Iceland Prime Minister

Icelandic PM Becomes First Head Of State To Enter Same-Sex Marriage

AP | LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM — Iceland's prime minister made history last week when she wed her girlfriend, becoming the world's first head of government to enter ...

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Iceland Blames ex-PM for Country's 2008 Economic Implosion

Yahoo! News | Rosa Brynjolfsdottir | Posted 05.25.2011

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An official probe Monday said several former leaders, including an ex-premier, were guilty of "extreme negligence" in the lead-up to the 2008 financia...

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Iceland's Government Collapses Over Economic Crisis

The Independent | Sophie Morris in Reykjavik | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just a few short years ago, Iceland had much to be proud of. The good times were rolling so fast that one expected the country's almost round-the-cloc...

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Icelandic Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, Would Be World's First Gay PM

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iris Erlingsdottir

This represents the first time that a gay leader has assumed the reins of a modern state -- and in a time of crisis.

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Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde Resigns, First Political Casualty Of Global Economic Crisis

The Independent | Sophie Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iceland's embattled Prime Minister Geir Haarde may have become the first political casualty of the global credit crisis, announcing his resignation ye...

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Geir Haarde, Iceland PM, To Step Down Amid Protests

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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REYKJAVIK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Iceland's Prime Minister Geir Haarde on Friday, under growing pressure from his country's financial collapse, said he wo...

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