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Link Related to Canada in some say Video
Uncle Sam | 94 hits | 4:43 PM on Sunday | posted by GreenTiger
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An Iranian toy company is sending a pink replica of a U.S. spy plane captured in December to U.S. President Barack Obama. (Video: Reuters/Photo: Getty Images)
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Buffett's Burlington Northern Among Pipeline Winners
Uncle Sam | 122 hits | 8:05 AM on Thursday | posted by stemmer
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Warren Buffett’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC is among U.S. and Canadian railroads that stand to benefit from the Obama administration’s decision to reject TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline permit.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Obama, Ariz. governor in heated exchange
Uncle Sam | 156 hits | 5:04 AM on Thursday | posted by GreenTiger
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Jan Brewer literally points finger at president during disagreement over depiction of White House meeting in her book
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Link Related to Canada in some say Giffords a reality check in chamber of politics
Uncle Sam | 130 hits | 8:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by GreenTiger
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Giffords a reality check in chamber of politics
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Link Related to Canada in some say Obama says no to Keystone
Uncle Sam | 187 hits | 10:03 PM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck
WASHINGTON Trapped by an untenable Feb. 21 deadline imposed by Congress, U.S. President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada proposed $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline on Wednesday in a decision his Canadian counterpart greeted with �profound disappo
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The US schools with their own police | World news | The Guardian
Uncle Sam | 194 hits | 8:07 PM on Monday | posted by xerxes
More and more US schools have police patrolling the corridors. Pupils are being arrested for throwing paper planes and failing to pick up crumbs from the canteen floor. Why is the state criminalising
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Obama unveiling revamped defence strategy
Uncle Sam | 163 hits | 8:50 AM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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U.S. President Barack Obama is putting his personal stamp on a rejiggered Pentagon strategy for absorbing hundreds of billions of dollars in defence budget cuts.
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Arlington cemetery: Mistakes may affect 64,000 graves
Uncle Sam | 176 hits | 1:59 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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About one in four grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington may contain discrepancies, a US Army report to Congress finds.
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New Haven mayor seeks to let illegal immigrants vote and keep ‘sanctuary city' reputation
Uncle Sam | 146 hits | 3:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by DanSC
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Already known as a refuge for people from other lands, New Haven is tightening its embrace of newcomers as its mayor seeks to extend voting rights to illegal immigrants and other noncitizens, a policy challenge that comes shortly after
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U.S. formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare
Uncle Sam | 243 hits | 9:40 AM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq -- a conflict that U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq o
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Official Confirms Authenticity Of Iranian TV Images Showing Lost U.S. Drone | Fox News
Uncle Sam | 252 hits | 11:33 AM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656
A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that images aired by Iranian state television do in fact show the secret U.S. drone that went down last week in eastern Iran.
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Afghans likely to get aid despite Pakistan
Uncle Sam | 151 hits | 2:40 AM on Monday | posted by commanderkai
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Unable to persuade key neighbour Pakistan to reconsider its boycott of an international gathering on Afghanistan's future, participants said they will go ahead with promises of continued aid for Afghanistan after most foreign forces leave the country.
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Black student wins fight to hang Confederate flag in dorm window
Uncle Sam | 292 hits | 9:54 AM on Friday | posted by DanSC
One student fought for the right to hang the Confederate flag in his dorm room window. Not a white student. A black student fought for what he says he believes in.
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Link Related to Canada in some say New U.S.-Canada border plan raises privacy concerns
Uncle Sam | 188 hits | 7:43 PM on Monday | posted by Strutz
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Canada's new border action plan will feature a new entry-exit control system that will allow the United States to track everyone coming and leaving Canada by air, land and sea, CTV News has confirmed.
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National debt inspires a patriotic corps of individual donors
Uncle Sam | 201 hits | 2:42 PM on Sunday | posted by DanSC
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The federal Bureau of Public Debt was set up 50 years ago to accept donations to pay down the national debt. While Congress wrestles with the problem, many people are quietly sending in money.
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ANALYSIS | Neil Macdonald: The super failure of America's deficit busters
Uncle Sam | 139 hits | 7:59 PM on Tuesday | posted by Gunnair
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The bipartisan 'supercommittee' was supposed to find a way to cut a relatively modest $1.2 trillion over 10 years, Neil Macdonald writes. That it has thrown in the towel tells you all you need to know about U.S. politics in an election year.
