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EU’s cash crisis spawns break-away backlash

John Robson — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:48:54 +0000

One side-effect of Europe’s financial crisis is the rise of fringe parties who want to dump the Euro and maybe the whole European Union. So it’s not all bad news.

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Incompetent drivers signal need for respect

John Robson — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:44:45 +0000

Bip… bip… bip… bip… Drives you nuts, doesn’t it. Those drivers who leave their turn signals on for miles as they drift down the road. But they might lurch sideways if you do try to pass, even though when they do turn, they probably don’t signal. They should.

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The Top 5, May 12

John Robson — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:39:53 +0000

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Don’t celebrate French turnover

John Robson — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:48 +0000

Some journalists swooned over France’s new socialist president François Hollande. Reuters news agency said he’d “swept to victory … in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe,” while the Globe and Mail crowed about “historic regime change” as though the French had overthrown a murderous tyrant rather than voting out a clown. Put away the champagne. There is nothing to celebrate here.

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Madely in the morning, May 11

John Robson — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:10:44 +0000

Obama’s baffling boast

John Robson — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:43:01 +0000

Even some of Barack Obama’s friends are shaking their heads at the YouTube ad where Bill Clinton praises the president for going after Osama bin Laden, then a text box sneers: “Which path would Mitt Romney have chosen?” Liberal blogmaster and Obama supporter Arianna Huffington told CBS This Morning the ad was “despicable”. Even worse politically, it’s baffling.

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The Top 5, May 5

John Robson — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:39:32 +0000

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Madely in the morning, May 4

John Robson — Mon, 07 May 2012 01:19:40 +0000

Abortion debate opens, sky doesn’t fall

John Robson — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:28:15 +0000

Despite Parliament debating whether to figure out when human life begins, the sky failed to rain down on Canadians’ heads in savage blue chunks. Who saw that coming?

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Swimming in red ink

John Robson — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:25:18 +0000

Newfoundland and Labrador’s latest budget makes it official. Only Saskatchewan is not dripping red ink. Every other province — and the feds — are bathing or at least washing their feet in the stuff. And yes, you should be worried. Click … Continue reading →