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Canada Conservatives expected to lose power
The Associated PressCanada's opposition parties signed an unprecedented agreement Monday to topple the Conservative government with a no-confidence vote next week and form a coalition government less than two months after national elections. The three parties in the...Tags: Parliament, Elizabeth II, Imperial and Royal Matters, Forestry and Timber, Government
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Obituaries in the news
Hubert "Pit" Martin MONTREAL (AP) — Hubert "Pit" Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and '70s, died Sunday. He was 64. Martin was presumed dead after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake, Quebec provincial police said. Divers were...Tags: Theater, National Government, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Boston Bruins
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Closer look shows 'center-right' nation leans to left
America is a center-right nation. This is the argument being peddled by conservatives, ranging from Michael Gerson to Karl Rove, who seem to be in denial after Barack Obama's election, which will give Democrats control over the entire federal government....Tags: Economic Sanctions, Barack Obama, National Government, Foreign Aid, Democratic Party
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Canadian opposition to discuss who leader will be
Associated Press WriterCanada's main opposition party said Stephane Dion will become the next prime minister of the country and said all the opposition parties have agreed to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government. The opposition Liberals, New...Tags: Parliament, Executive Branch, Elizabeth II, National Government, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Rare raid on Britain's Parliament sets off debate on lawmakers' privacy
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) _ A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain....Tags: Gordon Brown, Elizabeth II, Imperial and Royal Matters, Police Investigations, Police
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Lake Worth politics: Change gives mandate to Jennings
In March of 2007, long before political mantras forecast a tornado of change, and far before anyone considered which change they could believe in, residents of Lake Worth decided to make a change of their own. Voters moved the city's municipal...Tags: Upper House, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Local Elections, Executive Branch
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Affordable homes built in Roosevelt Gardens community
Special CorrespondentA Hello Kitty-themed party might not sound like a major event to some people. For Alexia Bell, it's a big step. "My children have space now," said Bell, 28, a physician recruiter. "My daughter has her own bedroom. She's having a sleepover in December for...Tags: Family, Baptist, Christianity, Real Estate Buyers, Mortgages
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Steering the nation from the center, Obama will face a strong force pulling left
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama promises to steer the nation straight again. He better be ready for a strong force pulling left. The president-elect drew plenty of support from moderates, but the liberal side of the Democratic Party followed him most...Tags: Global Change, Central Intelligence Agency, Global Warming, John Brennan, Genetics
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China's manufacturing slows in November as downturn deepens; food price controls lifted
AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) _ China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in November as a downturn in the world's fourth-largest economy worsened, raising the threat of politically volatile job losses, according to data reported Monday. Also Monday, the...Tags: Vehicles, Inflation and Deflation, Job Layoffs, Sales, Food Industry
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Dissident poet is allowed to speak, but Egypt's leaders aren't listening
Iman Bakry has a fortuneteller's voice, husky and cracked. It coaxes you into her colloquial poems, which once were about romance, but have since shifted to a cutting critique of President Hosni Mubarak's government and an Egypt plagued by self-doubt,...Tags: Genetics, Corruption, Tourism and Leisure, Hosni Mubarak, Censorship
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California has a new clout in Congress
Under President Bush, California Democrats often felt like Rodney Dangerfield.
But with Barack Obama headed to the White House -- giving their party control of both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue for the first time in 14 years -- lawmakers from one of the...Tags: Jerry Lewis, Upper House, Government Health Care, The White House, San Jose
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Political kingmaker didn't mind doing hard work
keith.herbert@newsday.com; Staff writer AndFor a political kingmaker, Joseph Margiotta did a lot of work usually done by pawns, those who knew him well said yesterday. When it came to knocking on doors, making phone calls and getting people to the polls on Election Day, no one worked harder...Tags: Election Day, Local Elections, Local Authority, Justice System, Long Island
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