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04 June 2011

Manitoba-mooseless Traffic

All the stuff people were reading at Bond Papers rather than getting excited about a hockey team.

Or maybe it was in addition to.

In any event, here’s the list for may 30 to June 3.

  1. Well she asked for one… 
  2. Dundernomics 101:  All your toasters are belong to us
  3. Give Danny the money
  4. Crude price forecasts don’t support Dunderdale’s empire of debt
  5. The Galaxy Quest for Relevance
  6. Tiny Tories love their leader:  Danny Williams
  7. Fortis buys Vermont power utility
  8. If this is Friday, it must be “yes”
  9. Monday?  Back to “No!”
  10. Muskrat Fails and Your world.  Your choice.  Your future.  (tie)

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