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:: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 ::

Puppet's rant filters south of border CURTIS RUSH, THESTAR
The crying over Conan was heard across the 49th parallel as well.

American newspapers weighed in on the debate over Late Night with Conan O'Brien's lampooning of Quebec but to a much lesser extent.

In weekend editions, most stuck to reporting the outrage over Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, but no less an authority than the New York Times called the remarks about Quebec 'crass.'

Under the headline 'An insolent puppet roils Canadian politics,' the Times wrote about the issue in yesterday's editions.

'Conan O'Brien came to Toronto last week and he nearly started a civil war. Just kidding, sort of,' the Times wrote.

Canada called terrorist haven By Jim Bronskill, CP
U.S. report cites liberal values as threat to security
The report notes the recent co-operation between Canadian and U.S. officials in fighting terrorism. It also acknowledges Canadian steps to toughen anti-terrorism and immigration laws, but casts doubt on whether they go far enough, saying Canada's 'liberal democratic identity' may limit adoption of sterner measures.

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