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09 April 2011

Traffic with no misleading edits, April 4-8 2011

  1. A new Sprung greenhouse in the wilds of Labrador
  2. Invented story:  political appointee and CBC attack government’s political opponent
  3. Another cheaper, greener alternative to Muskrat Falls
  4. Numeracy problems
  5. Mother Corp news geniuses are Nl electricity price gurus
  6. Dunderdale admits to cheap power exports
  7. PC Party exec voted to remove “Federal Conservative Party” from party constitution in 2008
  8. Average NL family to pay $1000 extra per year for Muskrat Falls power: former PC finance minister
  9. PC Party voted 180K for anti-Harper campaign in 2008
  10. Getting their stories straight

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