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ANALYSIS | Neil Macdonald: The super failure of America's deficit busters
Uncle Sam | 120 hits | 7:59 PM on Tuesday | posted by Gunnair
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The bipartisan 'supercommittee' was supposed to find a way to cut a relatively modest $1.2 trillion over 10 years, Neil Macdonald writes. That it has thrown in the towel tells you all you need to know about U.S. politics in an election year.
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Little hope for U.S. debt deal ahead of Wednesday deadline
Uncle Sam | 177 hits | 12:16 PM on Sunday | posted by Gunnair
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Lawmakers on the bipartisan 12-member “super committee” said they are not giving up ahead of a looming Wednesday deadline. But they appeared to be stepping up their blame game in the event they do not reach an agreement
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Obama puts China on notice with more muscular Asia policy
Uncle Sam | 197 hits | 10:00 AM on Friday | posted by stemmer
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BEIJING–U.S. President Barack Obama put a rising China on notice Thursday, saying America is “here to stay” in the Asia-Pacific and intends to play a bigger and more robust role in shaping the region’s future.
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An 'oops' that could mean 'over' for Perry
Uncle Sam | 174 hits | 7:45 PM on Thursday | posted by Gunnair
Todd Graham says Rick Perry couldn't afford a slip-up like his debate memory lapse; voters already doubted his grip on facts
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Link Related to Canada in some say Americans in Canada driven to divorce from their country
Uncle Sam | 462 hits | 9:00 AM on Wednesday | posted by stokes
A crackdown by the Internal Revenue Service prompts many Americans to consider renouncing their citizenship
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One of These Graphs Will Make You Angry About the Rich and Taxes
Uncle Sam | 285 hits | 9:33 AM on Tuesday | posted by DanSC
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The average 99th percenter makes more in a year than somebody in the bottom quintile would make in 150 years. But wait...
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Link Related to Canada in some say U.S. to revive $5.50 tariff on Canadian travellers
Uncle Sam | 270 hits | 12:35 PM on Monday | posted by saturn_656
Canadian and Mexican travellers to the U.S. are once again going to have to swallow a $5.50 tax if they enter the country by air or sea.
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Occupy Baltimore group discourages reporting rape, health advocates say
Uncle Sam | 209 hits | 11:11 AM on Thursday | posted by commanderkai
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Efforts by the Occupy Baltimore protest group to evolve into a self-contained, self-governing community have erupted into controversy with the distribution of a pamphlet that victim advocates and
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Link Related to Canada in some say Large protest to greet George W. Bush in Surrey
Uncle Sam | 257 hits | 6:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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Police say they are bumping up security measures around Thursday's highly controversial visit by former U.S. president George W. Bush.
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Exotic animals escape from Ohio farm
Uncle Sam | 321 hits | 6:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by snookums
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Flashing highway signs are warning motorists to stay in their vehicles in rural eastern Ohio, where police have killed dozens of animals that escaped from a wild-animal preserve.
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Tea party group slams Occupy Wall Street; arrests grow
Uncle Sam | 294 hits | 1:39 PM on Tuesday | posted by DanSC
As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to spread—with massive arrests Monday night in Boston—the tea party wants you to know that the progressive protests have nothing in common with its own grass-roots effort.
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Occupy Wall Street... mansions
Uncle Sam | 237 hits | 8:08 AM on Tuesday | posted by Robair
Organizers are planning a march on Tuesday that will visit the homes of JP Morgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) CEO Jamie Dimon, billionaire David Koch, hedge fund honcho John Paulson, Howard Milstein, and News Corp (NWSA, Fortune 500) CEO Rupert Murdoch.
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Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list"
Uncle Sam | 224 hits | 8:16 PM on Thursday | posted by DanSC
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American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.
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Obama's Class Warfare Strategy Is Working With Americans
Uncle Sam | 366 hits | 6:56 AM on Tuesday | posted by Robair
Demonstrations against the financial elite on Wall Street, which began Sept. 17, are gaining momentum.
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Iran frees U.S. hikers
Uncle Sam | 191 hits | 5:03 AM on Wednesday | posted by canuckns
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Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer and a third hiker, Sarah Shourd, were seized on July 31, 2009, after apparently straying across an unmarked border between Iraq and Iran.
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U.S. lifts ban on openly gay military personnel
Uncle Sam | 195 hits | 9:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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After years of debate and months of final preparations, the U.S. military can no longer prevent gays from serving openly in its ranks.
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Report: Manufacturers lost track of more than 16,000 guns
Uncle Sam | 265 hits | 8:22 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
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Thousands of firearms have gone missing from manufacturers' inventories since 2009 "without a record of being legally sold," according to a report released Thursday by a gun control advocacy group.
