Obama gives Canada cold shoulder

Barack Obama waited nine months before replacing the last US ambassador to Canada. The post was empty, and Obama just didn't care.

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He doesn't much like Stephen Harper - compare Obama's icy body language towards Harper, to Obama's deep bow when he met the Saudi king, or his high fives with the Hugo Chavez, the late ruler of Venezuela. Don't feel singled out. That's how Obama treats many of America's traditional allies. He spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone. The White House's bust of Winston Churchill was returned to the United Kingdom when Obama became president. More...

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