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So here's us, on the raggedy edge.
Once there was a haunted loop / of your deep fallen tears / a forehead resting / on a record shelf — A.C. Newman, There are Maybe 10 or 12 |
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Apparently a few years of watching from the political wilderness haven’t taught Paul Martin any more about political realities.
‘We will elect a Liberal government’: Paul Martin tells Calgary crowd
Last Updated: Friday, October 3, 2008 | 6:09 PM EFormer Liberal leader Paul Martin gestures at a heckler during a Calgary speech. (CBC)
Former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin raised some eyebrows in the oilpatch when he predicted the Liberals will form the next federal government.
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“When we took office in 1993, the Conservatives left us with a $43 billion deficit. Four years later, that deficit was gone, and when we left office 2.5 years ago, there was a $12 billion surplus and no other country in the world can match that record,” he continued.“Let me simply say, on Oct. 14, we will elect a Liberal government.”
The emphasis on that last paragraph was added by me.
Posted by skooter at 2:12 AM
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