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Tories, Grits hurl insults during political showdown (CTV Winnipeg)
The political showdown in Ottawa reached a fever pitch in Parliament Tuesday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused his foes of "betraying" voters while the opposition said the Tories have been misleading the country with doublespeak.
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Opposition agrees to coalition with Dion as PM (CTV Winnipeg)
In a historic political move, the leaders of the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc Quebecois signed a formal agreement Monday to topple the Tories and co-operate as a coalition government for at least 18 months.
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Why We're Mean to Car Companies and Nice to Banks (Time Magazine)
Imagine there was this industry - Industry A - that had been flying high for years. It benefited from major regulatory shifts, and changes in the tax code.
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You've gotta laugh at the Credit Crunch (Independent)
Call it the black humour of black Mondays, but thousands of jokes about the City of London have found themselves zipping round offices and has thus proved a boon to tried and tested joke formats. As well as the recession coming with a title that comics can get their teeth into, it has been an opportunity to put the boot into those suited and booted high earners that everyone loves to hate – the ...
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Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
On Friday November 21, the world came within a hair’s breadth of the most colossal financial collapse in history according to bankers on the inside of events with whom we have contact. The trigger was the bank which only two years ago was America’s largest, Citigroup.
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St. Louis moves to limit payday loan stores (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
ST. LOUIS — While the nation's money meltdown has made it difficult for even dependable borrowers to get credit, fast cash continues to be just a short walk away in some neighborhoods.
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Carona trial: Ex-assistant sheriffs called snitches (Orange County Register)
More tape is played in trial of former sheriff on corruption charges.
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Catastrophe averted? (The New Statesman)
The leaders of the rich countries went to Washington to save the world from sliding into deep recession. We asked key politicians, commentators and economists whether they succeeded and what we should expect, and hope for, in the coming weeks
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Detroit Three plead for money, but is anyone listening? (CTV Winnipeg)
The head of the Canadian Auto Workers is calling on Canada and the U.S. to step in and save the Big 3 automakers, saying a failure would be "devastating" to the nation's economy.
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Foreclosure: Don’t Be a Statistic (Crestline Courier)
The membership of what may be the fastest-growing club on the local scene is made up of San Bernardino County residents who’ve lost their homes to foreclosure, as the twin nemeses of lost jobs and unwise loans continue taking their toll.
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