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Over 35 years ago now, as the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of collapse and President George H.W. Bush worked to secure ...

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There was a time when the Canada-U.S. relationship and the possibility of annexation was deadly serious, at least in part because the United States has actually invaded Canada — or at least the land ...

The first in a series of essays examining the past, present and future of a basketball superstar and cultural force.