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March 6th, 2012
01:50 PM ET

Is Canada the world's next superpower?

By Erin Burnett

Since Iceland's financial collapse in 2008, the country has debated whether it should stick with the krona or adopt the currency of another country.

The obvious choice seems to be for Iceland to submit to, say, oil-rich Norway or maybe even join the EU and adopt the euro.

But another currency has entered the debate. And it’s a little "loonie."

That's right: Iceland might adopt the Canadian dollar as its official currency.
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Filed under: Opinion
March 6th, 2012
12:39 PM ET

Are the U.S. and Israel sending mixed messages on Iran?

As President Obama meets with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the issue of a potentially nuclear Iran, our experts offer sharply different perspectives on Iran's true threat–and how close the two nations really are.


Filed under: National Security