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Canadian Broadcast Company is calling Conservative Party Stepehen Harper as the next Prime Minister of Canada, replacing Prime Minister Paul Martin.

Canada Votes 2006

The vote:

105 Conservative

88 Liberal

50 BQ

22 NDP

1 IND

1 GRN

A Conservative controlled minority government…..

Stay tuned……

Update #1

With most ridings in British Columbia (20 – 2 Left in Quebec):

114 CON

97 LIB

50BQ

26 NDP

1 IND

With 3 Ridings Left:

122 CON

103 LIB

50BQ

29NDP

1 IND

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Canada’s Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper watches as his wife Laureen Teskey casts her ballot at a polling station in the federal election, in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Early returns on C-Span:

Conservatives are up 2-3 seats over the Liberal Party in Atlantic Canada.

Other ridings are now reporting from Quebec and Alberta:

40 Liberals 16 Conservative 7 NDP 3 BQ

Stay tuned……

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Flap: Iran Nuclear Watch: Condoleezza Rice – Refer Iran to United Nations Security Council

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gianfranco Fini, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs smile at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2006.

Reuters: Rice says time for talking with Iran is over

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday there was strong international consensus against Iran’s nuclear plans and time had run out for talking to Tehran.

With Italy’s foreign minister at her side, Rice said the next step must be to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council. The United States believes Iran is building a nuclear bomb but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful, energy purposes.

“The referral absolutely has to be made,” Rice told reporters.

“Iran must know that there is a firm international consensus against the activities that Iran is currently engaged in. We would all like to solve this diplomatically and we are all committed to doing so but Iran must recognize the concerns of the international community and has not done so.”

Iran on Sunday urged the European Union to return to negotiations with Tehran on its nuclear program, saying talks were the only way to defuse its nuclear standoff with the West.

Rice said the time for talking was over and European discussions had come to a “dead end” because of Iran’s actions. “I don’t see much room for further discussion in any format,” said Rice.

As if United Nations sanctions would mean or do much to Iran.

The Winds of War continue in the Middle East…….

Stay tuned……

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Iran Nuclear Watch: Winds of War – Talk of Military Action

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Iran Watch: Winds of War – Iran President Meets Anti-Israel militants in Syria

Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Moving Currency As Pre-Emptive Move

Jacques Chirac Watch: Threats May Spur Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Jacques Chirac Watch: France Will Respond to Terrorism with Nukes

Iran Nuclear Watch: Mohamed ElBaradei Rejects EU Call to Condemn Iran at February IAEA Meeting

Iran Nuclear Watch: IEAE to Hold Emergency Iran Meeting February 2nd

Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Scorns EU 3’s Draft Nuclear Resolution

Iran Nuclear Watch: France Rejects Iran’s Request for More Talks on Nuclear Program

Iran Nuclear Watch: European Union 3 Draft Resolution Opens Door to United Nations Security Council Sanctions

Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia and China Do NOT Support Sanctions Against Iran

The Iran Files

The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image

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Cattle feeding on a ranch outside Calgary, Alberta. Canadian federal agriculture inspectors have discovered a new case of mad cow disease in western Alberta province.

More bad news for the Canadian cattle industry.

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Evening Standard: George Sinks to New Low

First he shocked TV viewers and his colleagues by pretending to be a cat and lapping milk from Rula Lenska’s hand.

Now George Galloway is set to attract further derision after performing a dance routine on Celebrity Big Brother – in a tight-fitting, red leotard.

The Respect MP, already under fire for taking part in the show instead of representing his constituents, ad-libbed a dance routine for his latest stunt.

Is scummy MORON too kind of a word?

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Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani speaks to reporters after meeting with Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Tehran. Iran said it will carry through its threat to end tough UN nuclear inspections and resume ultra-sensitive uranium enrichment on an industrial scale if hauled before the UN Security Council.

Financial Times: Iran warns against UN referral

Iran’s top nuclear official on Sunday warned Tehran would resume efforts to enrich uranium on an industrial scale if its case was reported to the UN Security Council, further raising the stakes in the crisis over its nuclear programme.

Tehran earlier this month moved to resume nuclear research, including some small-scale enrichment. But Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, which handles the nuclear issue, said in an interview with the Financial Times that a referral to the United Nations
would force Tehran to broaden significantly the scale of such work.

“If the case goes to the Security Council, we’re obliged . . . to lift all voluntary measures,” he said, specifying that this included industrial-scale uranium enrichment.

The European Union and US have been pushing to get Iran’s case reported to the UN Security Council since Tehran announced it would restart its nuclear research two weeks ago. The US and European governments consider the move a breach of a 2004 agreement with Iran.

The transcript of the Ali Larijani interview is here.

Iran is looking for an excuse and cover for full-scale enrichment of uranium. It has been reported that they have acquired additional centrifuges.

In the meantine, the Russia negotiations continue along with EU lobbying of IAEA member nations before the IAEA meeting next week.

Stay tuned…..

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Iran Nuclear Watch: Military Action Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Would be a “FATAL MISTAKE”

Iran Nuclear Watch: Winds of War – Talk of Military Action

Iran Watch: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – Challenges Europe to Take Back Jews in Israel

Iran Watch: Winds of War – Iran President Meets Anti-Israel militants in Syria

Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Moving Currency As Pre-Emptive Move

Jacques Chirac Watch: Threats May Spur Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Jacques Chirac Watch: France Will Respond to Terrorism with Nukes

Iran Nuclear Watch: Mohamed ElBaradei Rejects EU Call to Condemn Iran at February IAEA Meeting

Iran Nuclear Watch: IEAE to Hold Emergency Iran Meeting February 2nd

Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Scorns EU 3’s Draft Nuclear Resolution

Iran Nuclear Watch: France Rejects Iran’s Request for More Talks on Nuclear Program

Iran Nuclear Watch: European Union 3 Draft Resolution Opens Door to United Nations Security Council Sanctions

Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia and China Do NOT Support Sanctions Against Iran

The Iran Files

The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image

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