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huffingtonpost.com - 1/10/2009
Obama Going To Canada For First Foreign Trip As President
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama plans to take his first international trip to Canada. Transition aides said Saturday that Obama picked the United States' northern neighbor as his first venture outside the country as president. Aides say they could not discuss the date for the ...
thestar.com - 1/14/2009
Canada | Canada votes alone for Israel
— thestar.com — Bruce Campion-Smith Les Whittington OTTAWA BUREAU OTTAWA–Canada stood alone before a United Nations human rights council yesterday,... the only one among 47 nations to oppose a motion condemning the Israeli military offensive in Gaza. The vote before the ... (more) Canada | Canada votes alone for Israel

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bloomberg.com - 1/11/2009
Canada
— bloomberg.com — Obama to Visit Canada in First International Trip as President By Edwin Chen Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) --... President-elect Barack Obama will visit Canada in his first international trip as president, his transition office said. Obama “looks forward to his ... (more) Canada

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hotair.com - 1/14/2009
Go, Canada!
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Obama Going To Canada For First Foreign Trip As President
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... not discuss the date for the trip or its agenda. A transition official says aides to the president-elect and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper discussed the trip in recent days. But the official says Obama and Harper themselves have not directly discussed the trip. Obama meets Monday with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, his first in-person meeting with a world leader since winning election. U.S. presidents typically use Canada as their first international trip. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/10/obama-going-to... What will his position be on free trade ...

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