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Summer is a'comin' in,
and Straight Goods will be moving to a more relaxed schedule. We'll be publishing every other week in July and August, and return to weekly publishing in September. We'll have some surprises for you then too. Meanwhile, here is a generous helping of stories to tide you over the next two weeks. Be sure to check out our new Workplaces column.
And don't forget to visit HarperIndex.ca for regular updates on the Harperites!
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Editorial
CBC AND THE BODY SNATCHERS by Ish Theilheimer
Is the public broadcaster knuckling under politically, succumbing to years of budget cuts, or both?
 Canadian Politics
BC LOSING JOBS by Bill Tieleman
Liberal government fails to react to flood of pink slips.
MIDSUMMER MADNESS by Geoffrey Stevens
Harper wrangles with the Senate as the House rises.
ENERGY BOARD BARS MLA by Sheila Pratt
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board cites "security" in barring access to public hearings.
SASKATCHEWAN ON EQUALIZATION by John W Warnock
Resource revenue AND transfer payments — Calvert wants to eat the cake and have it too.
CounterThink
EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY by Mike Adams
It all boils down to who is minding the store.
www.NewsTarget.com
 Book Excerpt
"TEN MILLION RADICALS" by Linda McQuaig
Introducing some of the scare tactics the military uses to justify Canada's support for US aggression.
Gordon's corner
KILLER TOOTHPASTE AND OTHER THREATS by Charles Gordon
There are more things to worry about now than ever before.
 Book Excerpt
RISING CHINA ECLIPSES US EMPIRE by John Chuckman
China rapidly building nukes, lasers, satellites, and fighter jets.
Science matters
KEEP LIGHT BULB HAZARDS IN PERSPECTIVE by David Suzuki
Compact fluorescents have more advantages than disadvantages.
 Health scope
JUST THE FACTS, DOC by Michael McBane
Canadian Health Coalition runs reality check on claims made by new Canadian Medical Association president.
Watershed ways
A WORLD OF COMPOST by Ole Hendrickson
"Black gold" in great demand, easy to make yourself.
Consumers
POPULAR HERBICIDE NOT AS SAFE AS ADVERTISED by Chee Yoke Heong
New evidence about dangers of Roundup weed killer.
Media files
CONSERVATIVES DOMINATE TALK RADIO Center for American Progress
New report ties viewpoint to concentration of ownership.
World beat
TAX ME IF YOU CAN by Peter Gillespie
Offshore tax havens harbour enough money to meet the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
IN AFGHANISTAN: WOMEN'S HOPES FOR EQUALITY FADE from IRIN
Women's rights have fallen way down on the political agenda.
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