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The U.S. Electoral College – how it works
October 16, 2008, Comments Off on The U.S. Electoral College – how it works

See also David Jones on How the U.S. election process works There is so much confusion abroad (and often within the U.S. ...

John Moore on the election
October 15, 2008, Comments Off on John Moore on the election

John Moore: Farewell to Stephen Harper, master tactician Posted: October 15, 2008, 12:15 AM John Moore, canadian electio ...

Angler: the Cheney vice presidency
October 12, 2008, Comments Off on Angler: the Cheney vice presidency

The Shadow President By JACOB HEILBRUNN (NYT Book review) As governor of Texas, Bush hewed to a centrist course, working ...

Wednesday Night #1388
October 8, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1388

Late development: Claude William Genest Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and candidate in Westmount-Ville-Mar ...

A message from the Queen
October 5, 2008, Comments Off on A message from the Queen

An oldie, but goodie. Should be updated further to address the vocabulary and pronunciation practiced (we believe that i ...

Canada and U.S. 2008 elections
September 21, 2008, Comments Off on Canada and U.S. 2008 elections

Curious Coincidence David Jones writes in American Diplomacy A Summing Up Our parallel elections offer a Comparative Gov ...

By-elections Sep 8 2008
September 7, 2008, Comments Off on By-elections Sep 8 2008

(RCI) CANADA WILL HOLD EARLY FEDERAL ELECTION Canadians will vote in an early election on October 14.  On Sunday mornin ...

Wednesday Night #1383
September 3, 2008, 1 Comment

Not to be missed: Beryl Wajsman’s account of the Peel Street flood and the decision-making process involved in mak ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign — Vice President (R) Sarah Palin
September 3, 2008, 2 Comments

  The Story McCain names female Alaska governor as surprise VP pick What a shocker and, in our opinion, a less than cle ...

Politics, government and FEMA
September 1, 2008, Comments Off on Politics, government and FEMA

John, Don’t Go Paul Krugman, NYT It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good. Three years after Hurricane Katrina, anoth ...