Friday

Things I read today 20-02-09



Canadians let it all out in Obama welcome - Reuters
I love the start of this one - "Canadians put aside their usual snide remarks about U.S. politicians"

U.S. Sues UBS Seeking Swiss Account Customer Names - Bloomberg
And didn't have to resort to torture.

Chimp Has Attacked Before, Woman Claims - ABC News
Maybe the chimp had finally had enough - and this is a gem - "Lovable Animals Can Be Not So Sweet and Owners Should Take Precautions" - be afraid.

Canadians optimistic about the economy's future: Ekos poll - CBC News
Lower prices for commodities a problem? I guess if you have an 'export' economy which focuses on money rather than people. And people are confident that the government can 'pull us through'.

PM, Obama talk trade, Afghanistan, pledge 'clean energy dialogue' - CBC News
I wonder if 'clean energy' for the US means that Canada produces it all and sells it to the US. And what is 'stabalize' Afghanistan?

I want to grow trade, not contract it: Obama - CBC News
"The nervousness of some Canadians to renegotiating NAFTA" - hmm who could these nervous people be?

Living Near Fast Food Restaurants Increases Stroke Risk - Story
There go those property values.

Stanford used TD Bank, HSBC's services: report - Reuters
And no comment from TD yet. There is some major corruption everywhere it seems.

TPC: Senator James Inhofe: Top Terrorist Threat to Planet Earth - By Dr. Steve Best
As the Earth is in peril, the people still cling to 'economics'.

IBM 'pulls out of US' - Article
See here
And here
Record profits and still giving people the boot.

Drug violence spins Mexico toward 'civil war' - CNN News
What a propaganda piece, I especially enjoyed the words - "war on drugs". We have heard about Mexico 'failing' and the US military possibly 'helping'.

Tiny study suggests peanut allergy can be overcome - CBC News
First I would like to say - DUH!
Now this is the headline when it first ran - "Peanut allergy treatment offers hope of cure" - note that now it says "Tiny study": Someone perhaps not happy with the first headline because it does not involve big pharma? The use of the word 'tiny' is to help your brain discredit or ignore the study.

French say Guadeloupe calm after Sarkozy speech - Story
Note that this article is all about 'violence'(used 3 times)and is written very hard edged.

1 in 7 manufacturing jobs lost between 2004 and '08: StatsCan - CBC News
But it's ok, it's a trend shared by other countries; we're just catching up.

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