LINKS March 23, 2012

BORDER

Use of military sonar questioned on both sides of border [Kitsap Sun]

Drones work the skies for police, scientists, media [CBC]

Alberta man gets one year for alien smuggling [McClatchy]

Increasing number of Canadians arrested for sex tourism (most in US) [Vancouver Sun]

New bridge could spark Michigan revival [Toledo Blade]

NY man arrested for bringing Japanese sports car over border [Burlington Free Press]

TRADE/ECONOMY

We’re less optimistic about the economy [QMI]

Retail sales increase more in US than in Canada [Reed]

Dartmouth College president tapped by Obama to lead World Bank [Washington Post]

Lobstermen from Canada, US meet in Maine [AP]

DEFENSE

US relaxes limits on use of data in terror analysis [NY Times]

US soldier to be charged with 17 counts of murder in Afghan rampage [Washington Post]

ENERGY

US inching toward energy independence [NY Times]

Canada to speed energy reviews in bid for Asia sales: Harper [Bloomberg]

Republicans rain on Obama’s Keystone parade [The Hill]

Obama pushes energy policy with renewed pipeline focus [Chicago Tribune]

Obama vows to speed southern pipeline leg [Reuters]

Obama’s Cushing announcement under fire [Los Angeles Times]

Americans favor Keystone XL pipeline [Gallup]

Northern leg is key say pipeline proponents [BusinessWeek]

Obama headed for defeat on Keystone fight [Washington Examiner]

If Obama’s for Cushing pipe, Fox is against it [Media Matters]

ND senator: Obama pipeline move ‘bizarre’ [AP]

Atlantic Canadians should be burning Alberta oil: senator [Postmedia News]

Pipefitters union praises Obama’s move [PRWeb]

 

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