In The Political Brain, a wonderful book about the role of emotion in politics, Drew Westen talks about curb appeal.

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Before emotion reaches a head, however, there might be a political solution - and it lies with the parliament, not the MPR.

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While China-state ownership of rich Canadian assets is a big political issue in Canada, it does not come close to rivaling the national emotion generated by the NHL lock-out.

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As Mr Johnston's painstakingly detailed account slowly reveals, Wordsworth's search for his political identity was a messy business, mixed up with sex, money, friendship and deep emotion areas which his maturer self was less than comfortable exposing.

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The overriding goal for Clinton Tuesday night was to redirect the energy and emotion of her strongest supporters to the presumptive nominee's campaign -- if not for his political future, for her own.

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