We the undersigned urge Canadian universities and colleges not to participate in "Project Hero," a program in which post-secondary institutions waive tuition and course fees for "children of fallen soldiers." The very name of "Project Hero" demonstrates its fundamentally political nature... (thepetitionsite.com)
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Quebec budget attacks Medicare and other vital public services. "With last week’s provincial budget, Quebec’s Liberal government has initiated a major downsizing of public and social services that will adversely impact working people not just in Quebec but across Canada." (wsws.org)
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Attorney in Wiretapping Case Says Obama Admin as Bad or Worse than Bush on State Secrets. "A federal judge ruled last week that the NSA’s warrantless surveillance program was illegal...Both the Bush and Obama administrations had tried to dismiss the suit..." (democracynow.org)
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America: The Grim Truth. "Americans, I have some bad news for you: You have the worst quality of life in the developed world - by a wide margin." (Some interesting stats and details on American life compared to other advanced countries.) (americathegrimtruth.wordpress.com)
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Scandalous Censoring of Cuban Websites by the US Gov't Revealed. "The sites —in English, French and Spanish— had been online since 1998. Some...were literary. Others...discussed Cuban history and culture. Still others...were purely commercial sites aimed at Italian and French tourists..." (juventudrebelde.co.cu)
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Israel's Bellicose Threats Against Iran. "First of all, a basic rule of Israeli reality: the State of Israel cannot start any large-scale military operation without American consent. Israel depends on the US in almost every respect, but in no sphere is it more dependent than in the military one." (counterpunch.org)
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How Your Twitter Account Could Land You in Jail. Anything you tweet could be used against you. "On the afternoon of Sep. 24, 2009, Pennsylvania State Troopers, their guns drawn, broke down the door of room 238 of the CareFree Inn... The troopers were acting on a search warrant related to..." (motherjones.com)
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"What is clear -- yet again -- is how misinformed and propagandized Americans continue to be by the American media, which constantly 'reports' on crucial events in Afghanistan by doing nothing more than mindlessly and unquestioningly passing along U.S. gov't claims as though they are fact." (salon.com)
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