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...they say. With the Vancouver Olympics, which begin on Feb. 12, fast approaching, north-of-the-border expectations are at an all-time high. Canada has hosted the Olympics twice before - the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. In both cases, no Canadian athlete won a gold medal on home soil. That's right; even though Canada is very cold and was blessed with home-field advantage in 1988, the country couldn't win a single Winter Olympics gold. They didn't even medal in ice hockey, Canada's own game. (Watch a video...
...nepotism that plague the central government in Kabul. Yet it would be a mistake to focus on the military to the detriment of developing the civil and governance sectors, even if a robust army suits the U.S.'s immediate goals in Afghanistan. One need only look across the border to Pakistan, where 60 years of weak civilian governance interspersed with frequent military coups have created a nation perpetually in crisis and a haven for global terrorism. One of the best ways to encourage a strong and stable civil society is through education - not just basic literacy, but a thorough grounding...
...Crimson has traditionally run into trouble against its travel partner on the road, falling to the Big Green in four of its previous six trips north of the border...
...gotten serious sanctions, but they've actually been implemented. And finally - because this has been the area of most immediate concern - when it comes to counterterrorism, this Administration has taken out more al-Qaeda high-level operatives, has been more aggressive in pinning them down, not just in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, but also working with our international partners in places like Yemen and Somalia, than a lot of what's taken place previously...
...years, were swiftly condemned by human rights groups and Western governments. The U.S. has "deep concerns over the arrest and conviction of persons for the peaceful expression of their beliefs," said U.S. consul general, Kenneth Fairfax, following the verdict on Wednesday afternoon. (See pictures from the China-Vietnam border...