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Ah excuse me these countries signed a treaty stating that they would spend 2% of their GDP on Military. What does that say about Canadians? A bunch of lying deadbeats mooching off the rest. Where does Canada get off thinking it should be in NATO if they can't afford it? I hope they make an example out of Canada. Such a smug, arrogant, ignorant country. Trudeau doubles down because he won't have much of a GDP to spend. It's alright to give money away to foreign countries but can't pay NATO Fess. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?

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Lets see, it is well documented that Bill was getting about $150 - 200,000 at most for his speeches until the day Hillary became Secretary of State. After that Bill started getting $500,000 and more, one or two got him over $750,000 a speech. If you do not think that is a bit suspicious, then I am sorry that your logic sensor seems to be in need of repair. You do not think that endangering national security by using a private email server, unsecured by the appropriate government agencies is a real problem? I am sorry that you feel that way and makes me a bit worried that folks like you think it is ok to do these things. I would be just as concerned if it had been a republican doing them.

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Yawn.

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God I love Coach Pop. We need many more Coach Pops.

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I feel safer, thanks for asking.

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yes, I did mean that and thank you for catching it. although, I would think you would approve of Paul IV over Paul VI.

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Anyone who doubted NDZ card is a proxy for Zuma must now be convinced. Zuma and NDZ have one thing in common:surround themselves with thieves,looters liars,brownosers and all disreputable characters.Hence NDZ never ever denounces corruption.Patriots of SA have seen through all this and in 2019 we reclaim this country from the little the guptas' grubby tentacles have not touched.

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I can hardly wait for BLM to try to infiltrate the Calgary Stampede parade- - - that would be worth watching

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Yes, we learned that having millionaires and billionaires, for profit medical device companies help pay for poor peoples insurance worked and was a great strategy. This is nothing more than a repeal of this tax on the wealthiest 2% in this country, this is who the GOP represents, Warren Buffet said this repeal will put 360,000 back into his wallet in less tax. He jokes like he needs it. This is who the GOP cares about, GOP priorities have never been more on display - - rape the poor and middle class and let the rich get richer, crap on the middle class and poor and give huge tax cuts to richest in this country.

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Great posts in here. Glad to see there is still some sanity in the world. I heard Alex Jones say yesterday something that really resonated. He said that the left is spreading their mental disease all over the country. They are sick people, and they will go after anyone who isn't mentally diseased like they are. Putin said that also. That would explain a lot of what they do....those pink pussycat signs, riots, they way they talk, act, the insane MSM, the dems calling for Trump's assasination, etc. He said they are like Zombies, and will attack anybody NOT infected like they are. He said that that can be the end of your country if it continues. That is the best explanation of all of this I have heard so far, and it makes perfect sense. It is like "World War Z" in politics.

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They can just take the blue counties. Then we can pass strict immigration and import/export laws. Think of the blue counties not getting food,water and fuel.

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Remember that this is the warmest year on record according to the global warming religion.

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Good thing Canada does not have to worry about human rights or deal with independence aspirations of its own native population: all wiped out or diminished, their land taken by "treaties", their natural resources stolen, and their strength as Nations destroyed. Otherwise, it would be hypocritical to advocate for human rights in other countries.

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Nuts. The Senate is and always has been a rubber stamp not a chamber of second thought, seldom sober. The House rose for the summer and the Senate's choice was to head for Muskoka or keep up the noise. They chose the summer vacation option.

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OK, AlaskaJack, then why didn't Mr. Musser call APD and complain that someone was accessing his property to cut trees with0ut his permission? Mr. Musser didn't make that critical call because he was mentally unbalanced. There was no trespassing by the tree trimmers.

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Glad to see this common sense endorsement. Oregon has suffered from one party rule for too long. Not mentioned is the fact that Richardson is a veteran. As Richardson has said, his personal views aside, the social issues (abortion and gay marriage) are now settled law and there is no going backwards. I think he has a really good chance at winning this race.

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These 2 guys should be able to inject some real wisdom into all of the difficult discussions on the important world problems of the day. I'm just so glad they got together to spend time doing that and I look forward to a detailed news report on the subject..

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It would indeed be awesome if the CF-18's were replaced with Eurofighters or Rafales, (preferably bought off-the-rack or lightly used, without expensive modifications). Anything to save us from the wretched F-35.

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Correct, hence she didn't campaign on her track record, their isn't one !!!

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Well I think Spectrum is all about Hawaii. Remember, Hawaii is the "Land of Alohas, Kona coffee and Luaus".

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Great analogy.

