Man, what the fuck is going on in Alberta? In an email to supporters sent late Sunday with the bland subject line, “A Wildrose Update,” Opposition Leader Brian Jean drops a bombshell with the revelation someone broke into the party’s Edmonton office several weeks ago, stole two laptop computers and tried
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LeDaro: Stephen Harper: "I am not a crook"
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Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper on campaign trail
He has beaten Richard Nixon’s Watergate. Duffygate beats Watergate.
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Richard Nixon seemed to have spoken the same words when faced with the Watergate scandal.
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