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Cuomo and Canadians in Verbal War Over Peace Bridge | NYTimes.com

16th July 2013

Cuomo and Canadians in Verbal War Over Peace Bridge – NYTimes.com.

FORT ERIE, Ontario — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration is known for its combative stance toward lawmakers, bureaucrats and reporters alike.

Now, the administration has all but declared war on a new enemy: Canada.

Or, at least, an arm of the Canadian government.

At issue is the 3,580-foot bridge that crosses the Niagara River between Buffalo and this Canadian town. It is called the Peace Bridge, though its name does not seem especially apt now.

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