BORDER
Napolitano’s DHS comes around on pre-clearance [securitydebrief.com]
Pre-clearance will be major hurdle in perimeter [Embassy mag]
Plant-inspection pilot bodes well for US-Canada poultry trade [worldpoultry.net]
Ottawa girds for legal battle over new Detroit-Windsor bridge [Globe and Mail]
Bridge deal may lie in Michigan governor’s hands [Washington Times]
The business case for second Detroit bridge [bridgemi.com]
Beyond the Border agreement overlooks trucking issues [Land Line]
The future of drones in America [Forbes]
Losing track of people is no way to keep a country safe [Calgary Herald]
October border traffic into Whatcom up 20% [Bellingham Herald]
On the border with a frightened giant [Toronto Star]
Obama-Harper team works [Sun Media]
Border deal will help Canada [The Record]
Border deal is not an instant solution [Leader-Post]
Crowley: It isn’t about trade [National Post]
REGULATORY COOPERATION
US, Canada partner on food safety modernization [Packaging Digest]
ECONOMY/TRADE
Concern grows over adoption of American nurse exam [Canada NewsWire]
Canadian household debt swells to record high [Reuters]
Canada, Japan mull economic partnership [Dow Jones]
Fed takes no action citing signs of moderate growth [NY Times]
MILITARY
US shift may push Afghans into lead role [NY Times]
US leaving Iraqi comrades-at-arms in limbo [NY Times]
Iran rejects US request for return of drone [NY Times]
ENERGY
Keystone jobs claims: a bipartisan fumble [Washington Post]
McCaskill: payroll tax cut dead, not Keystone [Politico]
State Dept. says GOP bill could kill pipeline [AP]
Congress debates payroll tax cut, pipeline [Washington Post]
Dems in favor of Keystone pipeline reject payroll tax bill [The Hill]
Payroll tax fight heads to Senate [Politico]
Obama’s Keystone cop-out [Washington Times]
OPEC maintains production target [Reuters]
Keystone Claptrap [NY Times]
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