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Oh, Canada!
A Canadian reader writes: Drum and Zakaria are busy applauding us Canadians for our financial foresight. While it is true that the relative lack of leverage in the financial system was a good thing, it is also true that the Canadian economy tends to follow the course of the US economy with a ...
Bush to give speech at private event in Canada | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News  ...
dallasnews.com — 11:12 PM CST on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 By LORI STAHL / The Dallas Morning News lstahl@dallasnews.com Former President George W. Bush's first confirmed speaking engagement since leaving office will take him from Crawford to Canada. Invitations ... (more) Bush to give speech at private event in Canada | News ...
Fareed Zakaria: What Canada Can Teach Us About Banking
newsweek.com — Who's winning, who's losing, and why. [ more ... ] (more) Fareed Zakaria: What Canada Can Teach Us About Banking
Nadeem Esmail Says Nationalized Health Care Will Cost Us Pain and Suffering
Nadeem Esmail Says Nationalized Health Care Will Cost Us Pain and Suffering
online.wsj.com — NADEEM ESMAIL President Obama and Congressional Democrats are inching the U.S. toward government-run health insurance. Last week's expansion of Schip -- the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- is a first step. Before proceeding further, ... (more) Nadeem Esmail Says Nationalized Health Care Will Cost Us ...
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Angry Bear — Following up on Tom's post of yesterday, PC World offers a list of "10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ from Apple Stores." With links. In honor of #7, it's time once again to put the picture from this link at the fore: Take that, McMegan!

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