goodie. Should be updated further to address the vocabulary and pronunciation practiced (we believe that i ...

The evolving bailout plan
September 30, 2008, 1 Comment

See also Banks and Wednesday-Night.com Banking’s crisis of confidence deepens Wall Street rebounded in spite of a ...

Canada and U.S. 2008 elections
September 21, 2008, Comments Off on Canada and U.S. 2008 elections

Curious Coincidence David Jones writes in American Diplomacy A Summing Up Our parallel elections offer a Comparative Gov ...

By-elections Sep 8 2008
September 7, 2008, Comments Off on By-elections Sep 8 2008

(RCI) CANADA WILL HOLD EARLY FEDERAL ELECTION Canadians will vote in an early election on October 14.  On Sunday mornin ...

Wednesday Night #1383
September 3, 2008, 1 Comment

Not to be missed: Beryl Wajsman’s account of the Peel Street flood and the decision-making process involved in mak ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign — Vice President (R) Sarah Palin
September 3, 2008, 2 Comments

  The Story McCain names female Alaska governor as surprise VP pick What a shocker and, in our opinion, a less than cle ...

Politics, government and FEMA
September 1, 2008, Comments Off on Politics, government and FEMA

John, Don’t Go Paul Krugman, NYT It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good. Three years after Hurricane Katrina, anoth ...

Katrina Update 2008
August 31, 2008, Comments Off on Katrina Update 2008

See also  Katrina Update: A Billion Dollars Later, New Orleans Still at Risk (2007) and CNN Katrina coverage After Fanf ...

2008 Democratic National Convention
August 28, 2008, 1 Comment

August 25-28, Denver, Colorado The convention will bring as many as 50,000 guests to the region including delegates, pol ...