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You call it 'draining the swamp'.... Trump and his supporters call it 'MAGA'... Tomato...tomahto....

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Can Squak Mtn be next??? Downhill (or uphill) are not excuses to speed.

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Then why did they cave last year. Watch, they'll cave this year too. Chenault is not up to the job of Speaker.

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This does not reflect evidence-based standards in maternity care that have been "standard" for many years. Women have been encouraged to eat and drink in labour for decades. What a terrible title. "May" be safe? " 'We really don’t know how much if anything people can eat or drink in labor,' said senior author Dr. Vincenzo Berghella..." Seriously? Evidence supporting eating in labour has been out since the 1980's. I expect more from the Globe and Mail than this. “ 'If we’re well hydrated and have adequate carbohydrate in our body, our muscles work better,' said Berghella. A woman’s uterus is largely made of muscle." You don't say. A marathon runner wouldn't dream of not eating or drinking while exerting herself... so why not a woman in labour? The phrase "women were allowed" was used repeatedly throughout this piece. Women are the prime decision makers for their births... who is doing the "allowing"? Human rights in childbirth and respectful maternity care matter. Eat & drink ladies!

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The editorial's last line is the likely reason for the proposed cuts and many many other cuts that collectively do make a difference in reducing the federal budget gap. Good things can be said for just about every federal program, but when they cost more than the government has money to pay, what does one do. The editorial should be about how to balance the budget rather than cuts in one program viewed in isolation.

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Hi Chris: Sorry if I wasn't clear. The "problem" is a situational problem created by the dual-nationals, not an issue with the dual-nationals themselves. The situation is that an issue between two foreign countries not involving Canada is not Canada's issue to solve. It is up to the parties (the two countries and the dual-national with respect to their non-Canadian citizenship) to resolve. I hope this helps clarify my reasoning!

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But at what cost do we attempt to have a relationship with another country when their governments care nothing for truth or integrity? When they are our committed enemy? While all governments have their secrets, of course, if this was outed on American soil there would be heck to pay from within. We have seen in the Middle East, Asia, and Cuba- not so much.

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With the compass these guys follows it would be hard to see how they could take money from the wrong people and get put over a barrel. /s

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Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. Your lack of any semblance of intellect and self-serving personal aggrandizement are once again on full display, to the continuing embarrassment of your fellow Alaskans. Keep telling all those scientists from around the world and Alaska natives that you know better. Please get half a clue or stick to (non) reality TV.

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Pay what the building is worth or move. 20 million period. Blackmailing the people of Alaska is never a good idea.

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Alaska spends over $18,000 per year per student, This is an insane amount of money. a classroom of 20 students coast almost $400,000. if the teacher makes 150,000 in salary and benefits, that is still $250,000 of administrative overhead per classroom. Complete insanity and plenty room for a small 5% cut. CUT THE ADMINISTRATION!

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"....now is precisely the wrong time to squeeze the industry that has funded our roads, schools and prisons for decades." Uh, the industry itself did not fund our roads, schools nor our prisons for decades. Revenues from OUR oil did that. The industry was only the tool who got that oil out for us....until YOU made them the bigger, and almost only, 'beneficiary' of anything to do with our oil, revenues included. Get your facts straight, please.

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Having worked in the South I have heard that many times at work, men bragging about their promiscuity and "extra" offspring. I have found living in the "Liberal NW" provided me a fairly sheltered life.

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This sort of problem is caused simply by a lack of planning. Plans should be done on at least the worst hundred year condition. There should be much thought given to the next 7 generations as well. All water ways tend to move around, so there should be some large buffers planned for privatizing State or Borough lands. Even though creeks and rivers tend to be natural lines of drift, our highways should not be built so close to them. If a bridge is required to cross it, then build a good one and get as far away from the water as possible. I see a lot of homes in danger of landing on the beach here on the Kenai Peninsula. It reminds me of Wash away Beach at North Cove, in WA state.When the Corps of Engineers dredged a channel from North Willapa Bay to access the Pacific ocean, the opened a real can of worms. The entire town of North Cove disappeared into the Ocean. The Ocean could well breech the highway and all cranberry bogs will be salted. Man, in his infinite wisdom.

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Scaling back oil and gas credits would be a good place for the majority to give Alaskans a break.

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"However tell me when was the last time a conservative spoke a Sanford, without a protest?" Daily. https://stanfordpolitics.com/political-correctness-doesnt-silence-conservatives-d41995c0789c

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You mean being more of a Socialist party is better? LOL!!!

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The Federal Governments knows! How about you?

