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12 December 2006
Danny Williams: mudslinger
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[revised: see note below] So Premier Danny Williams is threatening to fling mud at the opposition Liberals who are criticizing some of his ...
Breaking: Dan on the run
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Premier Danny Williams' administration is shutting down the House of Assembly two days early. In light of this release today from Kathy...
11 December 2006
Today in history: December 11
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1997: Kyoto agreement on climate change opened for signature. 1994: Russia invaded Chechnya. 1948: Official signing of the Terms of Unio...
Persona inks $30 million deal with MTS Allstream
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Reported in The Star . So why didn't MTS and Persona pony up the cash to expand infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador without prov...
Tom Hann asks
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What residents of St. John's would cut to avoid the tax hike he and his fellow councillors voted to stick to the residents of the city o...
AG misses half, ignores mandate, chases wine and paintings instead
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[Revised] Between Fiscal Years (FY) 1998 and 2005, the House of Assembly budget for allowances and assistance was overspent by a total of mo...
08 December 2006
Mine is not as small as yours.
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VOCM radio listeners were treated a little while ago to a cabinet minister with nothing better to do than compare his political shortcomings...
Is it just me...
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or is there something appropriate in the actor - (Kevin Noble, right , not exactly as illustrated) - who made a career impersonating Joe ...
Williams government announces investment in public cynicism
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While Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro should be a revenue generator for the province, the provincial government will be pumping money into ...
07 December 2006
Cleary sacked
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Less than two weeks after defending Bull Arm Corporation boss Joan Cleary over allegations a contract had been improperly let , natural reso...
I'm with Dick
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If gay's okay with Cheney , it should be okay with Norm Doyle too.
Rain Man drippy
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I'm a strong believer that every cent of money that was received inappropriately should be paid back. It's taxpayers' money. Tha...
Remember...
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the talking point drafted by the premier's publicity department and circulated widely among cabinet ministers, government members and th...
Payback is a mother
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[Originally posted 06 Dec 06.] Ok. So if Auditor General John "Baubles" Noseworthy thinks that everyone he has accused should auto...
Did the terrorists think of this explosive?
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Snakes on a plane ? Try Farts on a Plane . h/t to Bridget , who is sickie-poo in Taiwan.
Out in the cold
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A few years ago, I used to slave in the coalmines of Confederation Building. One of my tasks was dealing with requests for people to hold p...
06 December 2006
Scandal checklist
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Scroll down the right-hand column and you will find a set of links to previous posts on the House of Assembly spending scandal. When the sto...
Auditor General missed about a million in recent overspending?
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While everyone may have been on holidays when this one broke, here's a Bond Paper from August that notes the House of Assembly overspen...
NL government breaking medicare principles
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600 MS patients cannot access medically-necessary drug treatments due to lack of government support December 6, 2006, St. John's, NL --...
05 December 2006
Another N.B. Premier for Danny to fight
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Enter Shawn Graham and the Conference of Atlantic Premiers' meeting in St. John's on December 6. Will Danny respect a premier stan...
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