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Paraguayan senator mistakenly catches corruption in his own party

A video in which an opposition legislator and government officials discuss purchasing votes created a stir on the eve of elections in Paraguay, which has a long history of rampant corruption. The video clip, broadcast on the ABC website, shows a conservative Colorado Party senator striking an agreement with two…

Student protests force Quebec’s Liberal Party convention out of Montreal

MONTREAL — The Liberal Party of Quebec Premier Jean Charest, faced with a student protest movement that has turned violent, said Sunday it was relocating its annual convention to a city outside Montreal. The party, which has been in power for nine years in the French-speaking Canadian province that is…

Canada’s Liberal Party backs legalization of marijuana

MONTREAL — Canada’s Liberal Party overwhelmingly passed a motion Sunday proposing the legalization of marijuana on the last day of its national convention, at which Michael Crawley was chosen as its new leader. The motion says that, if elected, a Liberal government “will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and…