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Once again, the reasoned decisions of many educated people with cosmopolitan life experiences to vote for Donald Trump is being written off and the Trump base is being wrongly depicted as limited to the "non-educated white working class." I am highly educated, have spent most of my professional career working and traveling for the United Nations, and voted for Trump in order to break the hold of the Clinton machine on American politics, and because Trump articulated a coherent policy agenda and a pragmatic approach to implementing it, which I thought had merit. As far as I am concerned, the jury is still out on whether he will succeed, but I do not regret my vote.

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It all depends on how you define "tourist". People who come to Oahu from Maui are visitors and can also be viewed as tourists. Not enough info yet.

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It's hard to parse Laura's letter. First, she makes the assertion that if you attend ANY of the meetings you KNOW that its focus was on “traffic calming.” I think it is possible that Laura is mistaken. Could the focus have been on safety through traffic calming? Planners have their own language that does not always translate well. When that happens some of the public feel purposely misled, reinforced by the fact that government does sometimes mislead people. There are articles written by planners that address the problem of language. Traffic calming is in response to motorists failing to adhere to posted speeds. Many who oppose these efforts instead call for more enforcement. In their view, speed bumps are for speeders, so just hire more police. Unfortunately, enforcement only works as long as it is regular, a costly proposition. Who watches a neighborhood road at 4am? No matter what time of day, engineering is always working to keep speeds legal and a legal speed is a safe speed.

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Leaked Audio Shows Kushner Has 'Sarah Palin Level' Of Competence It's not a leak if there's no bottom on the bucket.

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Voiding the contract seems extreme, as a first step, but the county is notorious for handing out money without keeping track of contractors' performance. I'd start there; pay attention!

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Options and walkability are much better in downtown Kirkland or downtown Bellevue

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What's it to me? Jerks who burn wet wood, like people who smoke in public or text and talk while driving damage my health and endanger my life. So thank you, nanny: some of you can't behave and need nannying. .

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More baseless speculation and "HILLARY!!!".

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Especially since such lists can make people targets, as that NY newspaper pointed out so well. :(

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LOL.

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I feel the same way you - an archaic, cranky, ex-attorney and Springfield intellectual from the lowest of professions who smugly pontificates over others as if anyone cared. We don't. The public is well served in that you never made it to the bench.

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The PC Saga continues...unfortunately.

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I'm with you man. All the way.

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Cool, classy, ineffective

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Adam Paul kind of seems like hes in the pocket of big business. Ok if you want to keep building apartments to make things affordable then dont forget about traffic. Heres some things that annoy me curtisy of AP- A big glass FirstBank that looks out of place on west colfax. (The bank that already has two empty office building on west colfax). My beloved cliffs at my childhood park. AP already knows me because if you cant live by some cliffs in CO then leave! Anybody else?

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Good grief! Why can’t we solve our own problems first? How about the thousands of mentally ill who cannot get access to proper care? Or seniors who live on the poverty line? Not sexy enough for Trudeau who craves UN approval?

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The truth as to whether human life exists in the womb depends on whether that truth is spoken by a man or a woman??? Is there anything else in the entire universe about which it can be said that the truth of what it IS, in its very NATURE, depends on the sex of the person making the statement? Does the truth of a PRIEST's statement, "This is a cat" or "This is a dog" -- or anything in the entire universe --- depend on whether the priest is a man or woman?

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Personally, I would love to see every Mayor of each sanctuary city arrested and charged with treason. Mayors (and local governments) cannot defy the law of the land. These Democrats are a blight on society.

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Yep and the SCOTUS of today looks and acts nothing like the SCOTUS of the 1800's. Young would do well to first learn to compare apples to apples.

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We wouldn't even have the problem of supposed "throwaway" packaging without government subsidies--in the form of municipal waste disposal--for producers and distributors of such packaging. Companies whose profits depend upon having municipalities dispose of the waste stream they generate should have to pay for that service, in the form of a surcharge or an additional corporate income tax. If they pass the costs on to the consumer, as they would, this would have the effect of reducing consumption of plastic-packaged products. Good. Short of actually banning plastic packaging--an impossibility given the political power of soft drink corporations--this is about all we can do.

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Please join me at the town square for a sit-in to demand legislators ban all knives . We can't allow people with issues to get a hold of knives so the solution is to ban them all . Just as we should with guns.

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I am still happy that Hillary is not our president.

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skinut> By your own words and actions, you have more than demonstrated the characteristics of a LOSER. You haven't provided anything of value to contemplate nor consider worthwhile, so why bother with you, because you are a LOSER, but you're incapable of realizing that fact so you think you're so smart, then prove it. I still don't hear any laughing from you, poor crybaby, Dems, Libs, snowflake, Fake News believer and chief loser, ha, ha, ha!!!! I just can't help it, ha, ha, ha!!!!

