theglobeandmail.com - 2/19/2009
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OTTAWA He's been relegated to the back end of the presidential itinerary and gets only 15 minutes of face time with Barack Obama at an aging aircraft hangar far from the splendour of Parliament Hill. But Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff may end up gaining far more from the U.S. President's ...
cbc.ca - 2/19/2009
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cbc.ca —
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean welcomed U.S. President Barack
Obama to Canada Thursday for his first foreign trip...
since taking office in what is being billed as a six-hour no-nonsense working visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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Obama arrives in Ottawa
whitehouse.gov - 2/19/2009
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As Obama hits foreign soil today in Canada, where else should he go with his passport?
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... and Liberal Party Leader Michael Ignatieff in Ottawa. Obama is fulfilling the modern presidential requirement (with one grand exception) of making our largest trading partner the first foreign trip. ...
Canada Welcomes Obama On First Foreign Trip
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... The Globe and Mail reports that Ignatieff, who would like to be seen as a contender for the prime minister position, will benefit the most from Obama's visit because he will win valuable media time during his meeting with President Obama. ...
Canada Welcomes Obama On First Foreign Trip
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... The Globe and Mail reports that Ignatieff, who would like to be seen as a contender for the prime minister position, will benefit the most from Obama's visit because he will win valuable media time during his meeting with President Obama. ...
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