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Canada and U.S. news headlines on November 9 2012

November 9, 2012 at 2:12 PM

These are the Canadian Progressive’s Canada and U.S. news headlines November 9, 2012.

CANADA:

The ugly truth about Stephen Harper’s foreign policy – Rabble.ca
Disabled vets, ‘struggling’ widows line up to vent frustrations with Ottawa - Calgary Herald
Mennonite magazine warned about ‘political’ articles – CBC News
Ontario Liberal leadership: Eric Hoskins, Charles Sousa enter race - Toronto Star
Manitoba reporter fired from her job for “biased” reporting on federal politics speaks out – Vancouver Observer
Harper in India: bad timing, bad mood – MaCleans.ca
Aboriginal rights could require industry to change or abandon projects – O.Canada.com
National Chief Atleo pitches blueprint for moving beyond the Indian Act – Global News
Manager of campaign at heart of robocall investigation moves to Kuwait – Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa looks to private sector to help fund social programs – Winnipeg Free Press
Harper runs afoul of his own watchdog – The Spec

UNITED STATES:

For Religious Conservatives, Election Was A ‘Disaster’ – NPR
U.S. election 2012: Rachel Maddow unloads on delusional Republicans - Canadian Progressive
Racist Teens Forced to Answer for Tweets About the ‘Nigger’ President – Jezebel
After Historic Votes Legalizing Marijuana, Colorado & Washington Prepare for Federal Gov’t Showdown – Democracy Now
Adele Doesn’t Care About Her Weight and Probably Has Better Sex Than You – Jezebel
‘Obamacare is the law of the land’ – The Maddow Blog
How the Occupy movement led the way to Obama’s re-election – Rabble.ca
Now the Work of Movements Begins – TruthDig
A Map of Racist Tweets About President Obama’s Re-election (Mississippi & Alabama Lead the Pack) – Alternet

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