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In Canada, elected officials and business owners have urged residents to “buy Canadian.”

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike some of the others, though, he has never held elected office or had a high public profile, nor has he waged culture-war campaigns like Bailey or Martin.

From Salon

Peru's Congress is set to elect an interim president on Wednesday to replace Jose Jeri, who was impeached in a graft scandal just four months after taking office.

From Barron's

For the newly elected councillors, and the government, the task to prove they can bring about change is significant.

From BBC

After Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign defeat, he was elected in 1990 as a shadow senator for Washington, D.C. — a position created to lobby Congress for D.C. statehood.

From Salon