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ParliamANT Hill: PM’s Latin America trip aims to boost trade

Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/07/harper-latin-america-tour.html . . . → Read More: ParliamANT Hill: PM’s Latin America trip aims to boost trade

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Slap Upside The Head: Brazil Ponders Heterosexual Pride Parade

The city of São Paulo approved legislation last week that would bring a heterosexual pride day to the city, if the Mayor approves it. Carlos Apolinario, the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation was...

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Five of Five: Harper’s Undiplomatic Behavior

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on a trade mission in Brazil right now. He caused a bit of a diplomatic problem by acting like a five year old. Here is my rough translation/paraphrase of the...

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We Always Knew Stevie Harper Was Anally Retentive

Well, well, well! What do we have here? Stevie locked hisself in the john, AGAIN?? On a trade mission to Brazil this week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apparently engaged in some pretty...

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Driving The Porcelain Bus: Stephen Harper has a tantrum in Brazil and locks...

Less amusing translation of Brazilian article on Harper bathroom tiff | Centre BlockCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper put Brazilian diplomats in a difficult (embarrassing) position this Monday,...

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LeDaro: Stephen Harper: Report of Potty Tantrum

Stephen Harper had a Potty Tantrum in Brazil. “The Brazilian newspaper Folha reported Tuesday that Harper angered the country's president and her aides Monday by locking himself in a bathroom until...

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ParliamANT Hill: PM trade tour moves on to Costa Rica

Inspired by these stories:...

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gay persons of color: Watch: Straight Pride is for Queers!!

The video, below, shows one great rant by British stand-up comedian and controversial atheist, Richard (The Dick) Coughlan, who slams the hypocrisy of anti-gay American politicians, and the absurdity...

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Things Are Good: Brazil: Wind Power Now Cheaper Than Natural Gas

In Brazil a recent energy auction has shown that wind power is cheaper than natural gas in the country, and also a better investment opportunity. The competitiveness of sustainable energy sources...

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DeSmogBlog: Brazilian Officials Investigating Chevron Oil Spill Off Coast

oil slick.jpg Law enforcement agencies in Brazil announced today that they would begin investigating the cause of an oil spill that occurred off the coast. Chevron's Frade Well off the coast of Brazil...

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gay persons of color: Chile’s LAN Airlines launches targeted microsite

What better way to start 2012 off than with some happy news, this time from LAN Airlines, the flag carrier of Chile, whose new LGBT travel microsite, landiversity.com, is a one-stop shop dedicated to...

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Dead Wild Roses: Hey Brazil, Women are not Incubators.

Behold, the fetus fetish. Unfortunately, the torrent of burning stupid never stops (the republican primary debates are ample evidence), not even for the new year. Brazil has just passed a piece of...

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Progressive Proselytizing: How the GOP should criticize Obama on Iran

Leaders of Brazil, Turkey & Iran As the Republicans continue to escalate their misguided criticism of Obama and his handling of the issue of a nuclear Iran, they desperately need a brief history...

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Things Are Good: Reading for Faster Freedom in Brazil

Prisoners in Brazil may be able to shorten their stay in jail by reading and writing. It’s only 48 days but it can make a difference, the prisoners need to read from a collection of philosophy,...

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350 or bust: Brazilian Court Suspends Work on Mega-Dam Set To Destroy...

Something to celebrate! For decades, the Brazilian government has had plans to build the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the world in Amazonia. This mega-project would drown large areas of pristine...

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Canadian Progressive: World Forest Area Still on the Decline

World Forest Area Still on the Decline (via sustainablog) By Emily E. Adams Forests provide many important goods, such as timber and paper. They also supply essential services—for example, they filter...

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LeDaro: Brazil: ‘Miss Bum Bum’ Pageant

Would they get anymore absurd? It is derogatory to women and disgusting to display tushies, in public, in this manner. The pictures are too gross to post them on my blog. You can read the story and see...

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Left Over: No One is asking “Where’s the Beef?”

XL Foods targeted for takeover by Brazilian company CBC online Oct. 18, 2012 If anyone in this country needed to rationalize the road to vegetarianism for any reason at all, this news certainly helps…...

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Art Threat: Brazil to give $25 monthly culture stipend to workers

While many governments are cutting funding to the arts and disingenuously downplaying the economic importance of culture, Brazil may be headed in the opposite direction. The South American country has...

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Walking Turcot Yards: Beached Dolphins Dragged Back in Water In Brazil

It’s from last year but still resonates with power.

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