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Orlando ‘Tea Party’ rally draws more than 4,000

Singer Lloyd Marcus told the crowd assembled in Lake Eola Park on Saturday that he was going to give them his take on the first days of the Obama administration.

California Police Officers Dead, Gunman Killed After Traffic Stop

OAKLAND, Calif. — A man wanted for violating his parole killed three veteran police officers and gravely wounded another in two shootings Saturday, the first after a routine traffic stop and the second after a massive manhunt ended in gunfire, authorities said. The gunman was also killed.

Your appearance at OFAH and Bill C-301

To: The Right Honorable Prime Minister of Canada Dear Prime Minister, I am deeply disappointed that Garry Breitkreuz has backed off on this most important of issues. One has to wonder what kind of pressure was put on him. It is absolutely imperative that C-301 remain as written.

The Chrysler Crisis

The auto companies will get the mine, and the taxpayer will get the shaft. Especially in Chrysler's case, which isn't a plea for help, so much as a demand. Blackmail, if you will. But keep in mind: Once you have paid the Dane-geld, you'll never get rid of the Dane. William Bedford

Hard Times

I didn't realize how bad the economy was until my neighborhood drug store ran out of anti-depression pills. William Bedford

Taxes

While governments around the world are reducing taxes in hope of kick-starting the current global recession (depression?) it's hard to believe the Ontario Legislature is considering raising taxes by blending the GST with the PST.

An open letter to all of you at CFP:

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to have found your website/publication a short time ago via another conservative website. I'm definitely trying to pass the word along.

Leading indicators point to more Cincinnati job losses

Greater Cincinnati will experience further employment cuts this spring if the latest leading indicator index proves accurate.

AutoNation to cover car payments for job loss

DETROIT (Reuters) - AutoNation Inc (AN.N) rolled out a new incentive program on Wednesday that covers up to six months of car payments on new or used vehicles for consumers who lose their jobs.

Senator Chris Dodd spills the beans

President Obama told us he is outraged over the AIG bonuses. He further encouraged us to be outraged also. Today in a CNN interview admitted that he added the amendment allowing the AIG bonuses. After previously denying any involvement with the bonuses he recanted.

Windsor auto workers seize shuttered plant

A group of disgruntled workers at a recently closed auto parts supply company in Windsor, Ont., have taken over the plant.

Why all the consternation over AIG?

We were told that AIG is too big to fail. While other companies have gone bankrupt we bailed out AIG.

Conservative innovation hits poorer municipalities hardest.

An innovation of the Harper Conservatives according to the Mayor of Charlottetown is "In the past, cities could carry out that pre-engineering work and include those costs as part of the infrastructure funding. But now, if a city goes ahead with that pre-engineering work the city will have to foot the full costs on its own."

Job losses hit black men hardest

At a time when America has elected its first black president, more African-American men are losing jobs than at any time since World War II.

Bailed Roy Bennett tells of horror conditions in Mugabe jail

Roy Bennett, one of the right-hand men of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai - and an implacable opponent of President Mugabe - walked out of a squalid Zimbabwean jail yesterday.

Canada Feb job losses more severe than forecast

OTTAWA, March 13 (Reuters) - Canada's economy lost more jobs than expected in February as the global downturn triggered widespread layoffs, another sign the country's recession may be more severe than many previously thought.

Border War: National Guard May Be Deployed to US-Mexico Border

The governor of Arizona is requesting a deployment of up to 250 National Guard troops to that state's border with Mexico, while the Texas governor is considering a similar action. The escalating violence occurring at the US-Mexico border is causing enormous concern within both states.

Tech job losses slow nationwide

The fierce decrease in technology sector employment was less dramatic in February.

Saudis order 40 lashes for elderly woman for mingling

(CNN) -- A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a 75-year-old Syrian woman to 40 lashes, four months imprisonment and deportation from the kingdom for having two unrelated men in her house, according to local media reports.