November 11, 2008
Obama’s election could cause problems for Ottawa, since he favours tougher emission cuts than Canada’s Conservatives and has expressed alarm over what he sees as excessive US reliance on “dirty oil” — much of which comes from Canada’s tar sands. Concluding a pact could placate Washing...
go to article »November 9, 2008
November 5, 2008
Tomorrow, the entire world waits for history to be made. For the first time in its 200+ years of independence, the United States of America could have an African American as president. It will be historical indeed as for the first time ever, a person of colour - a minority - will lead the most power...
go to article »November 4, 2008
An investigation by the US Senator Inhofe (Republican – Oklahoma) has demonstrated clearly that environmental groups are essentially political and they spend funds donated for environmental causes in support of the US Democratic Party in contravention of the law. So far, key environmental groups h...
go to article »November 3, 2008
Arubagirl makes a shopping trip to Florida, “a state that is a battleground in this election, as they call it,” and comes away asking: “Is this how an election is in the States? Where a 30 min INFOMERCIAL was the big news? Oy.” ...
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The Republicans are supposed to be praying for a miracle. Perhaps a less supernatural event would be enough for McCain to win. According to a U.S. study rain affects voter turnout by up to 1%: The relationship between bad weather and lower levels of voter turnout is widely espoused by media, politic...
go to article »October 31, 2008
October 29, 2008
Click below for some brilliant photos from Obama’s rally yesterday in Pennsylvania. You know, the one that took place in the rain. On the day that McCain/Palin cancelled theirs in Pennsylvania… because of the rain. The mavericks! ...
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