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From College to Parliament: Have Quebec Voters Set Up Canada’s Opposition to Fail?
Canada’s opposition politics have taken a hard left turn, with some bizarre consequences. The fourth general election in just seven years saw Canadians answer conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s call for political stability by returning him to power with the majority government that had previously eluded him.
Sport: Oxford v. Cambridge
At the end of a boat race one crew always sits up straight, breathing hard but smiling. That is the winning crew
Amid bin Laden Fallout, Pakistani Leader Blames U.S. for Fraying Ties
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in an exclusive interview with TIME — his first since the raid that killed Osama bin Laden — warned Wednesday that continuing to work with the United States could imperil his government, unless Washington takes drastic steps to restore trust and win over 180 million Pakistanis.
‘Pakistan Wasn’t bin Laden’s Only Hideout,’ says Prime Minister Gilani
Osama bin Laden may have been found and killed in Pakistan, but that country’s leaders believe it wasn’t the only place where the al-Qaeda leader had traveled after fleeing Afghanistan in late 2001. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in an exclusive interview with TIME on Wednesday — one of the first he has given since the raid on Abbottabad — thinks bin Laden may have visited his ancestral homeland, Yemen, in search of a new bride
Pakistan Govt Defiant in Face of bin Laden Criticism
Anyone hoping to see Pakistan’s civilian government hold the country’s powerful military establishment to account over Osama bin-Laden will have been disappointed by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s speech Monday.
Russia: Is Putin’s Judo Clique Cashing In on Connections?
The word judo translates as “gentle way,” but you wouldn’t know it from the meaty thuds that reverberated through the St. Petersburg gymnasium during Russia’s national judo championships on Saturday, Feb.
Reading Bibi’s Mind
I’m actually beginning to enjoy this Arab Spring, a little.
Historical Notes Jottings from the Third Reich
“May this book help me to be clearer in spirit, simpler in thought, greater in love.” Unlikely as it may seem, so begin the voluminous diaries of one of modern history’s most diabolical figures: Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda for the Third Reich. Despite these noble intentions, the entry soon reveals the ugly disposition of the man who became a fanatical member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle.
Want Blockbuster FX? Head to New Zealand
When Warner Bros contemplated moving production of Lord of the Rings two-film prequel The Hobbit out of New Zealand, owing to a protracted dispute with trade union Actors Equity, Prime Minister John Key intervened personally.