Word: canadas
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...moving to protect its citizens, Canada has again taken steps at which the United States has repeatedly blanched. By proposing a ban on "Saturday night special" handguns and requiring the registration of all firearms, the Canadian Parliament has made a firm commitment to fighting crime...
...Cuba had signed deals for 185 foreign joint ventures. The Spaniards and Germans were among the first to invest in tourism, which grew at an annual rate of 17% between 1991 and 1993; now interest is rising in Canada and across Europe. Meanwhile, the Monterrey-based magnate Javier Garza-Calderon of Mexico's Grupo Domos bought up half the Cuban phone system in a $1.5 billion deal last year. June saw the arrival of Cuba's first foreign financial institution, the Dutch ING Bank. British companies are looking into oil exploration--even though France's giant Total has recently pulled...
...President Al Gore in Mexico last December, allowing improved phone service to the U.S. Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba's National Assembly and a key Castro adviser, wields a small stick: ``If the U.S. does not re-evaluate the embargo, its policy will become less relevant'' as countries like Canada, Mexico and Spain provide the economic links Cuba seeks and reap the profits...
President Clinton lashed out at a new barrage of GOP initiatives, even as he gave ground on the question of affirmative action. In Canada, the president rapped proposed legislation to cut $17.5 billion from his budget, roll back affirmative action and curb government regulation: "I do not think the American people expect or support these radical right-wing measures that are coming out of these House committees." But in a major about-face, Clinton also ordered a review of all government affirmative action programs, saying those that are no longer working should be dismantled. Today, the House approved a freeze...
...Secretary of State Warren Christopher recovered in the Ottawa hospital where he was being treated for a bleeding stomach ulcer, Hillary Rodham Clinton took the opportunity to extol Canada's $43 billion public health care system as a model for American reform. "There has been a lot of disinformation that has been put out across the border," she said, "so perhaps (Christopher's illness) will give people more of a chance to learn about the system...