The Globe and Mail – Marc Nadon, a judge on the Federal Court of Appeal who once wrote a powerful dissent in which he supported the...
Archive for September, 2013
Dollar, Global Shares Fall As U.S. Government Shutdown Looms
By World On The Run
Reuters – Global stock markets fell and the dollar dropped against major currencies on Monday as a partial U.S. government shutdown neared reality, with passage of an...
Countdown: GOP Unity Frays As Shutdown Grows Near
By World On The Run
AP – Republican unity showed unmistakable signs of fraying Monday as the Senate swatted aside the latest tea party-driven demand to delay the nation’s health...
Date Set For Popes John Paul II And John XXIII Sainthood
By World on the Run
BBC – Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints on 27 April 2014, Pope Francis has announced. The Pope said...
4 Arrested In Arizona Rare Coin Heist
By World on the Run
Foxnews – Four people are facing charges after police said they stole $60,000 worth of rare collectible coins from a Clarksdale storage unit. KPHO-TV reports...
GOP Would Bear The Brunt Of Shutdown Blame
By World on the Run
CNN – If the federal government shuts down starting Tuesday because of a bitter partisan battle over the new health care law, more people say...
Kenya Criticizes U.S. Over Updated Travel Warning
By World on The Run
Washington Post – Kenya on Saturday sharply criticized a decision by the United States to reissue a travel advisory for the country in the wake...
Pakistan Earthquake Island Belching Poisonous Gas
By World on The Run
Fox News – It’s only a day old, but it already has gas. A new island that popped up off the coast of Pakistan Wednesday...
Knox Murder Retrial Opens In Italy
By World On The Run
BBC – The retrial of two suspects over the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher has opened in Italy. Amanda Knox, from the US, and...
Markets Nervous As Italian Government Nears Collapse
By World On The Run
EUObserver – Risk of snap elections in Italy is causing jitters on financial markets, but some say investors have grown accustomed to the chaos. The...
Obama To Netanyahu: US ‘Clear-Eyed’ On Iran’s Nuclear Program
By World On The Run
JP – Hosting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama said the US remains “clear-eyed” going into direct talks with...
Two Miami Cops, Once Friends, Face Federal Trials After FBI Probes
By World on the Run
Miami Herald – They became good friends in high school, then worked together as cops out of the same Miami police station. But their bond...
Former Edmonton Cop Derek Huff Blows Whistle On Brutality, Corruption
By World on the Run
CBC – A former cop with an exemplary record is going public about what he calls corruption in Edmonton police ranks, after he tried internally...
Why bother? And other burning questions about Obamacare
By World on the Run
MSNBC – The new health-insurance exchanges open for enrollment on Tuesday, but a new Kaiser Family Foundation/NBC survey shows most Americans are still worried and...
Decades After Holocaust, Germany Asks What It Owes Jews
By World on The Run
Washington Post – Sixty-eight years after the end of the Holocaust, Germany is asking itself what it still owes its Jews. The answer, as measured...
Britain’s Harsh Crackdown On Internet Porn Prompts Free-Speech Debate
By World on The Run
Washington Post – In a land whose uptight reputation is belied by its wicked ways, the Conservative-led British government is in the midst of a...
Dollar, Global Shares Fall As U.S. Government Shutdown Looms
By World On The Run
Reuters – Global stock markets fell and the dollar dropped against major currencies on Monday as a partial U.S. government shutdown neared reality, with passage of an...
Countdown: GOP Unity Frays As Shutdown Grows Near
By World On The Run
AP – Republican unity showed unmistakable signs of fraying Monday as the Senate swatted aside the latest tea party-driven demand to delay the nation’s health...
Date Set For Popes John Paul II And John XXIII Sainthood
By World on the Run
BBC – Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints on 27 April 2014, Pope Francis has announced. The Pope said...
4 Arrested In Arizona Rare Coin Heist
By World on the Run
Foxnews – Four people are facing charges after police said they stole $60,000 worth of rare collectible coins from a Clarksdale storage unit. KPHO-TV reports...
GOP Would Bear The Brunt Of Shutdown Blame
By World on the Run
CNN – If the federal government shuts down starting Tuesday because of a bitter partisan battle over the new health care law, more people say...
Kenya Criticizes U.S. Over Updated Travel Warning
By World on The Run
Washington Post – Kenya on Saturday sharply criticized a decision by the United States to reissue a travel advisory for the country in the wake...
Pakistan Earthquake Island Belching Poisonous Gas
By World on The Run
Fox News – It’s only a day old, but it already has gas. A new island that popped up off the coast of Pakistan Wednesday...
Knox Murder Retrial Opens In Italy
By World On The Run
BBC – The retrial of two suspects over the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher has opened in Italy. Amanda Knox, from the US, and...
Markets Nervous As Italian Government Nears Collapse
By World On The Run
EUObserver – Risk of snap elections in Italy is causing jitters on financial markets, but some say investors have grown accustomed to the chaos. The...
Obama To Netanyahu: US ‘Clear-Eyed’ On Iran’s Nuclear Program
By World On The Run
JP – Hosting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama said the US remains “clear-eyed” going into direct talks with...
Two Miami Cops, Once Friends, Face Federal Trials After FBI Probes
By World on the Run
Miami Herald – They became good friends in high school, then worked together as cops out of the same Miami police station. But their bond...
Former Edmonton Cop Derek Huff Blows Whistle On Brutality, Corruption
By World on the Run
CBC – A former cop with an exemplary record is going public about what he calls corruption in Edmonton police ranks, after he tried internally...
Why bother? And other burning questions about Obamacare
By World on the Run
MSNBC – The new health-insurance exchanges open for enrollment on Tuesday, but a new Kaiser Family Foundation/NBC survey shows most Americans are still worried and...
Decades After Holocaust, Germany Asks What It Owes Jews
By World on The Run
Washington Post – Sixty-eight years after the end of the Holocaust, Germany is asking itself what it still owes its Jews. The answer, as measured...
Britain’s Harsh Crackdown On Internet Porn Prompts Free-Speech Debate
By World on The Run
Washington Post – In a land whose uptight reputation is belied by its wicked ways, the Conservative-led British government is in the midst of a...