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Donald Trump’s not-too-excellent Scottish adventure
December 2, 2008, Comments Off on Donald Trump’s not-too-excellent Scottish adventure

Not so fast! Trouble in Trump town as tycoon’s fortune dwindles After years as perhaps the most recognisable face ...

West Wing of Wednesday Night #9
November 30, 2008, Comments Off on West Wing of Wednesday Night #9

It is Thanksgiving time and not just in the US. For me that is what the holidays are truly about – and this December S ...

Wednesday Night #1394
November 19, 2008, 1 Comment

Overcoming the small annoyance for some of us (Westmount-Ville-Marie residents) of being in our fourth month of election ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Media bias
November 11, 2008, Comments Off on U.S. Presidential Campaign: Media bias

This is a very important issue. It happens that in the case of this election, we share the ‘elite, liberal’ ...

U.S. Election Night 2008 and the aftermath
November 9, 2008, Comments Off on U.S. Election Night 2008 and the aftermath

   Electoral College votes  and counting Obama wins historic US election John McCain’s very gracious concession ...

Monbiot: The degradation of intelligence and learning in American politics
October 28, 2008, 1 Comment

The Triumph of Ignorance Why morons succeed in U.S. politics (The Guardian) How was it allowed to happen? How did politi ...

Canadian General election 2008
October 28, 2008, 3 Comments

Wednesday-Night.com Canada Elects: The Alternative North America Goes to the Polls by David T. Jones (American Diplomacy ...

Canadian election 2008: Westmount-Ville-Marie
October 24, 2008, Comments Off on Canadian election 2008: Westmount-Ville-Marie

See also Marc Garneau on Wednesday-Night.com Lagacé-Dowson’s orange revolution not over yet Dowson thinks the NDP ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Issues & Strategies
October 20, 2008, 1 Comment

IPS Coverage of the Campaign  ;  BBC   ;  Slate  ;  Politico ; Huffington Post Politics – admittedly pro-Oba ...

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. ...