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Of procurement and politics: A congressman's role

2013-09-23 01:33:31| Biotech - Topix.net

Rep. Andy Harris has become a vocal critic of a division of Pfizer pharmaceutical company at a time when one of his campaign contributors hopes to make inroads into the drug giant's market.

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Canada: Government leaks on oil pipeline make for slippery politics: Steward

2013-09-10 05:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Toronto Star: When it comes to oil and pipelines these days, leaks seem to be inevitable. Not so much actual oil leaks but leaks from government that are designed to bamboozle U.S opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline into believing that Canada is serious about reducing the greenhouse gases churned out during production of the oil running through the pipeline. The latest leak occurred last Friday when Stephen Harpers team leaked to the CBC a letter Harper has sent to U.S. President Barack Obama formally proposing...

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10.07: Collared: Politics and Personalities in Oregon's Wolf Country

2013-09-09 19:36:21| Powells Books Events Calendar

Teeming with the tension and passion that accompany one of North America's most controversial apex predators, Aimee Lyn Eaton's Collared (Oregon State University) tracks the events that unfolded when wolves from the reintroduced population of the northern Rocky Mountains dispersed west across state lines into Oregon.

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Watch: How Climate Change Became the Killing Fields of Australian Politics

2013-09-06 16:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

James West: For years, the question of what to do about climate change has toppled Aussie leaders and divided the country. Will Saturday`s election bring peace? As you watched last year`s US election, did you find yourself aggrieved by the lack of big climate change talk from your leaders? Well, I have an election you`re going to want to watch. This weekend, a nation gripped to the point of near-hysteria over carbon abatement policies (yes, there is such a country) will finally put to rest an epic struggle...

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