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Canada’s Envoy Seizes the Day

By Elizabeth Brotherton
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 27, 2010, Midnight

Today is the 30th anniversary of the 'Canadian caper,' Canada's covert rescue of six Americans trapped in Iran following the seizure of the U.S. Embassy. It's just one milestone the Canadian embassy in D.C. will celebrate in 2010 — ambassador Gary Doer also is planning a huge bash when the Olympic Games open on Feb. 12 in Vancouver.

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