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GM reaches deal to sell Saturn to Penske

General Motors Corp has a reached a preliminary agreement to sell its Saturn brand to Penske Automotive Group in a deal that could preserve more than 350 dealerships and 13,000 jobs, the companies said Friday.

D-Day and the value of freedom

This Saturday, Canadians will commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the Day when Allied troops began the final push to free Europe from Hitler’s tyranny. On that day, 15,000 young Canadians swept ashore at Juno Beach to give their all for their country.

Paedophile Raymond Hewlett demands thousands to answer Maddie questions

Paedophile Raymond Hewlett has issued a brazen demand to be paid thousands of pounds to answer questions about the night Madeleine McCann went missing.

“Bail-Out” Bernanke Demands Fiscal Restraint

June 4, 2009 (LPAC)—Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry. Such a moment occurred today when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the House Budget Committee and urged fiscal restraint. Imagine that! Bail-out Ben, whose Fed has spent, lent, and guaranteed trillions of dollars to zombie banks to delay them from suffering the inevitable consequences of the most monumental financial stupidity in history, actually has the nerve to lecture others on fiscal responsibility! Absolutely shameless.

Vietnam Demolished Historic Church, Christians Mourn, Pray

The recent demolition of the historic Church, an important symbol of the Christian faith in the central highland regions of Vietnam has prompted Degar ethnic Christians to respond in prayer and cry to God.

Oh Canada

The late Pierre E. Trudeau was only half right when he said Canada would become a Just society. It's now the just-laid-off society.

Kim Jong-Il

Kim Jong-il might see himself as an emperor, but it's doubtful he's stupid enough to nuke his neighbours, unless, of course, his hapless domain is invaded.

Ethanol’s Grocery Bill

The Obama Administration is pushing a big expansion in ethanol, including a mandate to increase the share of the corn-based fuel required in gasoline to 15% from 10%. Apparently no one in the Administration has read a pair of new studies, one from its own EPA, that expose ethanol as a bad deal for consumers with little environmental benefit.

Death in the Highlands

The Story of the Degar Montagnards of Vietnam who today suffer persecution and ethnic cleansing implemented by a vengeful Vietnamese communist government. VIETNAM'S BLUEPRINT FOR ETHNIC CLEANSING Since 1975 Vietnam has implemented policies of human rights violations, namely: killings, torture, forced relocations, transmigrations, deforestation, abuse of family planning programs and religious persecution, specifically directed against a race of indigenous peoples. Details of this 'blueprint of ethnic cleansing" is documented in video clips:

Pot calling Kettle Black

A week or two back I read an article where the Federal Liberals were accusing the Federal Conservative Government of treating some Canadians differently in some areas of Canada , and that was very bad. I was in a bit of shock as I read of the reasons they gave for wanting changes in our EI plan.

Health Canada approves first and only once-a-month treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis

Health Canada has approved Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium tablets) 150 mg, Canada's first and only once-a-month dosing option in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Canadian patients at high risk of osteoporotic fracture now have the convenience of taking one tablet on the same day each month.

Still hope for the safe return of Madeleine McCann

As the hunt for Madeleine McCann steps up again, Portuguese police are telling anyone who comes forward with new information: “The case is closed, she is dead.”

Canada’s swine flu cases jump 20 per cent, largely due to rise in Ontario

TORONTO - Canada's swine flu case count has jumped nearly 20 per cent since Wednesday, largely due to a rise in cases in Ontario.

Jaruzelski: I agonized for months over martial law

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's last communist leader said Thursday that he had agonized for months before declaring martial law in 1981 to try to crush the Solidarity freedom movement knowing he would make enemies of his countrymen.

Joke of the Day

Politician to debutante: "what's your opinion on Rwanda?" Debutante: "I don't watch her. I only watch Oprah."

The Bilderberg Plan for 2009: Remaking the Global Political Economy

Andrew G. Marshall, Global Research From May 14-17, the global elite met in secret in Greece for the yearly Bilderberg conference, amid scattered and limited global media attention. Roughly 130 of the world’s most powerful individuals came together to discuss the pressing issues of today, and to chart a course for the next year. The main topic of discussion at this years meeting was the global financial crisis, which is no surprise, considering the list of conference attendees includes many of the primary architects of the crisis, as well as those poised to “solve” it.

Cruise ship Pacific Dawn quarantined near Cairns over swine flu

THE P&O cruise ship Pacific Dawn will be quarantined off Willis Island, east of Cairns, tomorrow after three crew exhibited flu-like symptoms.

Searching

I looked for happiness everywhere I searched for years and years But high-or-low where ere I’d go I found fewer smiles than tears

‘Fill in the Blank’ Flu Propaganda

Watching the events of the Mexican/swine/H1N1 flu unfold over the past several weeks, I am consistently puzzled by the actions taken by the US government and the American mainstream media.

They died for you

The first thing to know about World War II is that it was a big war, a war that lasted 2,174 days and claimed an average of 27,600 lives every day, or 1,150 an hour, or 19 a minute, or one death every three seconds. One, two, three, snap. One, two, three, snap.