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Bishop Slice is Native.

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Yeah, it's interesting how the rules are different for male athletics.....

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Guns are present in our society and that isn’t going to change in the foreseeable future. Isn't it better to have training and exposure in a safe, controlled environment, by trained professionals, than to have some inquisitive kid experiment on their own? Could your dislike, or fear, of firearms be keeping you from seeing the benefits of exposure in a controlled environment?

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Try lowering your rent since you have all that money already.

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Now you're deferring to Trump rallies. You make no sense.

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We lower ourselves by reading anything by CHARLES WOHLFORTH ! !

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No, big pharma and big agra are not behind the obesity and diabetes epidemic you name. Here is a hint of what is behind the obesity and diabetes epidemic: driving cars everywhere, including shuttling kids everywhere over hyped paranoia over stranger-child kidnapping, drinking sugar rich soda pop by the gallon, addictions to hand-held cell phone games and texting and aps (replacing after school sports games), and lousy store food variety in too many neighbourhoods inhabited by lower income folks who thus eat less greens and more junk out of boxes. Nothing to do with "organic" (roll eyes) or big pharma...

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True those exact words are not found in the Constitution. However starting in the 20th Century the US courts have interpreted the non-Establishment clause in the First Amendment as mandating a church-and-state separation. And don't forget the Constitution thus mandates the states obey the laws (and by inference, decisions of SOTUS - cf., Madison v. Mulberry) of the national government. Moreover, most if not all state constitutions have non-establishment clauses. Where did you get that notion about Jefferson who was a Deist and not a great lover of organized religion? Ever see his comments about Jesus Christ?

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The islands weren't being militarized until after the call to Taiwan, now the Chinese are putting weapons systems onto those islands; it's a very clear diplomatic signal that they're pissed. Also, you seem to be unaware that the Chinese already have advanced weaponry including nuclear weapons, The call to which you refer was arranged weeks in advance by Taiwan, they pushed the right buttons and paid the right K street lobbyists who convinced (read manipulated) Trump into taking the call. All they had to do was play to Trump's ego telling him he's the president elect and he can do whatever he wants now. The call was a major coup for Taiwan and they got exactly what they wanted. I love it when people try and play it off as if it were some spur of the moment call to say congrats, I can't believe people actually fall for that line.

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Walker proposal saying this is only and deficit reduction not to fix it, The question was how many years will take this plan ?.

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The book that was being reported upon is written by an American, Tom Nichols, who is a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, and a conservative. You would be better off questioning why an American says this than why a Canadian journalists reports on what Nichols is saying. It may be that the US is ceasing to be a great and enlightened country that both Americans and Canadians worry about. Instead of making America "great" again, you may be more concerned about making America wise again.

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Thank you - his comment misses the nuances that is necessary in this age of polarization and false news. Note - I have only labeled some of his comments - NOT ALL (so, this comment overgeneralizes again and is based upon a narrow, black and white, all or nothing approach). Fact - please review my ALERTS - they note comments that violate NCR policy; some are out and out lies that create slander; etc. What we need today is the ability to read opinions - make an analysis - and state counter proposals based upon documented fact. (vs. any opinion is morally equivalent). His cheap shot reply falls into the false equivalency logical fallacy category. SAD!

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LotL has a bogus theory about the transgendered, which he presents with NOTHING to support it.

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The Council members will probably buy them later at auction for their vacation cabins.

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Read up on supply management and then add in the new subsidy arrangement for Canadian dairy farmers after CETA was signed.

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Always the best!

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If Mueller is truly unbiased he will also be looking at the Democrat's relationship with the FBI and NSA in regards to their investigation into Trump's campaign. He should also be investigating the Democrats' actions in the peaceful transfer of power of which Americans value so highly. Did Comey inform Trump's campaign about possible vulnerably to Russian influence and if not why? Why did Obama do nothing? Did the Democrats use the resources of the country to spy on their political rival? What motivated their actions or lack of actions. After the Democrats treatment of Sanders and the Debbie Wasserman Shultz and Donna Brazile scandals, the misuse of government resources would not be out of character. But like most Anti Trump articles from the MSM, this is a one sided analysis short on new information and written with predictable bias that the reader must discount in order to gleem any hint of true insight.

