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...Canadian affairs is probably unaware of the cultural differences that exist between the French-Canadian and his English-speaking counterpart. Sociologists generally trace current social problems to historical origins; and Canada's problem is no exception. Until the defeat of French soldiers by the British on the Plains of Abraham in 1759 the French played the major role in developing the territory now known as Canada. In the tradition of British colonialism, the vanquished French were allowed to exist alongside their conquerors, maintaining their own language, religion, and culture. As a result Canada became a cultural mosaic in which separate...
...Well," Jordan says as he excuses himself from the office, "I'm glad my name ain't on that memo." · It is a short time later. The President is alone in the Cabinet Room with three Senators, Democrats John Glenn and Abraham Ribicoff and Republican Charles Percy. They have presented him a report by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment on the problem of nuclear proliferation. "I know you're working right in the middle of this now," Glenn tells the President, "and I think it's very important." Carter notes that...
...Mayor Abraham Beame, on hand for the ceremonies. "She'd be a great asset to the Yanks or the Mets...
...there. Thomas Jefferson dressed simply and did walk to and from his Inaugural, but he adopted classic architecture and Louis XVI furniture. He eschewed the pomp of Kings, but he enjoyed regal dinners, which Carter does not. History suggests no correlation between the adoption of presidential tradition and success. Abraham Lincoln wore a stovepipe hat and saved the nation. Herbert Hoover often wore his tux to dinner-and nearly lost the country...
...interfere with Carter's aims of drafting a long-range tax reform and balancing the budget by 1980, the Democrats closed ranks. On the Senate floor, a few Democrats are likely to join all 38 Republicans in voting against the rebate, but it probably will still pass. Said Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut, voicing the majority mood: "I'm skeptical. But this is a new Administration and they ought to be given a chance...