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A humorous portrait of American politics played out in San Francisco. With behind the scenes access, this film follows Mayor Willie Brown in his fight for re-election. The film opens up with the mayoral primaries. Brown is vying for another term as Mayor of San Francisco and, by the looks of things, will have no trouble. The story takes a remarkable turn when an openly gay city supervisor and stand-up comedian, Tom Ammiano, stages a historic write-in campaign to create a David and Goliath showdown.
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The politics of Canada's Afghanistan mission, where troops are fighting the Taliban, have risen with Canada's death toll. One diplomat and 54 soldiers, including six from Southwestern Ontario, have died since the mission began.
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The Honourable John Manley, in an address to the Centre for Trade Policy and Law in Ottawa in November 2005 discussed the politics of Canada-U.S. Trade Relations, looking both back and forward. His speech recounts some personal experiences of Mr. Manley, his time in office, and his current work as Canadian co-chair of the Independent Task Force on the Future of North America. Below are a few highlights of his speech.
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UG 321H Politics of Western Europe 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., PSC 100S and junior standing or consent of instr. Comparative analysis of parliamentary forms of government and politics with emphasis on Great Britain, France and Germany.
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This course introduces the student to the formation and influence of public opinion in American politics. It emphasizes the mechanism and process of opinion formation, the distribution of opinions: both public and private; the linkage of opinion to government and the impact of opinions on public policy. Prerequisite: POLI201. This course is approved for General Education Distribution 2.
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UG 343 Politics of Social Movements 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. The role of social movements in shaping the politics of power, reflected in public policy, electoral politics, relations of class, race, and gender, and people's understanding of the world and their place in it.
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