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Canada hikes retirement age to 67 in fed budget
BusinessWeek
By CHARMAINE NORONHA Canada's Conservative government said Thursday that it is raising the retirement age to 67 from 65 for pension benefits as the finance minister introduced a federal budget features the biggest cutbacks since the mid-1990s.
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A prudent, conservative budget from Harper and Flaherty
Globe and Mail
In their 2012 budget, the federal Conservatives have largely lived up to expectations – and their promises – of limited government, though they could have gone farther, given this is their first budget with a full mandate. There is little in the way of ...
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Canada hikes retirement age to 67 in budget that tackles first budget deficit ...
Washington Post
TORONTO — Canada's Conservative government said Thursday that it is raising the retirement age to 67 from 65 for old-age security benefits as the finance minister introduced a federal budget determined to tackle the country's first budget deficit ...
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Conservatives refrain from deep cuts
Toronto Sun
The government says it can achieve some of those savings by laying off 12000 workers over three years in a civil service that swelled by about 33000 since the Conservatives took office in 2006. Another 7200 positions will vapourize over the same period ...
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What Conservative Legal Revolution?
Wall Street Journal
Questions from the bench hint that the court's conservative wing may hold together to strike down the individual mandate, which requires all American adults to purchase health insurance. But this week's arguments also reveal the risky gamble of placing ...
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House rejects conservatives' deficit-cutting plan
BusinessWeek
By ALAN FRAM The House has rejected a budget pushed by its most conservative members with deeper spending cuts and far faster deficit reduction than a plan being pushed by Republican leaders. The 285-136 vote to defeat the conservatives' package moved ...
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British Conservatives lead charge for gay marriage
Washington Post
LONDON — Americans watching the latest push for social change in Britain might feel as if they had stepped into an alternative political universe: Here, the Conservatives are leading the charge for same-sex marriage. Gay couples in Britain won the ...
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From the Harper Conservatives, a budget that dials back the role of government
Globe and Mail
"We are fiscal conservatives, we are a majority now, the economy is growing – albeit modestly. … We're looking to the future," Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told the House of Commons. "We have a rare opportunity to position our country for sustainable ...
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Canada Conservatives slash federal budget
UPI.com
Canadian media was abuzz Thursday in advance of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative budget release, reportedly full of cuts and austerity measures. 2011 file photo. UPI/Heinz Ruckemann OTTAWA, March 29 (UPI) -- Canada's Conservative government ...
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Conservatives' trust in science has declined sharply
Los Angeles Times
Since 1974, when conservatives had the highest trust in science, their confidence has dropped precipitously, an American Sociological Review study concludes. By John HoeffelLos Angeles Times As the Republican presidential race has shown, ...
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Study: Conservatives' trust in science has fallen dramatically since ...
By sb
"You can see this distrust in science among conservatives reflected in the current Republican primary campaign," said Gauchat, whose study appears in the April issue of the American Sociological Review. "When people want to define ...
Science Blog
The American Spectator : Go Ahead Conservatives, Be Glum
By Larry Thornberry
The only consolation is that the election is not today.
The American Spectator and The...
Trust In Science Has Declined Among Conservatives - Why?
By Hank
There was a time when people on the right trusted science far more than moderates and liberals. Distrust of scientists, including levels that verged on raging paranoia, was limited to the left side of the political spectrum.
Science 2.0
3quarksdaily: How Conservatives Lost their Faith in Science
By Robin Varghese
Gauchat cross-referenced attitudes toward the scientific community with various demographic categories, and found that two categories showed a significant erosion of trust in science: conservatives and frequent churchgoers. People who ...
3quarksdaily
'White Hispanic' In Crosshairs As Conservative Commentators ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
He's been described as a "white Hispanic" by news outlets including The New York Times, Reuters, and The Huffington Post, prompting some conservative commentators to accuse such media of weaving a false narrative of white-on-black ...
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