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A remarkable disconnect isn't it? Harper couldn't turn around and scratch his butt without inciting outrage in the media. Trudeau could get arrested at a rave for contributing to the delinquency of minors and the press would give it a passing notice. What's changed? The difference is the media. Thank goodness we still have a few salty old dogs like Fife "working the weeds and beating the bushes". The new-gen media gurus are too busy telling us how were supposed to think to bother. All we get is what they've been given. As far as Trudeau answering questions in the HoC...? From what I gather...he doesn't plan on spending more than one day a week in the HoC. So we'd better make them good questions. Cheers!

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Read the latest Consumer Reports annual reports. Hyundai and Kia are moving up the reliability rankings. They're both in the top 10. No Asian maker was below 13th this year in their latest annual magazine. The worst? Fiat and Chrysler brands. No surprise that Lexus and Toyota have dominated the last 4 years. For a super reliable, low cost car, it's hard to beat a Corolla.

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I'm sick of hearing from representative that we aren't hurting the middle class enough by taking a thousand dollars per head from each family member, so we need to hurt them more with an income tax. This while every unemployed drug addict in the state (who steals for a living) gets unlimited free medical with no copays or deductible, free housing and cash assistance. Our capita budget allocates 65 million dollars for building a new high school and 65,000 for moving a dumpster but the districts pretend the only way to cut costs are layoffs. The gov't joins in on that game while Walker plans to bankrupt the state while he rewards his cronies with a gas line that the private sector has repeatedly explained will make NO money.

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I take it you have never visited Aspen. Having lived there many years, we host many wealthy Mexico City tourists.

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In the 1970's and 1980's the provincial and federal governments made the crucial decision that First Nations are not entitled to the full resource rents from oil and gas production from their reserve lands. It is no wonder then that so many First Nations since then have developed such antipathy towards resource development. Had they been allowed to benefit from resource development to the same extent as, for example Alberta and Saskatchewan, First Nations would now be much more willing to participate in Canada's resource industries.

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And exactly which part of the post is inaccurate?

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Jay was my MP for many, many years. He is a tireless member of the CPC party (and predecessors) and served as a MP and Party Whip among many other positions. This isn't about Bernier losing. He should have had chance to vote. He earned that right.

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I knew concourse extensions were eventually planned. My concern though is hoping they put 100% of the new gates into newly constructed extensions, not just like 25 of them and then the other 14 squeezed into the existing space.

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After 9/11, policies were put in place to address flaws in airport security. How many planes have intentionally been flown in to buildings since then? After the Oklahoma City bombing, policies were put in place to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate. How many buildings have been blown up by truck bombs since then? I've seen the rhetoric from the pro-gun side after each one of these mass shootings claiming that there isn't anything to be done to prevent these acts. Are you sure about that? Are you sure that regulations that limit access to weapons of war won't mitigate the amount of damage that can be done when someone goes off the rails? This guy acquired the bump stock to improve his rate of fire. Perhaps, without this retrofit, the body count is a little lower.

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Actually the "Master" of lies was Obummer! No one will ever be able to take that from him. You remember "If you like to doctor you can keep your doctor" and If you like your insurance.... You get it! Now run along and burn something and cry or assault someone like you folks do.

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It's a legitimate question, however, since Hawaii's US Attorney is a very prominent position. One might assume that an ambitious AUSA would be throwing his/her name in the hat, but since it is a political appointment it's not something you do if a long-term career with the DOJ is what you're after. By virtue of the political nature of this position, it stands to reason that the most likely candidate to be chosen by the Trump administration and AG Sessions would have to be a local political type in good standing with the GOP and with an established legal background. Who does that leave us with?

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Well blunt you racist. The photo above answers your question from the other day "what race." Do you feel better now?

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But they published it, yet still you complain.

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...and the other half doesn't.

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The Globe and Mail has scrubbed every comment mentioning Wente's history of plagiarism, which is a fact. So much for free speech.

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Trump appeals to those who mistake ignorance and bluster for resolve. The snake oil that Trump is selling is having an initial placebo effect on markets, however, all hell will soon break loose, both domestically and in the U.S.'s international relationships: in the real world, ignorance and bluster will get you killed.

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Don't waste the electrons pasting your weak agenda all over this website. It wasn't that much of a thought when you added it to the comments on the NYC incident.

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Another former Goldman Sachs executive as a central banker. Can't we hire someone who worked a different investment bank - Morgan Stanley or Credit Suisse?

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that is not a counter argument and none of the doctrine I stated is either false or not in concert with natural law, which also has to take into account that gays to not chose their sexuality, it is chosen for them by God in the womb in a process known as epigenesis.

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thats because of the CARBON TAX you see it is working

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So the people who live in Washington State are paying property taxes for Portland Oregon? Wow... If that is right then that sucks to be them

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