
My Ohioans did it again. In every election since 1964 (and almost every time since 1904), the winner of this state ended up taking the presidency – hence the clichés “America’s bellwether” and “as Ohio goes, so goes America”. Having spent six years of my life studying politics at The Ohio State University not so
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Par Patrick Fafard et Patrick Leblond Bonne nouvelle en apparence. Contrairement à ce que plusieurs craignaient, le gouvernement de Madame Marois ne s’oppose pas à l’Accord économique et commercial global (AECG) que le Canada et l’Union européenne sont en train de négocier. En fait, il y est même favorable, en dépit des réserves exprimées par
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The fracas over opinionated letters sent by Prince Charles to various British politicians and senior officials has broken out of the courts and into politics. The letters, which are understood to be frank in their advice on various subjects dear to the Prince’s heart, have been so frequent over the years that they have a
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Should Canada send its armed forces to war in Turkey? The increasingly violent civil war in Syria means this could become a real question, for two reasons. First, the fighting is leading to confrontations between Turkish and Syrian troops along their shared border. Turkey is a NATO ally, and Canada is pledged to assist Turkey
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