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Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
December 10, 2009, 1 Comment

Like the rest of the world, when we woke to the news, we were astonished, and while we believe that the Nobel committee ...

President Obama and Afghanistan
December 7, 2009, Comments Off on President Obama and Afghanistan

Text of President Obama’s speech More on Afghanistan here and Afghanistan on Wednesday-night.com Jeffrey Sachs: Th ...

Global Treaty on Climate Change 2009
November 23, 2009, 2 Comments

Global Treaty on Climate Change I CBC In Depth Kyoto andBeyond BBC Green Room IPS Confronting Climate Change Financial T ...

The Economy – What went wrong – Updates
November 17, 2009, Comments Off on The Economy – What went wrong – Updates

The Economy – What went wrong & What’s next? II ; PBS Frontline coverage of The Meltdown A year later, the a ...

The Republicans after the 2008 elections
November 15, 2009, Comments Off on The Republicans after the 2008 elections

  Governor Crist Becomes a Right-Wing Target A raft of conservative groups, commentators and politicians are supporting ...

Wednesday Night #1445
November 11, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1445

Hug a Central Banker This time last year capitalism died for 48 hours The central bankers of the G20 stepped up to the p ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #19
October 21, 2009, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #19

West Wing Wednesday Nights Thankful as we are for eachother’s company, work commitments require for our gathering this ...

Wednesday Night #1441
October 14, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1441

On the eve of Lord Mayor Peter Trent’s return to that office (he is to be sworn in at noon on Thursday), the eveni ...

William Safire R.I.P.
September 27, 2009, Comments Off on William Safire R.I.P.

Maureen Dowd: On Safire William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79 (NYT) William Safire, a s ...

Senator Edward Kennedy R.I.P.
September 24, 2009, Comments Off on Senator Edward Kennedy R.I.P.

More on Wednesday-Night.com ; [Paul G.] Kirk Heads to Senate With Brief, Crucial Mission Given the myriad other roles Pa ...

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