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    :: Saturday, August 16, 2003 ::

    Power blackout fingerpointing highlights feuds between US and Canada By TERENCE HUNT
    'Have you ever seen the United States take the blame for anything?' fumed Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman after Canadian and U.S. officials blamed problems in each other's country for the massive loss of electrical power that was the worst in U.S. history. Investigators were still trying to pinpoint the cause Friday.

    Like bickering next-door neighbors, the United States and Canada frequently seem at odds even though they share the world's longest undefended border and biggest trade partnership.
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