Parties take their marks for a fall vote
Not every party leader will survive this next election
( Don Martin in the National Post) The parties are now actually in the blocks for the great election race of 2008. The time for false starts are over. This time everyone really, really means it.
The Prime Minister’s Office announced on Friday it plans to summon the Liberals to a meeting, where they will be asked to approve in advance everything the government wants done this fall. If the answer is no, Stephen Harper will call an election.
Two election trigger theories are now circulating around the parliamentary precinct. (The third possibility - waiting for the fixed election date, in October, 2009 - now appears dead.) Scenario A has it that after three more weeks of PMO-ordered committee mayhem, Mr. Harper will stroll across Sussex Drive next month to inform the Governor-General that Canada’s cantankerous Parliament needs a vote to reincarnate it...
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On Election Day, we published the results of our exit poll of the Baltimore Orthodox Jewish community which showed overwhelming support for McCain/Palin. The JTA published data from the Orthodox Union showing voting trends in counties with high percentages of Orthodox Jews , such as Beachwood, OH, Lakewood, NJ and Teaneck, NJ. Keeping in mind that these data don’t necessarily reflect actual votes of Orthodox Jews, but rather locales that have high concentrations of frum voters... more
Idaho and Washington both set records for the number of voters going to the poll on Election Day 2008.
In Idaho, just more than 667,000 voters cast ballots, out of a total 862,000 registered voters - including 116,000 who registered the day of the election. The 77.5 percent turnout was the second-highest in at least [...]... more
Rosenfels From: abrahamcookhomepage.unicblog.com Post Date: 2008-12-02 05:46:57
Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Just cool clouds on Election Day
Just cool clouds on Election Day by Rustypicstx
As the title suggests, just cool clouds! We love the treatment to this cloudy day photo.
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Ribaltone in Canada From: ilcamper.splinder.com Post Date: 2008-12-01 08:42:07
Siamo andati a votare nel mese di ottobre ed abbiamo scelto di nuovo Stephen Harper, il capo del Partito Conservatore che pero’, anche a causa dei voti dei separatisti del Québec, non ha raggiunto la maggioranza piena.
É ricominciato cosi’ il secondo governo minoritario di Harper, anche se con piu’ voti che nel precedente, ma alla prima occasione, gli sconfitti: il Liberale Dion, il Neodemocratico Layton e il separatista Duceppe, si sono aggregati per formare ... more
OTTAWA, CANADA(RushPRNews)12/02/08-Stephen Harper has crossed the line, and opposition parties are asking the Governor General to accept a new coalition government! Click here to sign the petition, send a message, make a phone call, and counter Harper’s PR blitz attacking the coalition:
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Acting if he had a majority government, Stephen Harper has tried to [...]... more
By Michael Gorman
THE VANGUARD
NovaNewsNow.com
The MP for West Nova says he’s disappointed with how quickly things have deteriorated in Ottawa.
Greg Kerr told The Vanguard today from his office in the nation’s capital that there is plenty of blame to go around for why the House is busy talking about who should govern and not how to help guide the country through rough economic waters.
"We’ve got a lot of very serious, serious issues facing the country," said Kerr, "and I know t... more
Kyodo News reports that the Japanese government considered using GSDF destroyer to escort luxury cruise ships as they passed the pirate-infested waters near Somalia:
The sources said the Japanese cruise ships were the Asuka II of NYK Cruises Co. and the Nippon Maru of Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line Ltd. with some 1,600 people in total on board. Both were on an around-the- world tour and planned to pass the high seas off Somalia in late April.
About one week earlier, the Japanese oil t... more
The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reiterated yesterday that he would concentrate on five initiatives he wanted to see through in his final five months in office, viz: to table three bills in Parliament to strengthen:
(i) the judiciary; and
(ii) the anti-corruption enforcement;
(iii) increase the effectiveness and integrity of enforcement agencies;
(iv) to enlarge the [...]
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will flag off the first train connecting central Kashmir with Srinagar during his two-day long visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Official sources said the Prime Minister will flag off the first train from Budgam to Nowgam (the station for Srinagar) on Saturday (October 11).
Though the distance between the two stations is less, it will be for the first time that Kashmiris will see a train running in the valley.
The commercial use of the train will... more
The financial turmoil is like an elephant in a dark room
By Martin Wolf, Financial Times
Global macroeconomic imbalances played a huge part in driving monetary policy decisions. These, in turn, led to house-price bubbles and huge financial excesses, particularly in securitised assets. Now policymakers are forced to deal with today’s symptoms as best they can. But they must also tackle the underlying causes if further huge disturbances are not to come along.
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg&... more
DHS Defies Congress By Going Forward Now
By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
January 22, 2008
Defying Congress, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing to tighten identification requirements at U.S. land borders starting Jan. 31, when it no longer will allow Americans or Canadians to enter the country by presenting a driver’s license or declaring their citizenship.
The change is expected to worsen travel delays and backups along the U.S.- Canada border, which... more
January 22, 2008
OTTAWA — Canada should indefinitely extend its military mission in Afghanistan, but only on condition of additional equipment and more support from other countries, says a high-profile panel headed by former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley.
The panel also suggests gradually refocusing the mission on reconstruction, training and diplomacy rather than combat.
The blue-ribbon panel concluded that Afghanistan’s security situation has been deteriorating amid increa... more
23 January 2008
We are delighted that at the suggestion of Consul General Mary Marshall, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins will be joining us for (part of) this Wednesday Night’s Salon. Ambassador Wilkins’ visit is particularly timely given that the Republican Primary was held in his native South Carolina on Saturday, however, we understand that he would prefer not to discuss the current election campaign , and is much more interested in talking about his Christmas visit... more
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