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Posted: October 08, 2008
BULKING UP PENTAGON NORTH by Linda McQuaig
Harperites already announced their intention to spend half a trillion dollars on the military.
US COULD CREATE 4.2 MILLION GREEN JOBS BY 2038 from the United States Conference of Mayors
Mayors' Climate Protection Centre report sets index to measure growth of Green jobs in urban areas.
HARPER'S ATTACKS ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS by Linda Silver Dranoff
Women have reason to fear another Harper government.
CHURCHES WEIGH IN ON ELECTION 2008 by Dennis Gruending
Some churches emphasize social and economic justice; others concentrate on sexuality; and few embrace all of the above.
ISRAEL'S PARTY MIXER by Paul Weinberg
Dryden blurs Liberal stance on Mideast.
Election hints
SARAH PALIN'S DEBATE FLOWCHART
A little direction for a gal who is never at a loss for words.
See this and other tidbits on The Palin Page
 Editorial
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS BRINGS BACK TULIPOMANIA by Ish Theilheimer
And, strategic voting is still a mug's game.
Satire
CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM REVEALED! by David Bernans
Secret plan drops out of Stephen Harper's sweater after home visit.
 Science matters
PUTTING HUMANS IN THEIR PLACE by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
If we don't begin eliminating GHG emissions, 80 percent of all species could become extinct.
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 Canadian Politics
HEAVY ARTILLERY IS ON THE WAY IN ELECTION 08 by Geoffrey Stevens
Close race, drop in public opinion polls, create incentive for Conservatives to go negative.
ALLEVIATING POVERTY IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS by Elsie Hambrook
New Brunswick coalition calls for measures to end "social exclusion".
HARPER'S "RICH GALA" MUSINGS GET COLD RECEPTION IN CALGARY by Jeremy Klaszus
Locals condemn PM's separation of artists and "ordinary working people".
LAYTON'S THE IDEAL OPPOSITION LEADER by Bill Tieleman
Dion and the Liberals don't stand up to Stephen Harper — they prop him up.
Workplaces
UNPAID OVERTIME AND MENTAL STRESS RULE AROUND THE GLOBE from World Day for Decent Work
Global campaign for Decent Work kicks off with study showing workers put in more hours than they are paid for.
Consumers
BEWARE NEW PHONE SCAM from Phonebusters.com
Caller poses as "favorite grandchild", urgently requesting money for "emergency".
Media files
START THE DEBATE ABOUT THE NET from SaveOurNet.ca
Tell government, candidates, that ISP's do need regulation to ensure they treat all traffic equally.
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CANADA'S NEW DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE
Since the government does not value culture, artists had to invent a new branch.
Videos, fact sheets, blogs, a wiki, a twitter feed — the Department of Culture demonstrates all the ways to use electronic media in an election campaign, and adds a dash of humour.
departmentofculture.ca
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 Hot headlines
WHAT WALL STREET WAS BUYING AND SELLING by Steven Kroft
Securitized asset backed debentures were just the beginning of the speculation.
ECUADOR GIVES NATURE LEGAL RIGHTS by Clare Kendall
Nation to vote on constitutional clause spelling out unlienable rights of ecosystems.
THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO HITS 160 by Barbara Ehrenreich
Stock market meltdown looks a lot like Karl Marx's prediction that capitalism would self-destruct.
SUPPLY SIDE ECONOMICS WAS A JOKE by Eric Alterman
Lame economic theory only one of several ways that Republicans have created their own reality.
DEMAND FOOD SAFETY from Food Safety First
Ask your local candidates to make the Food Safety Commitment.
Feedback from our readers
DOES "DEEP INTEGRATION" MEAN $10 TRILLION DEBT? by Vera Gottlieb
Proposed North American Union might mean that Canada and Mexico shoulder responsibility for USA's national debt.
Humour
UNDERSTAND FINANCIAL TERMS from the Internet
Business jargon decoded.
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