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Friday, January 12

Wikileaks -- not sure about that idea just yet

by DavidAkin on Fri 12 Jan 2007 11:43 PM EST

There will soon be a new site called Wikileaks where, according to the site's creators, you'll be able to 'leak' documents without worrying that the leak can get traced back to anyone. The anonymous mathematicians and programmers behind Wikileaks believe that this site ".. combines the protection and anonymity of ... more »

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Failed Conservative candidate a political problem for Tories

by DavidAkin on Fri 12 Jan 2007 10:09 PM EST

News item:

OTTAWA -- The Conservative party has been ordered to pay up to $50,000 to a former candidate who agreed to step aside for a star recruit in the last election.

A judge has ruled that the party had no right to renege on agreement struck with Alan Riddell, ... more »

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Newspapers...and After?

by DavidAkin on Fri 12 Jan 2007 07:35 AM EST

John Nichols, writing in The Nation, gets this about right, in my view, and I’d suggest his thinking extends to Canada.

For all the talk about television's dominant role in campaigns (less and less because of its importance as a source of news for most Americans, more and more ... more »

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