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WHERE THEY STAND 8 Each Monday through to election day, The Globe has tried to cut through the campaign rhetoric by examining one issue - and each party's position on it. Our final instalment: The Afghan war and the parties' plans to withdraw troops by 2011

theglobeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Oct 13, 2008

In Canada today, one foreign-policy issue towers above any other: Afghanistan. Canadian troops based in Kandahar find themselves in their biggest fight since the Korean War. Nearly 100 have been killed combatting an …

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China should save less, spend more

theglobeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Oct 10, 2008

As U.S. Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson has made a practice of lecturing China about its economic sins. The Chinese, he says, are saving too much and spending too little. If China wants a modern economy, it should …

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China should save less, spend more

globeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Oct 9, 2008

While Chinese saved for tomorrow, Americans spent like there wasn't one

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Its currency slumping, South Korea sits on the brink of crisis

theglobeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Oct 9, 2008

South Korea is struggling to avoid becoming the first Asian country to experience a major financial crisis as a result of the global credit crunch.Authorities in Seoul tried to stave off a panic in the markets …

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Centre of the financial universe could soon be shifting east

theglobeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Oct 8, 2008

Farewell Wall Street, hello Pudong?Seeking to profit from the U.S. credit crisis, other capitals of finance such as Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Dubai are bidding to usurp New York's status as the place …

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Let's not consign the United States to the dustbin of history quite yet

globeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Oct 3, 2008

Wall Street is in flames. The most unpopular president in recent history is living out his last pathetic days in office. The U.S. military is so stretched Russia can thumb its nose at Washington by invading Georgia.

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Home is where the growth is for Asia

globeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Oct 1, 2008

The eclipse of the American consumer as the result of the Wall Street crisis stands to have a profound effect on Asian economies, encouraging them to shift away from their reliance on exports to a model where domestic …

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Financial tremors rattle emerging powers

globeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Sep 30, 2008

There is nowhere left to hide

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Leave it to Premji

globeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Sep 26, 2008

If you happen to be flying economy on one of India's wonderful, efficient new airlines, you might find yourself sitting next to a dignified gentleman with a trim mustache and swept-back snow-white hair. A university …

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The Chinese will sour on a regime that can't deliver

theglobeandmail.com » The Globe and Mail - Marcus Gee Columns - Sep 26, 2008

Throw a few dissidents in jail and most Chinese will stay silent. Deny them the right to vote and they may put it down to the cost of orderly development. But when you trifle with the safety of their children, stand …

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