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Monday, April 02, 2012

The Two-Way

Obama Predicts Health Care Law Will Be Upheld

April 2, 2012 President Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon took questions from reporters at the White House. The first question was about the U.S. health care debate.

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Tuesday, May 03, 2011

The Two-Way

In Canada: Election Brings 'Dramatic' Realignment Of Political Landscape

May 3, 2011 After five years of minority government, conservatives are in the majority.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

It's All Politics

Canada's Leader Harper Loses Historic No-Confidence Vote

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives for a news after the fall of his government, Ottawa, Canada, March 25, 2011.

March 25, 2011 Most Americans were probably unaware that Canada's government was in troule. But it was, losing a no-confidence vote Friday, only the fifth time that's happened in Canadian history. Even so, Prime Minister Harper is expected to be re-elected.

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The Two-Way

In Canada, Prime Minister's Government Falls

Prime Minister Stephen Harper outside the House of Commons in Ottawa on Wednesday (March 23, 2011).

March 25, 2011 New elections will be held in six weeks. The Conservative government fell after a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons. Lawmakers were upset by the government's failure to release some information about the costs of fighter jets and crime laws.

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