C-50 Immigration Bill passes with help from Liberals

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the help of absent 80 Liberal Members of Parliament during a vote to limit immigration to those who have skills Canada needs, the Conservative Governments Bill C-50...

Israel-Palestine Mediation Bush-style

"Mediation Bush-style Bush's visit to Israel was preceded by the seizure of swathes of Palestinian land and the announcement that there will be no halt in settlement building. What hope for negotiations then, asks Saleh Al-Naami Click to view caption OFFICIAL VERSUS POPULAR:...

Vatican vows to fight Devil

"The Catholic Church has vowed to "fight the Devil head-on" by training hundreds of priests as exorcists. Father Gabriele Amorth (82), the Vatican's Exorcist-in-Chief, announced the initiative amid the Church's...

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

Pelosi: U.S. not obliged to stay in Iraq

Deeper and deeper...with no shovel in hand.

Seeing is Believing at the Village: Halloween NYC Style

"This was the first time I went in with a press pass, along with several photographer friends - it was very exiting to be IN the parade and not have to jockey for a viewing position. Paraders took everyone with a...

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