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Obama the great compromiser

By Ishmael N. Daro | Published: January 27, 2010

ISHMAEL N. DARO Opinions Writer After a year in office, U.S. President Barack Obama has shown that even the greatest orators must eventually face the difficulties of governing. Swept into power by an American public hungry for inspiration and a change from the disastrous policies of the Bush administration, Obama was doomed to disappoint his followers sooner or [...]

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Racism is no monkey business

By Ishmael N. Daro | Published: February 26, 2009

The New York Post ran an editorial cartoon Feb. 18 depicting two police officers shooting an ape to death while commenting, “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.” The cartoon sparked almost immediate outrage from New Yorkers who decried it racist to compare President Obama to a monkey.

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- On hold for 1 hour to speak to sleepy tech support guy, at which point the problem had fixed itself simply through the passing of time. 2 hrs ago
- The term 'senator' ought to be reserved for lawmakers who are willing to work in togas and sandals. 6 hrs ago
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- CFCR.ca Saskatoon’s community radio station
- Institute of Official Cheer James Lileks is a hilarious writer and pop-culture nerd
- Married to the Sea Daily web comic
- Pants! Pants! Pants! The blog for the weekly radio show I co-host.
- Perry Bible Fellowship The cleverest (but sadly defunct) comic on the intersphere
- Reason Magazine Reason Magazine: free minds and free markets
- Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Weekly science podcast examining the news from a skeptical perspective
- Slate Magazine One of the best online magazines around
- The Economist The authoritative weekly news and international affairs magazine
- The Onion The best source of smart satire that isn’t Jon Stewart of Stephen Colbert
- The Sheaf The University of Saskatchewan student newspaper
- This American Life The best radio show (and podcast) you will find
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- Chromewaves.net Toronto based music blog, updated daily
- Hero Hill Halifax based music blog featuring independent music from all over, with a focus on the Maritimes
- Hype Machine search engine for all the prominent music blogs on the web
- i guess i'm floating the first music blog I read and still a favourite
- i ♥ music music news, reviews and mp3s with weekly Canadian artist features
- The Yellow Stereo more free music than you can shake a stick at
- Wolves, Hawks, and Kites rarely updated but great music blog by Paul Watson
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