Thomas Walkom writes in the Toronto Star about the affects of an ADQ strong finish and federal Conservatives in Canada.
Excerpt from the article:
“Monday’s Quebec election has profound implications for the rest of the country. It brings to the fore, if not to formal power, a political party committed to the radical devolution of power and [...]
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In August 2006, Valis Nasr wrote about the changing face of the Middle East and how the US and others may engage the situation. Nasr is is a Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Excerpt from the journal of Foreign Affairs:
“Iraq’s liberation has … generated new [...]
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Why did Iran take 15 British sailors prisoner?
Patrick Cockburn, of the Independent, says in an exclusive report that the 11 January capture of Iranians in northern Iraq provoked Iran. American forces captured five junior officials in the city of Arbil during a surprise attack that caught local Kurdish leaders and the Iraqi government off guard. [...]
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A brief list of interesting news for the day:
Ukraine to have early elections > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6520925.stm
Iranian diplomat freed in Iraq > http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iran-Diplomat-Seized.html?hp
Softening of tone and talk of diplomacy between Britain and Iran > http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2517FAC8-E579-4BF0-89A1-80A6CC4465EB.htm
Musharraf shaky in Pakistan, and the US may be eyeing replacements for leadership > http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2048652,00.html
400 have been killed in Mogadishu since Thursday > [...]
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