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11 September 2010

Traffic Drivers, Unlove Boat Edition

  1. Cruise ends abruptly in St. John’s
  2. Process Stories or real insiders don’t gab
  3. Cruise ship sale and passengers “not even an issue”: St. John’s mayor
  4. Freedom from Information:  thousands of bucks for Premier’s speeches, redacted
  5. Transparency and Accountability:  Speeches
  6. Time to retire the old schtick
  7. Court docket now online
  8. Bury my lede at Muskrat Falls
  9. Fiscal Discipline
  10. Who speaks for cabinet?

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