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A new Winnie-the-Pooh? Oh bother A sequel adds little to be desired to A.A. Milne’s classic tales. (LA Times) As o ...
The G20 will end subsidies on fossil fuels TO LITTLE fanfare, world leaders at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh announced t ...
Le Devoir Édition samedi et dimanche septembre 26-27 Alors que les chefs d’état et de gouvernement écoutaient c ...
Maureen Dowd: On Safire William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79 (NYT) William Safire, a s ...
The INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT (ICRtoP) ; Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Right ...
Arctic passage close to reality The retreat of Arctic Ocean ice is allowing two German ships to complete a dream of sa ...
People want to be led As President Obama was giving his address to Congress on health care just before Wednesday Night c ...
Here is the invite for next week’s salon – Sept 9th, 2009 (yes, 09/09/09 for those of you paying attention t ...
Chinese separatists blamed for syringe attack violence Chinese authorities dispatched police in riot gear to disperse pr ...
Canada’s Northern Strategy ; Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security in a Transforming Circumpolar World (click to do ...
Police treatment of a Dartmouth professor stirs anger and debate A retired Dartmouth Dean and good friend who lives in…