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Obama Weighs Buyout Rage Against Future of Iconic Auto Union

April 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama, confronting growing public outrage against bailouts, is taking a hard line with the United Auto Workers, the union that supported his election and whose future now hangs in the balance.

Small Business Provincial Tax Index Quebec, Ontario rank last in provincial tax comparison

Quebec and Ontario have the least small business-friendly provincial tax systems in the country, according to a new study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

Ontario Numbers Racket

While it's better to have an inept government than competent crooks running the lotteries, the OLG could at least seek the advice of a few Dons on how to run the numbers game more efficiently.. William Bedford

Springtime

APRIL POWERS April blows and April snows,

How to right the California housing market

- Douglas C. Neff and Gerd-Ulf Krueger Other than perhaps McDonald's hamburgers, what is selling better today than it did a year ago? Resale homes in California.

Historic drop for Manhattan housing market

NEW YORK (AP) — The recession has hammered confidence in the Manhattan real estate market, with first quarter sales falling to their lowest number in decades, experts said.

U.S. Auto Sales in March Fell Less Than Estimates on Incentives

April 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. auto sales tumbled 37 percent in March, less than analysts estimated, as record incentive spending helped blunt the effect of job losses and low consumer confidence.

US Private Sector Job Losses Accelerate in March

New economic data show unemployment could be worsening in the private sector and manufacturing activity shrinking for a 14th consecutive month.

Human Rights Commissions no friends of freedom

What do human rights commissions and tribunals have in common with true justice, proper courts, equality for all and common sense. Very little it would appear. The more I hear of the absurdities and wreckless decisions these tribunals and commissions are responsible for the more I believe they are run by politically correct zealots bent on forcing the values of special interests groups on society and are in fact enemies of our long cherished freedoms of speech and religion.

Suzuki’s thesis is on thin ice

In these times, when so many people are concerned about the future of our planet, a brand like the David Suzuki Foundation can greatly influence the environmental behaviour of citizens from Vancouver Island to Burkina Faso.

Firing GM CEO Wagoner solves nothing

Firing GM CEO Wagoner solves nothing. I do not know how to run GM but I am smart enough to know that I don’t. We have a President who has no business experience firing the CEO of GM. And they claim not to be socialists.

George Galloway

Re "Controversial MP a hypocrite." (goldstein, Mar. 26): British MP George Galloway is no more a threat to Canada's national security than was deported racist Ernst Zundel.

Obama says GM, Chrysler must ‘stand on their own’

U.S. President Barack Obama rejected the restructuring plans from GM and Chrysler Monday and gave the automakers a short window to revise their bids if they want to receive federal bailout money.

Canada readies $4B auto lifeline

OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments have agreed to extend $4 billion in stop-gap funding for Chrysler Canada and General Motors Canada while issuing a stern warning to the companies and their union that time and patience is running out.

Book Stokes Nationalism in China

BEIJING -- A hot-selling new book that excoriates the U.S. and calls for China to be more assertive is fueling debate among Chinese about nationalism and their country's role in the world.

Fusion Center Agents Working Public Forums?

Carol Ingram, USA News That Matters People continue to ask me, "what is a fusion center?" At first, I was perplexed by the term, but as I looked further.....it seems to be a coordinated effort by Homeland Security, through various state run agencies, to monitor websites and forums in their area. They monitor for illegal activities, including terrorism. However, there is a likely scenario that goes beyond law enforcement, but a potential brainwashing tactic, under the direction of the Obama administration.

Terrorism for the Next Generation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation predicts that sub-national and non-governmental entities will play an increasing role in world affairs for years to come, presenting new “asymmetric” threats to the United States, according to a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police and other law enforcement and security organizations.

Liberty

I believe the federal courts and Supreme Court has used the establishment cause by way of citing (the separation of church and state) to restrict, ban, abridge and destroy the right of the free exercise of religion clause, in Government run schools and buildings. Walter Lippmann wrote, "Free institutions are not the property of the majority.

Will the Chinese Communist Party Survive the Crisis?

Until recently, most leading China watchers thought the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had become remarkably resilient.

Another 75,000 workers lose their jobs in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Another 75,000 Floridians lost jobs in February as the ranks of the state's unemployed swelled to its highest number in 33 years.