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Alterviews: Gaitán, OAS, and Cuba: from Tragedy to Farce

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by Special Contributor on April 15, 2012

By W. T. WHITNEY JR. via People’s World “Hegel remarks somewhere that history tends to repeat itself. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” Karl Marx, The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonapart On April 9, 1948 in Bogota, Colombia, an assassin’s bullets killed the eloquent, populist Liberal Party leader [...]

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Supreme Court Of Canada Rules Against Emergency Wiretaps

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  The Supreme Court Of Canada struck down a law that allowed police to wiretap urgent cases without a warrant. The law was enacted after the brutal kidnapping of a British Columbian couple and their friend by six kidnappers. After receiving a tip about the kidnapping RCMP officers began wiretapping the suspects without the necessary judicial authorization which [...]

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Dogs, Dander, Allergies & Asthma

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They may look cute and cuddly or be touted as man’s best friend, but for allergy suffers dogs and cats are some of their worst enemies – especially during allergy season. The reason for this is that the animals who’s fur is not the cause of the allergy are releasing dander (microscopic dead skin cells) which [...]

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Primate Testing At University of Toronto?

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Macaques are the most widespread primates in the world found in countries such as Brazil, Japan and Afghanistan. At the University of Toronto and other universities and research organisations they are use extensively for testing in neuroscience, visual perception, visual systems, immunology and virology. However, some PhD students at the University of Toronto became upset when they learned that [...]

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Real Unemployment Rate = 11.3%

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By Erin Weir via Behind the Numbers Statistics Canada reported significant employment growth today for the first time in six months. As Andrew has already noted, welcome strength in March does not make up for the five preceding months of stagnation. Compared to September 2011, full-time employment has increased by 21,900 while Canada’s labour force and population (age 15+) [...]

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