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New 9/11 memorial marks sombre day in U.S.
Uncle Sam | 277 hits | 5:02 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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The unveiling of a new memorial honouring the passengers and crew who fought their hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, was among several commemorative events were held a day ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadians with mental illnesses denied U.S. entry
Uncle Sam | 276 hits | 1:05 PM on Friday | posted by DanSC
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More than a dozen Canadians have told the Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office in Toronto within the past year that they were blocked from entering the United States after their records of mental illness were shared with the U.S. Department of Homeland Sec
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Link Related to Canada in some say Man who opened fire has died of self-inflicted wounds
Uncle Sam | 309 hits | 12:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by andyt
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Obama Approves of 'Ruby Bridges' at White House
Uncle Sam | 338 hits | 7:31 AM on Monday | posted by raydan
President Barack Obama has taken a decidedly low-key approach to racial issues since he became America’s first black president two years ago. But in a hallway outside the Oval Office, he has placed a head-turning painting depicting one of the ugliest raci
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Opinion Levant: The great Obama cover-up
Uncle Sam | 289 hits | 6:36 AM on Sunday | posted by Alta_redneck
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Onyango Obama, U.S. President Barack Obama’s uncle, was charged this week in Boston with drunk driving. Turns out he’s also an illegal immigrant.
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Link Related to Canada in some say U.S. warns of small airplane threats before 9-11
Uncle Sam | 296 hits | 8:50 PM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
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The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about al-Qaida threats to small airplanes, just days before the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Job Growth at Halt in U.S.; Worst Showing in 11 Months
Uncle Sam | 246 hits | 9:09 AM on Friday | posted by DanSC
The economy failed to add new jobs in August, the first time there has been no increase in net jobs in the United States in 11 months.
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U.S. wasted up to $60B in Iraq, Afghanistan: panel
Uncle Sam | 277 hits | 7:47 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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The United States has lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stands to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awards and manages contracts for battlefield support and reconstruction projects,
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Cheney: Waterboarding justified in interest of security
Uncle Sam | 272 hits | 10:53 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice-President Dick Cheney says there is no contradiction in advocating harsh interrogation tactics against suspected U.S. enemies and opposing those practices when used against American citizens.
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ATF head Kenneth Melson reassigned in shakeup following gun-trafficking probe
Uncle Sam | 297 hits | 11:04 AM on Tuesday | posted by DanSC
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The ATF head has been reassigned amid an investigation into a controversial U.S. gun-trafficking operation, part of a broader shakeup at the Justice Department in which the U.S. attorney in Phoenix is stepping down, people familiar with the moves said Tue
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Fallen Navy SEAL's Dog Refuses to Leave Master's Side at Funeral
Uncle Sam | 395 hits | 1:17 PM on Thursday | posted by martin14
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East Coast quake cracks Washington Monument stone
Uncle Sam | 296 hits | 6:51 AM on Thursday | posted by QBall
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The earthquake that shook much of the East Coast cracked one of the stones at the top of the Washington Monument, a National Park Service spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Romney Bulldozing $12M Beach Mansion to build larger one
Uncle Sam | 328 hits | 9:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is planning to nearly quadruple the size of his $12 million California beachfront mansion. The former Massachusetts governor is planning to bulldoze his 3,009-square-foot home facing the Pacific Ocean in La
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US: Aid to Egypt conditional on peace with Israel
Uncle Sam | 339 hits | 8:03 PM on Monday | posted by commanderkai
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Kay Granger tells ‘Post’ that level of Muslim Brotherhood involvement in new Egyptian government will impact US assistance, if PA goes through with UN statehood bid $500m. of US aid will be suspended.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Americans living in Canada risk facing massive tax penalties
Uncle Sam | 953 hits | 8:32 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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An Aug. 31 deadline looms for an untold number of Americans living in Canada — certainly many thousands, and possibly hundreds of thousands — who are at risk of massive penalties from the IRS, even if they have no U.S. income, owe no back taxes and haven’
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Link Related to Canada in some say Obama's Canada-made luxury bus causes stir
Uncle Sam | 289 hits | 1:32 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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A luxury bus being used this week by U.S. President Barack Obama and built in part by a Quebec-based firm is causing quite a stir.
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Indianapolis stage collapse: Death toll could rise from Sugarland concert accident
Uncle Sam | 335 hits | 9:04 AM on Sunday | posted by martin14
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