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...Greek tragedy—I’m not sure which,” said Cohen. But recent events make this contest a very different race from the one in 2006. In last month’s election, which resulted in the reelection of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Liberal Party saw their number of seats in Parliament reduced from 95 to 76. Current Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion will step down as soon as a new leader is chosen, making him only the second Liberal Party leader in the Party’s history to fail to attain...
...Canada A Win for Harper Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party prevailed in Oct. 14 elections, earning a broader mandate amid economic turmoil but falling short of the outright majority Harper had sought by calling the vote. In the nation's third elections in four years, the Conservatives captured at least 143--up from 127--of 308 House of Commons seats, while its primary opposition, the Liberal Party, notched just...
Bartlet gamely keeps up, although his own absurd attempts at Paris-isms ("Peace All!") abetted by a cameo from Fake First Son Charlie Harper are horrific. Still, the scariest thing about the whole video might be that Paris' policy recommendations (essentially, declare victory and get the hell out of Iraq; force banks to renegotiate interest rates for homeowners underwater on their loans) actually sound halfway reasonable. But maybe that's just compared to her makeup...
...best novel I've read in a long, long, long, long time...a literary feast of a book," Winfrey gushed on her show, saying it deserved to enter the cannon alongside works by John Steinbeck and Harper...
...Toronto Election, Again Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper dissolved Parliament on Sept. 7 and called for an early election--the third national vote in four years. A ballot had been scheduled for 2009, but analysts said the new Oct. 14 date benefits Harper's Conservative Party by getting voters to the polls before they can be influenced by the outcome of U.S. elections or a continuing slump in the economy...