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  Saturday, 6 December 2003

Book on N.B. writer launching next week < 4:33:24 PM>.

A new biography on legendary New Brunswick writer Alden Nowlan is being launched next Thursday at the Saint John Arts Centre.

Called One Heart, One Way - Alden Nowlan: A Writer's Life was written by Gregory M. Cook

Rappers call the tune at Grammy nominations... < 1:27:34 AM>.

< 12:17:32 AM>.

Alliance members vote 95.9% in favour of merger
An overwhelming majority of Canadian Alliance members have voted to merge their party with the Progressive Conservatives, leader Stephen Harper said Friday. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

The numbers will be substantially lower on the PC side which will amplify the impression that this merger is more in the interests of the Alliance.

< 12:16:00 AM>.

Wal-Mart's power is changing Mexico in the same way it changed the economic landscape of the United States. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] '"Part of globalization is adopting the methods and customs of another country," said Francisco Rivero, an economic analyst in Mexico City.

Though it came to this country only 12 years ago, Wal-Mart is doing more business — closing in on $11 billion a year — than the entire tourism industry. Wal-Mart sells $6 billion worth of food a year, more than anyone else in Mexico. In fact, it sells more of almost everything than almost anyone. Economists say its price cuts actually drive down the country's rate of inflation.' [snip] However, in the United States, a unionized supermarket worker makes, on average, about $19 an hour. At Wal-Mart, where there are no unions, that worker makes about $9 an hour. In Mexico, for a newly hired Wal-Mart cashier, the pay stub reads about $1.50 a hour.

Good God. Apparently they are also the number one retailer in Canada.

< 12:12:34 AM>.

Ottawa to rebuke Israel's ambassador
The federal government plans to scold the Israeli ambassador next week over "inappropriate" comments made about a Canadian in custody in the Middle East. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]