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We discuss a lot of friendly fire, hence the name, in this edition.

Check out these stories for some background.
Bud Bird blasts the Enbridge Gas reforms. Bird's letter is embedded in this story.
Bird compares the Alward government to the Venezuelan government.
Or check out this story:

And check out our story on Angie Leonard taking a job with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

Or watch Jacques talking to Harry Forestell about the controversy.

There was also the discussion on Brian Gallant's entry into the Liberal leadership race.
Another story on Gallant and his ability to woo veteran Liberals to his campaign.

The first full podcast of 2012. Jacques and discuss the Canadian Blood Services decision, the state of the Liberal leadership race and comments made by Finance Minister Blaine Higgs during a year-end interview.
Listen to the podcast:
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The CBS decision and the timeline.
Health Minister Madeleine Dube discusses the CBS decision at a news conference and with Harry Forestell.
Michael Murphy's decision to enter the Liberal leadership race.
The complete Blaine Higgs newsmaker interview.

Here it is Spin Reduxit fans, 12 months in the making, the year-in-review podcast.
Listen here.

Of course, we have our always popular Spin Reduxit clip of the year. Check out the result of our Clip of the Year poll.

Thanks to Jennifer Sweet for joining the podcast to cast the deciding ballot.

Jacques and Dan also discussed the most over-rated and under-rated MLAs.

There is also a new addition to this year's podcast, "The political moment that made you go Hmmm."

We also offered up our most under-reported story of the year.

Enjoy and we'll be back in 2012.

Help the Spin Reduxit team pick the clip of the year.
Listen to the nominees here

Note: This poll is not scientific
Note on the note: It is also not whatever Dan said at the end of the podcast that was a failed attempt at being philosophical but failed on so many levels.

Tis the season for the Spin Reduxit shopping list for political geeks. Check out the latest podcast.

Dan's list
Ethical Imagination by Margaret Somerville
Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
Stealth Democracy by John R Hibbing, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
Citizens Adrift by Paul Howe

Jacques's list
Canada 1911 by Patrice Dutil and David MacKenzie
Columbine by Dave Cullen
The Fourth Part of the World by Toby Lester
Arrival City by Doug Saunders\
The Wilderness Warrior by Douglas Brinkley,