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Merkel: PUNISH Countries Running Excessive Deficits

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for tougher regulation aimed at stock and bond traders along with a crackdown on government debt...

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CIA Rendition Plane Spotted In Birmingham UK

The Guardian | Robert Booth | Posted 05.25.2011

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An American plane named in an inquiry by the European parliament into alleged CIA torture flights landed at Birmingham airport last month and was met ...

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Left Out in Europe

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Kuttner

The European left got clobbered in the recent elections for the European parliament. The vicious cycle continues -- the left offers little to voters, and the right keeps being elected.

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Pirates Have Boarded The Good Ship Europe: Will Music, Media and Movie Companies Walk The Plank?

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Hegedus

Pirates have been the scourge of the music and film industry for years, swapping and "stealing" songs and movies with no regard for the law. But now the pirates will be making the law.

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Nick Griffin Egged At Own Press Conference (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following the success of the far-right British National Party (BNP) in this week's European Union parliamentary elections, a public backlash is ensuin...

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EU Parliament: Conservatives Score Wins On Message Of Economic Recovery

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — A volatile mix of apathy, anger and economic uncertainty translated into gains for extreme-right parties in European parliamentary elec...

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Is Fascism On The March Again In Europe? Historians Give Their Verdicts

The Guardian | Interviews by Stephen Moss and John Crace | Posted 05.25.2011

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Does the election of two BNP MEPs and the success of the far right elsewhere in Europe mean we are facing the threat of fascism? Or is this just a pro...

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Conservatives score wins in EU parliament voting

AP | CONSTANT BRAND and ROBERT WIELAARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe's largest economies Sunday as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parli...

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The Other Woman Running For President

Laura Liswood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Liswood

The European Council is the highest political body in the EU. It is composed of 27 countries with a total population of 500+ million and 30% of the world's GDP... Believe it or not, there is a woman running for presidency.

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