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| Who Is Out To Get John Key? |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 5:39 pm |
| Tags: Politics |
| John Key's lack of leadership has brought his party into disarray. They are leaking like a sieve. Who is doing the leaking? » PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews |
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| Ashcroft research in the 2005 election |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 5:38 pm |
| Tags: Commentary |
| In tandem with his support for Conservative candidates in marginal seats at the 2005 general election, Michael Ashcroft commissioned a programme of research, with the aim of building a clear picture of public opinion on the questions that would determine the outcome of the general election. As well as measuring the true level of support for the |
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| Why is Ashcroft considered an election expert ? |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 3:26 pm |
| Tags: Commentary |
| Lord Ashcroft, the controverisal former Conservative Treasurer and now Deputy Chairman, is back in the news again. Over the weekend, the Daily Mail ran a piece about internal Conservative disagrements over his role and there's been plenty of criticism of him on Conservative Home, some of which made The Guardian. Defenders of Ashcroft essentially |
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| Protesters, filmmakers decry arts cuts amid TIFF events |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 11:56 am |
| Amid the glamour and frenzy of Toronto's just-started film festival, arts supporters and members of the filmmaking community took brief turns in the spotlight to protest the federal government's recent cuts to arts and cultural programs. |
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| August jobless rate steady at 6.1% |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 11:38 am |
| Following the loss of 55,000 jobs in July, the Canadian economy added 15,000 jobs during August, Statistics Canada said Friday. |
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| Well-Timed Author Event At River City Books |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 11:29 am |
| Tags: Events |
| Start: Sep 6 2008 - 2:00pm End: Sep 6 2008 - 4:00pm Submitted by The River City Raven Is there a better time of the year than the Defeat of Jesse James Days? For me, that’s not even a question. Not only can I play bingo, watch raid re-enactments, and ride the rides, DJJD is my version of Thanksgiving — stretched over a long weekend. |
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| S.I. Railway to Close Walking Loophole |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 10:33 am |
| Tags: Top Story, Transportation, Staten Island, Dispatches, Commuters, Commuting, Metrocard, St George, Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island Railway, Tompkinsville, Trains, Transportation |
| Next year, riders who have avoided fares by walking from the Tompkinsville station to the ferry will have to start paying under a new turnstile system. |
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| Editorial: McCain must make his case to America |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 10:19 am |
| Sen. John McCain must call on his vaunted reputation for straight talk to clearly make his case to voters why he is the best candidate to lead this nation. |
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| DJJD 2008: Photos from "Townie Night" |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 9:57 am |
| Tags: Events |
| One of my favorite things about the Defeat of Jesse James Days is the Thursday night "Townie Night" festivities. Even before my kids were old enough to take advantage of the unlimited-ride wristband bargain, it was always a great night to see so many friends and neighbors downtown celebrating. As always, I had my camera with me last |
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| Is Wasilla Like New York City, Only Smaller? |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 9:18 am |
| Tags: Top Story, Morning Buzz, Buzz, Headlines |
| Also in Morning Buzz: a financial disclosure problem for Congressman Rangel; more hand-wringing over term limits; and other headlines from papers in the region. |
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| Highway interchange to stay closed all weekend |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 9:17 am |
| The detours and closures caused by Thursday morning's traffic accident on Highway 401 will continue through the weekend, transportation officials say. |
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| Secord Ave. tenants launch lawsuits against city, Toronto Hydro |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 9:11 am |
| Tenants at 2 Secord Ave., an east-end Toronto apartment building, have launched two class-action lawsuits after a fire in an undergound hydro vault forced them to flee their homes. |
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| Art Hop announces show winners |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 8:37 am |
| South End Art Hop is today, Saturday • Learn more about the artists • Related: Art Hop draws more exhibitors than ever • Related: For the love of art |
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| Russian Woodcutters Celebrate |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 7:51 am |
| Tags: History, Photos, Society, 1970s, Communist Past, Lenin, Russian Traditions, Satellite Images, Siberia, Soviet Russia |
| Thirty eight years ago, in 1970 there was a hundred year anniversary of Vladimir Lenin, the guy who inspired Russian people to overthrow the previous Tsar government in Russia in 1917. He was a real icon for many Russians and so in one Siberian town some woodcutters decided to celebrate this anniversary by cutting all the trees on a big field |
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| Fool Your Neighbors |
| Published: September 5, 2008, 7:36 am |
| Tags: Funny, Photos, Technology, Armaments, Fake Weapons, Russia, Russian Army, Russian Military, Russian Weapons, Weapons |
| Russia exports a lot of armaments and military equipments to other countries. Some more countries would like to buy it too but their budgets can't afford them to do this, so Russian engineers have created a full set of fake weaponry for some countries. If you are a military leader of some not-so-rich country you can be as cool as your more |
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