BORDER
The case for a Canada-US land swap [Maclean's]
Obama gets one border’s security right [Washington Examiner]
Candidates should talk about the border [Grand Forks Herald]
The end of Canada as a sovereign nation? [globalresearch.ca]
Man awaits border crossing with deceased wife [Wenatchee World]
TRADE/ECONOMY
Canadian economy vulnerable [CP]
Slowing economy tightens health squeeze [Vancouver Sun]
Blame Canada! The right-wing menace to our north [New Republic]
MILITARY/DEFENSE
Last convoy of US troops leaves Iraq [NY Times]
Arrest order for Sunni leader opens new rift in Iraq [NY Times]
Death of Kim Jong-Il dims hopes for US talks [Washington Post]
New weight on US-South Korea relations [NY Times]
ENERGY
Keystone cave? No, Keystone kabuki [Thinkprogress.org]
GOP could accidentally delay Keystone pipeline [Washington Post]
The tragedy of Keystone XL [Slate]
Keystone climbdown leaves Obama supporters scratching their heads [The Hill]
How an oil sands project became key to environmentalism [Time]
Senate, House on collision course over payroll tax cut [Washington Post]
Congress plays pipeline poker [Globe and Mail]
What’s ahead for Keystone? [CP]
Harper’s inconvenient truth [ipolitics.ca]
Rush Limbaugh on Keystone [rushlimbaugh.com]
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