Norway Keeps Leftists in Power


	Norway Keeps Leftists in Power

zizzy

9-29-2009 5:19 PM

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This election, like the three previous ones, was all about schools, higher education, children, families, health care, the elderly and the environment — everything that touches on quality of life,

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