Here's the latest satirical news from Local Anxiety's Mark Leiren-Young....
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On Halloween the loony dressed up like the yen while the American dollar disguised itself as the ruble.

Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for scaring the world. China made veiled threats to Steve Harper for seeing the Dalai Lama to talk tolerance and Harper threatened veils after seeing votes in intolerance.

The Canadian government released a budget fulls of tricks and treats. A Sasquatch was spotted in Pennsylvania, but no Opposition leaders were spotted in Ottawa. The World Series ended and B.C.'s strikes are out. So carve up the Great Pumpkin and say goodbye to October while you're still on that sugar high.

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