Techcrunch: Poll: One In Three Canadians Are Sane (Hand Shake Story)

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They say going to war without Canada is like going deer hunting without an accordion (ok, they actually say that about the French, but whatever). And we've had repeated run-ins with our frozen neighbor to the north in the past (see here, here, here). So you'd think the Canadians wouldn't be our first choice of allies in our war against the hand shake.). But they also say the enemy of your enemy is your friend. And so, by that crazy logic, I am now friends with Canada. Or at least, one in three Canadians. Because they've joined us, CNN, the Dalai Lama, the Obamas, the Boston Globe and some random town in Germany in our fight against the dreaded, disease spreading hand shake. From The Globe And Mail, which writes that one in three Canadians won't shake hands due to flu concerns:
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News: BlackBerry Maker Resists Governments' Pressure - New York Times

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Globe and Mail

BlackBerry Maker Resists Governments' Pressure
New York Times
A top executive of Research In Motion, the Canadian company that makes BlackBerry smartphones, said on Tuesday that his company would not give in to pressure from foreign governments to provide access to its customers' messages. ...
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News: Australia Independents Plan Meeting - Windsor - Wall Street Journal

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Globe and Mail

Australia Independents Plan Meeting - Windsor
Wall Street Journal
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The three independent lawmakers who will be critical to supporting a new minority government in Australia will meet either Monday or Tuesday to begin discussions on which party to support, one of the group, ...
Australian Hung Parliament Deepens Currency, Stock `Jitters' Bloomberg
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News: Obama's big tax plans - Chicago Sun-Times

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Globe and Mail

Obama's big tax plans
Chicago Sun-Times
President Obama today plans to propose $30 billion in new investment tax breaks for businesses to go along with tens of billions in spending he called for on Labor Day to invigorate the slow recovery. At the heart of Obama's plan: accelerating ...
Obama set against Bush tax cuts Washington Post
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News: Daley won't run for record seventh election to be mayor - Chicago Tribune

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Daley won't run for record seventh election to be mayor
Chicago Tribune
Richard M. Daley's 21-year run as mayor will end next spring with the city broadly reshaped by his vision and unprecedented grip on power, but with his image as Chicago's sure-handed leader increasingly challenged. ...
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