Canada's Liberals could choose long shot as leader
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Former environment minister Stephane Dion on Saturday emerged as the surprising front-runner to win the leadership of Canada's opposition Liberals, who are seeking to regain power next year.
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In a bid to help win an election in which even a few votes could be crucial, both Democrats and Republicans are making concerted efforts to woo the estimated 600,000 or more U.S. citizens who live in Canada.
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By DEAN BENNETT  EDMONTON (CP) - For those who live and work in cyberspace, the next premier of Alberta will not have a last name.  Or a tie. But the new leader will love pumpjacks, wheat fields and open skies, and promise never, ever to miss a good barbecue.
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The closest thing Congress has to a peace movement &#151; 71 liberals who want to yank Iraq funding and bring troops home swiftly &#151; faces a dilemma: The lawmakers can back a Democratic plan they think is too weak, or they can block it and risk an embarrassing defeat for their cause.
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Democratic leaders have a wish list a mile long as they ponder a successor to Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The person they pick will be the first sign of where the party is headed after agonizing White House and Senate losses last month.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The sponsorship scandal that did so much to reduce the federal Liberals to minority government is back to haunt them - just as Prime Minister Paul Martin prepares for the fall parliamentary session.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin gambled his political future on a health-care deal with the provinces and that gamble appears to have paid off - at least for now.
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Canada's official opposition Liberals on Saturday unexpectedly chose former Environment Minister Stephane Dion as their new leader despite political shortcomings that could hinder his chances in an election expected next year.
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VICTORIA (CP) - British Columbians have the unique opportunity of casting two votes in next May's provincial election.
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The two contenders for the Lib Dem leadership say the race is about who can best present the party's policies.
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TORONTO (CP) - Effectively raising a white flag in the place of the banished Maple Leaf, Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams says he's now willing to meet with federal officials to resolve its dramatic dispute over offshore oil revenues.
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Marwan Barghouti, a popular leader, may make a long shot bid to succeed Yasir Arafat as head of the nation that would be Palestine.
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QUEBEC (CP) - Bernard Landry told Parti Quebecois members on Friday that he plans to lead the party into the next provincial election.
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It looks possible that Irish President Mary McAleese could be returned unopposed for a second seven-year term.
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TORONTO (CP) - One year after leading his party to a resounding defeat, former Ontario premier Ernie Eves is dismissing attacks from his would-be successors as the province's Progressive Conservatives prepare to pick a new leader this weekend.
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South Korea's struggling liberal politicians are teaming up in what analysts said on Wednesday was their only real chance to snatch what seems certain victory by the right-wing in December's presidential election.
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Canada's prime minister, Paul Martin, says he may call an election if he loses a crucial vote on Thursday.