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| PM's political games | The Star
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's arguments for a snap election are both self-serving and specious, and they threaten to undermine his carefully cultivated reputation as a straight shooter. | | August 28, 2008 12:00 |
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| Bombing villages feeds Taliban war | The Star
The Pentagon calls it "a good strike." Last Friday, United States-led coalition and Afghan troops radioed in U.S. warplanes to bomb the village of Nawabad, where the Taliban leader Mullah Siddiq and 25 fighters were hiding. When the dust settled, Siddiq and his crew were dead. The U.S. forces recovered rocket-propelled grenade launchers, AK-47 assault rifles, bomb-making materials and ammo. | | August 28, 2008 12:00 |
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| Ottawa vows to hire 58 more food inspectors | The Globe and Mail
The Conservative government promised yesterday to hire 58 more food inspectors and said discussions are under way about the merits of adopting more rigorous U.S. meat safety measures.Facing allegations from opposition MPs that federal ministers have been less than forthright in explaining their plans for food inspection reform, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said his government continues to improve food safety. | | August 28, 2008 12:00 |
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| Ottawa defends contract with U.S. intelligence firm | The Globe and Mail
Ottawa is defending its decision to award a contract to a U.S. intelligence firm to train Canadian soldiers on the nature of the Afghanistan insurgency.The government announced this week that it will hire the Terrorism Research Center to train Canadian soldiers. The training will focus on understanding insurgent groups such as the Taliban. | | August 28, 2008 12:00 |
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