| siren call from Canada writes: Dion's actual statement, as reported by ...
'Dion hinted NATO could take action in Pakistan, which has a porous border with Afghanistan, if the Pakistani government doesn't move to track terrorists.
'We are going to have to discuss that very actively if they (the Pakistanis) are not able to deal with it on their own. We could consider that option with the NATO forces in order to help Pakistan help us pacify Afghanistan,' said Dion in Quebec City, commenting after his two-day trip to Afghanistan last weekend. 'As long as we don't solve the problem in Pakistan, I don't see how we can solve it in Afghanistan.'
Officials from Dion's office later stressed the Liberal leader meant diplomatic, not military intervention, was needed in Pakistan.' Posted 26/01/08 at 1:25 AM EST | Link to Comment .
Loonie deal for shoppers this holiday season?
Canadian retailers, under fire for not cutting prices while the Canadian dollar is strong, may finally start to do so to lure people away from cross-border shopping during the holiday season. That's good news for inflation control, said a recent report from National Bank Financial. Retailers are under pressure for not lowering prices enough on products ranging from books and magazines to big-ticket items such as cars and furniture. .
Spring items, wet cleanup stood out at Wal-Mart debut
I wandered through the new Wal-Mart Superstore in Belleville on opening day Wednesday. It's laid out pretty much like the store in O'Fallon. I liked all the skylights, though for such a sunny day, the store seemed a bit dim. I expect the staff will get the self-checkout lanes open soon. Spring has definitely sprung, because I saw lots of bathing suits, beachy purses and lawn furniture. Chester Cheetah, the mascot for Cheetos, was near the electronics section, all 7-foot or so of him in an inflatable costume. He was having a hard time attracting children for photos (looks of terror and back-pedaling) while I was there, but adults were stepping right up. As I was checking out the pet supplies at the other end of the store, I couldn't help but laugh when the public address system announced: "We need a wet cleanup by the Cheetos guy." ...
Walker Valley b-ball sweeps Cleveland
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Airport screeners get no respect
Light, professor of public policy at New York University, said he's not surprised that TSA and the IRS are tied for low public esteem.
Yet he defended TSA as misunderstood, because it's highly visible yet can't brag about its successes. "It's an agency that's damned if it does, damned if it doesn't," Light said.
TSA responds to every complaint it receives, said spokeswoman Ellen Howe, adding that each complaint is forwarded to the federal security director at the airport in question.
In the cases AP reviewed, the most common response was a form letter, apologizing for inconveniences, often blaming the problem of long lines on the local airport and forwarding complaints about inappropriate patdowns to the airports where they occurred.
In May, TSA improved the way it handles complaints and now has a more accurate and complete database for them, Howe said.
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THEY like it spicy down here in South Carolina. Locals pour hot sauce on their catfish, on their grits, even on their greens. Their politics is spicy too. Charleston, a city with some of the richest and poorest people in the state within spitting distance, has a political scene "as gothic as New York City," a local journalist says. Some folks who live in the historic mansions in Old Charleston actually commute to New York regularly. Meanwhile North Charleston has pockets of desperate poverty, and there are people living in run-down trailers not far outside town. The polls are open today in a state that has once again reminded America of its reputation for hard-ball politics. After all the antics of the past week, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards are in the hands of Democratic primary voters.
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