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“Mr President, you have one million messages”

Obama calls European leaders in an attempt to smooth things over after allegations of wide-spread US phone tapping.

Obama calls European leaders in an attempt to smooth things over after allegations of wide-spread US phone tapping.

US bugs German Chancellor Merkel’s cell-phone

"Angela, John Kerry speaking. I hear, [ from listening in on your phone conversations, of course], that you are upset."

“Angela, John Kerry speaking. I hear, [ from listening in on your phone conversations, of course], that you are upset.”

Touch of Frost on Parliament Hill

"Somebody's telling porkies" Prime Minister Harper and Senator Duffy trade accusations in the senate expense scandal. Will we ever get the truth?

“Somebody’s telling porkies”
Prime Minister Harper and Senator Duffy trade accusations in the senate expense scandal. Will we ever get the truth?

Harper takes heat

Disgraced Senator Duffy reveals that Prime Minister Stephen Harper ordered him to go along with plan to repay $90,000 in expenses in order to silence scandal.

Disgraced Senator Duffy reveals that Prime Minister Stephen Harper ordered him to go along with plan to repay $90,000 in expenses in order to silence scandal.

Ottawa avoids Cyclones

The Canadian Government is planning to cancel the troubles Cyclone Helicopter contract and is looking at other options.

The Canadian Government seems poised to scrap the troubled 5-billion-dollar Cyclone Helicopter contract and has been considering  other options.

Cranberries for the turkeys on Capitol Hill!

Farmers tend a temporary tank of cranberries set up as a promotional stunt one block from the non-functioning U.S. Capitol

Farmers tend a temporary tank of cranberries set up as a promotional stunt one block from the non-functioning U.S. Capitol

The Mad Tea-Party

Michelle Bachman, Allen West, David Koch and Ted Cruz

Michele Bachmann, Allen West, David Koch and Ted Cruz

Brazil is a tough nut to crack

Brazil accuses Canada of spying on its mines and energy ministry. [Canada has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations]

Brazil accuses Canada of spying on its mines and energy ministry. [Canada has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations]

Miss-communication

Ethics advisor, Mary Dawson chastises Conservative MPs David Anderson and Jim Flaherty for interfering in the CRTC [Canadian Radio-TV and Telecommunications Commission] deliberations.

Ethics advisor Mary Dawson chastises Conservative MPs David Anderson and Jim Flaherty for interfering in the CRTC [Canadian Radio-TV and Telecommunications Commission] deliberations.