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<p>The U.S. Embassy held an election party at the Château Laurier. Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan buttons were given out. Attendees could also have their pic taken with Barack Obama and/or Mitt Romney cutouts.<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-312124 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>
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				Liberal MP Irwin Cotler.
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				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/obama-biden-and-romney-ryan-buttons-at-u-s-embassy-party/attachment/img_1691-2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1691-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-312132" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1691-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1691-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
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				Conservative MP Wai Young.
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				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/obama-biden-and-romney-ryan-buttons-at-u-s-embassy-party/attachment/img_1678/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1678-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-312125" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1678-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1678-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
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				(L-R) Andrew Miller, Barack Obama, Tory Sen. Janis Johnson, Mitt Romney.
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				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/obama-biden-and-romney-ryan-buttons-at-u-s-embassy-party/attachment/img_1689/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1689-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-1-312131" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1689-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_1689-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
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				Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.
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Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan buttons at U.S. Embassy party

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