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CBC News
November 5, 2008

The Canadian government will seek a North American climate change agreement with the new administration of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Cannon said cutting greenhouse gases is a priority issue and will be communicated as such to the incoming Obama administration.

He added that Canadian officials are ready to start working on the file within weeks.

“We will be able to tackle this file on the North American level — on a continental level,” he said.

“Over the coming weeks I know my colleague Jim Prentice, minister of the environment, will be active on that file. I see that in a positive light.”

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Daniel Trotta, Reuters
November 5, 2008

NEW YORK — U.S. president-elect Barack Obama stepped into his new role on Wednesday facing calls for urgent action to stem the global financial crisis as he was hit with gloomy news about U.S. jobs.

A day after his historic election as America’s first black president, Mr. Obama heard a chorus of congratulations from around the world but also warnings about the creeping global recession that will crowd the top of his agenda along with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

World leaders expressed hope Mr. Obama could guide the international community while investors eagerly awaited an announcement on whom he would select as Treasury Secretary to oversee the $700-billion (U.S.) program to buy distressed assets and recapitalize wobbly financial institutions.

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Steve Watson, Infowars.net
November 5, 2008

Texas Congressman and 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul has warned that the euphoria surrounding the election of Barack Obama combined with the overwhelming fear of major international crises could facilitate a cataclysmic shift toward a new world order.

Appearing live on the Alex Jones show earlier today, the Congressman spoke of a feeling of dread surrounding the change of guard both in the White House and on Capitol Hill:

“I do feel it but I don’t think it’s brand new, I didn’t wake up with it, I’ve had it for a while, I don’t think the election was a surprise, but the rhetoric is getting pretty strong and they are getting very bold.” he commented.

Speaking on the stage management of the election, and calling it a “huge distraction” from real issues, the Congressman outlined how both candidates were pre-positioned by the elite interests with the knowledge that either would satisfactorily serve their agenda:

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