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FIFA has a beer sponsor for the World Cup, but Brazil has a beer ban in stadiums

The U.S. government recognizes Libya’s transitional council, while the Taliban ramps up its campaign of violence in Afghanistan

The RCMP officers involved in Robert Dziekanski’s death face perjury charges, while scientists prove Einstein was right

Elizabeth May calls for civility in Ottawa, while Barack Obama backs away from a pledge to close Gitmo

Soccer is billed as ‘the beautiful game,’ but like any sport it is a partisan affair—and the better for it

A Canadian linesman at the World Cup

So a blond walks into a courtroom, A royal plot goes for naught, and a partridge in a pear tree