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 March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012
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BORDER

Canadian women say they were sexually molested by female US border guards [CP]

Suit alleges sexual groping at Detroit-Windsor border [Postmedia News]

Border search complaints arise weekly [CBC]

Canadian court drops charges in racy comic book case [comicbookresources.com]

Congressman urges funding for northern border programs [Watertown Daily Times]

CBSA: Expect March Break border backups [Windsor Star]

TRADE/ECONOMY

US recovery bodes well for forestry, automakers [The Gazette]

How is the US payroll tax cut doing? [NY Times]

Caterpillar expands south of the border, again [iPolitics.ca]

Why we can’t get Hulu in Canada [Troy]

Magazine newsstand slide smaller in Canada [Ad Age]

Productivity in Canada on uptick [CP]

DEFENSE

US northern command prioritizes homeland defense, cyber, partners [defpro.com]

Canadian fixation on the F-35 [Star-Telegram - Fort Worth, TX]

In reaction to two incidents, a US-Afghan disconnect [NY Times]

Karzai demands US troops leave villages, Taliban suspends peace talks [NY Times]

Pentagon: Afghan security breach more serious than reported [Washington Post]

ENERGY

US oil resource: President’s non sequitur facts [Washington Post]

TransCanada on track for growth, with or without pipeline [MSN Money]

Resources minister: strong signals on Keystone XL [Dow Jones]

Obama hammers GOP on gas price rhetoric [Politico]

Spills not just enviro concern [Tyee]

Bush says Keystone “no-brainer” [The Hill]

New route could still threaten Sandhills [InsideClimateNews]

Keystone an economic liability [NRDC]

 

 

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