DIPLOMACY Hillary Clinton’s coworkers welcome her back with a helmet [Mashable] Clinton to testify on the Hill [ABC] BORDER US spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement last year [NY Times] Guns, $7 million in Iraqi currency seized at border [Postmedia] Border patrol agents accost photojournalist at protest [Watertown Daily News] TRADE/ECONOMY US and China leave…

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DIPLOMACY Susan Rice pulls out, won’t replace Hillary Clinton [macleans.ca] BORDER Canada, US ink deal to share information on third-country nationals [iPolitics] Name tags don’t endanger border officers, gov’t says [QMI] Manitoba border agents off job over name-tag policy [CBC] Alleged plot to kill Justin Bieber derailed by trip to Canadian border: police [CP] TRADE/ECONOMY U.S.…

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DIPLOMACY Top terrorism lawyer leaving the State Dept. [Politico] BORDER Why? Why? Why? [The New Yorker] Residents who cross border marked by flower pots face big fines [Daily Buzz] Border agents’ name-tag protest delays Windsor crossings [CBC] U.S., Canada train for joint river patrols [AP] Three arrested with porn at border [CP] TRADE/ECONOMY Fed to…

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DIPLOMACY McCain to join Senate Foreign Relations committee just before Sec of State hearing [Foreign Policy] Susan Rice questioned on U.S. role in Congo violence [NY Times] BORDER Canada expands FAST trusted traders’ pilot program [Government Security News] Ecoterrorism suspect surrenders at Canadian border [LA Times] TRADE/ECONOMY U.S. forecast as No. 2 economy, but energy…

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BORDER Pilot project will measure effectiveness of FAST lanes [Canadian Transportation and Logistics] Cocaine found in walls of trailer at border crossing [CP] Are truckers unsuspecting drug mules? [Windsor Star] TRADE/ECONOMY Good news on Canadian employment, bad news on productivity [macleans.ca] Ontario labour on alert after Michigan introduces right-to-work legislation [iPolitics.ca] U.S. jobless rate falls…

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BORDER Canada targets Romanians smuggling Gypsies [AP] Human smuggling operation result of unmanned border crossing, says opposition [Postmedia] Canada border agency apologizes after officer threatens woman [Toronto Star] TRADE/ECONOMY TAFTA: A U.S. free trade agreement with Europe? [Washington Post] Canada, Japan conclude first round of trade negotiations [Tax-News]  Some in GOP back tax hikes [Washington…

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DIPLOMACY Protesters greet premiers meeting with US governors [CBC] Canadians love Democrats, but Republicans friendlier [CP] BORDER NY border to be focus of congressional hearing Monday [AP] US man gets 3 years for gun smuggling [CBC] US study of Canadian ports both applauded and panned [CP] US agency questions Canadian port security [CP] US official…

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BORDER American agency poised to criticize Canada for luring cargo from US ports [CP] Costly Canadian border bottlenecks frustrate Minnesota businesses [Star Tribune] Immigration crackdown in upstate New York [nacla.org] Top Ten customs-related issues facing Canadian importers [Financial Post] NEXUS program lifts residency requirement [Delta Optimist] New NEXUS lane open in BC [Marketwire] TRADE/ECONOMY Latest…

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BORDER Bomb threats rattle Detroit as cuts take hold [Wall Street Journal] Manager disputes delays on bridge [Windsor Star] Using environmental protection as a tool for North American deep integration [Pacific Free Press] TRADE/ECONOMY Nordstrom coming to Canada [Financial Post] Canada growth risks lagging US as exports cool [Bloomberg] In Europe’s eyes, Canada’s economy is…

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BORDER Travelers subject to mistreatment at border: documents [Ottawa Citizen] Public Safety minister gives update on border plan [marketwire] Louisiana fugitive caught at border [bayoubuzz.com] Former BC border guard gets 15 year sentence for cocaine smuggling [The Province] TRADE/ECONOMY Hard-headed socialism makes Canada richer than US [Bloomberg] US retails sales fall for third straight month…

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