Just a quick one today. In a couple of hours, the Canadian parliament will find out whether or not the Liberal budget will pass, and subsequently whether we'll be going into an election. You can watch it all live on CPAC (website, live English WMV stream) starting at 5:30 EDT. Political drama continues, with a budget-supporter reported sick earlier today, and a couple of allegations of vote-buying by the Liberal party.
The US Council of Foreign Relations has issued a report stating that the United States still has a chance to win the hearts of the Muslim world through listening to their concerns and emphasizing the aid money that they put into the area.. This comes with some more grim news from American Generals in Iraq, who are backtracking on their prior plans to remove a good number of American troops by the end of 2006.
In science, a British conference has recommended that all IVF embryos be checked for genetic defect before the pregnancy is allowed to occur, a decision likely to upset pro-life activists. Other British scientists have proven that the words used to describe a food contribute to its taste. Japanese scientists believe that they have created the world's most accurate clock, losing only 10E-18 seconds every day.
Also:
- Carrots, as it turns out, do not improve your eyesight.
- 2,000 people march in Niger to free two anti-slavery activists. As many as 43,000 people still live as de facto slaves, a practice that was finally outlawed in 2003.
- Offhand comments by Mexican President Vicente Fox about immigration spark a new discussion about racism in Mexico.
- On the politicization of the latest Star Wars film.
- Canada is getting a new $10 bill.
- The University of Minnesota's Human Rights Library.
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