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Canada's voters keep Conservatives in power | Don't rock the boat: Canada's voters have opted for security in troubled times. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper can stay in power and steer Canada through the global financial crisis. |
Source : radionetherlands.nl | 15-Oct-2008 08:20
US presidential vote - how the electoral college works
 | The 2000 US presidential election highlighted that the president is selected, not by popular vote, but via a complicated 18th-century formula known as the Electoral College. |
Source : radionetherlands.nl | 14-Oct-2008 14:57
Strong Mohawk women fight on
 | Many indigenous people around the world, custodians of the world's cultural and biological diversity, are fighting for recognition. Ellen Gabriel is a Canadian Mohawk, fighting for recognition of her people's rights. |
Source : radionetherlands.nl | 10-Oct-2008 10:51
McCain and Obama - analysis of the second debate
 | The second debate between John McCain and Barack Obama was only occasionally really interesting. Both presented plans to help the American citizen, but their takes on the economic crisis are radically different. |
Source : radionetherlands.nl | 08-Oct-2008 14:14
Sharp drop in migrants? money transfers from the US
 | The US credit crisis has had a knock-on effect on its migrant workers who are sending far less money home than expected. The double threat of job insecurity and inflation means that poverty is now a serious risk. |
Source : radionetherlands.nl | 06-Oct-2008 15:04
Sarah Palin holds her own against Joe Biden
 | With only one month to go before polling, the two vice-presidential candidates in the US squared up for a much anticipated debate last night. All eyes were on Republican Sarah Palin, whose star was waning in the wake of a number of disastrous television interviews. |
Source : radionetherlands.nl | 03-Oct-2008 11:39