LINKS Sept. 14, 2011

BORDER

Detroit bridge owner gets Koch help [Bloomberg]

More secure passports coming next year [CP]

US federal prosecutors discuss northern border issues [WSJ]

Holder: Officers from US, Canada will work on cross-border investigations [AP]

Harper, Obama to give details of border security deal [Postmedia News]

Much good has come from tightened border security [Peace Arch News]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Ottawa says it will fight Buy American measures [Toronto Star]

US envoy says trade with Canada is top issue [AP]

Canadians anxious about Buy American provisions in Obama’s jobs bill [CP]

Geithner: Economy in an early stage of crisis [Real Clear Politics]

Obama declares ‘national emergency’ for jobs [Politico]

Strong Cdn dollar not only reason for shopping in US [CBC]

Weak job market has Canadians looking north [Postmedia News]

US media juggernaut still a threat to Canada [Troy Media News]

Cdn doctors still make dramatically less than US counterparts: study [National Post]

DIPLOMACY

Doer says he won’t run for NDP leadership [Toronto Star]

MILITARY

Canada to extend Libya mission by 3 months [CTV]

Canadian companies will benefit from military intervention: Libyan official [Postmedia News]

NATO balks at Libya nation-building, policing [AP]

ENERGY

Oliver stumps for Keystone pipeline in California [CP]

Peter Lougheed opposes Keystone pipeline [CBC]

Yedlin: Lougheed comment sparks pipeline debate [Calgary Herald]

Oil patch steams ahead [Financial Post]

Tar-sands showdown [Wired]

10 reasons why the Keystone pipeline will be built [National Review]

Over 1,200 Keystone protesters arrested [Living on Earth]

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LINKS Sept. 7, 2011

BORDER

Border agent says there’s nothing to do, money is being wasted [CNN]

Canada dropped $92-billion on security post-9/11 [Postmedia News]

Canadian trucker admits smuggling cocaine from US [AP]

Tragedy forged new reality [CP]

Schumer calls on Feds to move ahead with joint border crossing [newzjunky.com]

Hampson: 9/11 and the Remaking of Canada [iPolitics.ca]

Robertson: The border: The bygone days of ‘pass friend’ [Embassy mag]

After 9/11, border patrol doubles, fewer tourists cross border, more criminals caught [Detroit Free Press]

More Canadian manufacturers encountering difficulty as they try to cross into the US [NB Business Journal]

Georgia man stays in jail after border child porn bust [Winnipeg Sun]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Flaherty wants probe into ‘irritating’ US-Canada price gaps [Postmedia News]

How Canadians get access to US-only deals [Globe and Mail]

Is the US ready for Little Mosque on the Prairie [BBC]

Canadian dealers get ‘carve out’ from US regulations [Financial Post]

MILITARY

Lt. Gen. Bouchard assesses NATO’s mission in Libya [NPR]

Plan would keep small force in Iraq past deadline [NY Times]

ENERGY

Sen. Johannes, second prominent Nebraska Republican opposes Keystone pipeline [Des Moines Register]

Study: Tar sands oil will reach US sans pipeline [Forbes]

Oil sands need US workers: Alberta minister [Bloomberg]

Dalai Lama joins Keystone pipeline opponents [Calgary Sun]

McKibben: What comes next for oil sands action [grist.org]

Nobel Laureates urge Obama to reject pipeline [Huffington Post]

Canada minister ‘increasingly optimistic’ about Keystone approval [Dow Jones]

Cdn ambassador confident pipeline will be approved for jobs [Postmedia News]

Oil-funded study: more drilling would add 1.4 million jobs [Reuters]

Are Canadians growing apathetic about the oil sands? [Huffington Post]

Keystone XL benefactor to send oil overseas [Michigan Messenger]

Letter to Oprah Winfrey on ‘ethical oil’ ads [rabble.ca]

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LINKS April 5, 2011

April 5, 2011
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BORDER

Congress wants answers on holes in border security [allheadlinenews.com]

Search for missing couple for BC turns to Oregon [CP]

Ready Lane to reduce wait times at the border [KVOA - Tucson]

Canadian to undergo psych test after bus bomb threat [Postmedia News]

Canada-US deep integration continues unabated [thepeoplesvoice.org]

Canadian officials ‘secretive’ on North American perimeter security agreement [globalresearch.ca]

DIPLOMACY

Gary Doer’s startling embrace of the oil sands [Tyee]

TRADE

Government wavers on watering down “Product of Canada” rules [Postmedia News]

Canadian business and culture coming to Hibbing [Northlands Newscenter - Minnesota]

North Dakota says thanks to visitors [Bismarck Tribune]

HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINK

Washington State applies for Florida’s high-speed rail funding [wsdot.wa.gov]

MILITARY

Under heavy assault, Libyan rebels flee Brega [NY Times]

US to withdraw strike jets from Libya mission [AP]

Libyan rebels complain of deadly delays under NATO command [NY Times]

In a reversal, military trials for 9/11 suspects [NY Times]

Canada: The peacekeeping nation? [mytowncrier.ca]

Liberals would fund 4 years university for veterans [CBC]

US senators debate Libya resolution [Politico]

Geithner: military pay jeopardized [Politico]

Petraeus being considered for CIA [Politico]

ENERGY

Canada must diversity oil markets, US not dependent on Canada for crude: Enbridge [Calgary Herald]

Landowners express concern over Keystone pipeline [Michigan Messanger]

Duke conference explores US-Canada energy relationship [dukenews.duke.edu]

Foster: All the hysteria that’s fit to print [Financial Post]

TransCanada says NYT attack on pipeline unfair [Reuters]

Debate over Keystone pipeline heats up south of the border [CP]

Imperial Oil’s oversize load won’t hit the road tonight [Lewiston Tribune - Idaho]

Clean energy could become sleeper issue of campaign [Postmedia News]

Oil sands resentment paves campaign trail [Calgary Herald]

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