BORDER

Paris: Is there a problem in Canada-US relations? [opencanada.org]

Canadian travel fees hurting more than new US levy [Postmedia News]

Pass the toque for Uncle Sam [Toronto Star]

New fee called ‘provocative insult’ [NPR]

US taxing our patience [Regina Leader-Post]

Customs Cost [Watertown Daily News]

Canadian border agents find two US runaways [chrisd.ca]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Congressman who pushed Buy American defends move [Embassy]

Canada’s banks racking up US dollar debt [Globe and Mail]

Republican candidates offer a diverse set of economic plans [Washinton Post]

Obama moves to ease student loan burden [Washington Post]

Congress struggles to fix budget as another deadline looms [Washington Post]

MILITARY/DEFENCE

Libya leader wants NATO presence through 2011 [NY Times]

Toews: The continuing terrorist threat [canada.com]

Cheney v Rice: the book version [Washington Post]

Axworthy and Rock: Libya a victory for Responsibility to Protect [Ottawa Citizen]

ENERGY

State Dept. may miss Keystone XL approval deadline: official [Reuters]

Obama: no decision yet on Keystone [AP]

Senate Democrats slow to probe Keystone XL [Politico]

Obama heckled by pipeline protesters [USA Today]

Pipeline threatened by proposed Nebraska rerouting [Bloomberg]

Mitch Daniels pitches pipeline as economic boon [indystar.com]

Deny pipeline over corruption [Billings Gazette]

Keystone pipeline promoted at Indianapolis conference [WIBC.com]

Alternative to pipeline: ship by rail [treehugger.com]

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BORDER

Dollars and politics: Senate bridge vote raises concerns [Muskegon Chronicle]

Fixing the border – time to move ahead [Windsor Star]

Loss of tax break raises cost of travel, strains relations [Globe and Mail]

Cruel USA to charge neighbors an entrance fee [Gawker]

Trade deal imposes fee on visiting boats [Watertown Daily Times - NY]

Proposed border law fraught with risk [Las Cruces Sun News - New Mexico]

If you think you had trouble at the border, consider Syracuse’s elephants [Post-Standard]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Federal agencies focus on multinational product safety enforcement [lexology.com]

Carney to push for more bank rules [The Gazette]

Poverty up in US suburbs [NY Times]

US home prices up in half of major cities [AP]

In cautious times, banks flooded with cash [NY Times]

MILITARY

US mission in Africa not open-ended, official tells Congress [Washington Post]

US defense cuts will have ripple effect [The Gazette]

MacKay on the defensive over base closure report [Postmedia News]

Canada pulls more than its weight in NATO [Ottawa Citizen]

Panetta says ties with Libya depend on allies [NY Times]

Before Qadaffi’s death, US debated his future [NY Times]

ENERGY

Keystone may face Nebraska legislative challenge [AP]

New senior advisor to Obama campaign lobbied for Keystone pipeline [Washington Independent]

Obama defies base, hires Washington lobbyist for re-election campaign [Daily Caller]

Oil drilling plan divides an Arctic village [NY Times]

Oil pipeline opponents plan to put Obama on the spot [CBS News]

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