LINKS Jan. 8, 2012

DIPLOMACY

Hillary Clinton’s coworkers welcome her back with a helmet [Mashable]

Clinton to testify on the Hill [ABC]

BORDER

US spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement last year [NY Times]

Guns, $7 million in Iraqi currency seized at border [Postmedia]

Border patrol agents accost photojournalist at protest [Watertown Daily News]

TRADE/ECONOMY

US and China leave feeble Europe in their wake [Reuters]

Baird says promotion of trade is crucial [Postmedia]

NAFTA surface trade jumps 7.9% [CCJ]

Press conference: next gen trade agreements jeopardize fisheries regulation [newswire,ca]

SECURITY

Obama defends Hagel as Defense pick [NY Times]

Tom Ridge supports Hagel [Politico]

Gay groups divided on Hagel [Politico]

Why Obama picked Hagel [Politico]

US legal officials split on how to prosecute terrorism detainees [NY Times]

Hints of Syrian chemical push set off global effort to stop it [NY Times]

Harper, head of African Union, to talk Mali crisis [CP]

ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT

Two arrested in Keystone XL protest [Houston Chronicle]

Activists storm TransCanada headquarters [Daily Caller]

Year ahead for Keystone: big unknown [insideclimatenews.org]

Exit of EPA boss a protest [NY Post]

Lisa Jackson quit EPA over Keystone: NYP [CP]

 

LINKS Dec. 13, 2012

DIPLOMACY

Susan Rice pulls out, won’t replace Hillary Clinton [macleans.ca]

BORDER

Canada, US ink deal to share information on third-country nationals [iPolitics]

Name tags don’t endanger border officers, gov’t says [QMI]

Manitoba border agents off job over name-tag policy [CBC]

Alleged plot to kill Justin Bieber derailed by trip to Canadian border: police [CP]

TRADE/ECONOMY

U.S. retail sales inch up on cars, electronics [Washington Post]

Obama, Boehner to meet Thurs on fiscal cliff  [Washington Post]

 Canada rejects strong labour rights chapter in TPP [rabble.ca]

DEFENSE

Ottawa officially scraps F-35 purchase [Globe and Mail]

Rae says “reset” of F-35 process not enough [CTV]

Russian envoy says Syrian leader is losing control [NY Times]

Would a Sec of Defense Hagel oppose war with Iran? [Foreign Policy]

ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT

 5 major issues that Keystone XL review must include [Huffington Post]

Texas judge dissolves restraining order on Keystone XL [mysanantonio.com]

Forget Canada’s oil sands, turn to Bakken [Globe and Mail]

 

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LINKS Jan. 26, 2012

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BORDER

MacKay wants military support for border agencies [Postmedia]

Cocaine-stuffed pineapples seized [CBC]

Canadian gets prison for gun smuggling [Billings Gazette]

New book on Native people and US border [uanews.org]

Security linked to economy: MacKay [ipolitics.ca]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Transcript of Harper’s speech to World Economic Forum [Postmedia News]

Canadian investors more optimistic than Americans [Canada NewsWire]

Canadian-American Business Council marks 25 years [PRNewswire]

Debt ceiling increase allowed by US Senate [Politico]

DIPLOMACY

Clinton done with high-wire of politics. Really. [Washington Post]

DEFENSE

Defense agreements signed with US [CBC]

Canada, US expanding joint defense plan [UPI]

Pentagon plan includes base closings [NY Times]

Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready for nuclear talks [NY Times]

ENERGY

Keystone decision looms for GOP [Politico]

Energy initiatives unveiled by Obama [Politico]

Nebraska gov plans to urge Obama to proceed with Keystone [Bloomberg]

US agencies cast doubts on GOP Keystone push [Bloomberg]

Boehner invites pro-Keystone guests to SOTU [ABC]

Republicans step up attack on Obama over Keystone [marketwatch]

TransCanada blew $1.3 million on federal lobbying for Keystone [iWatchNews]

Keystone rejection may benefit Buffet [Forbes]

WAR OF 1812

New coin marks War of 1812 [Niagara Falls Review]

Remembering the war everyone manages to forget [Wall Street Journal]

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