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A Holiday Wish List That No One Should Fulfill

Gary Shapiro | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer-Electronics-Association, Microsoft, Gm, Intel, President Obama, Ford, Colombia, Congress, Toyota, Federal Trade Commission, Vw, Las Vegas, Gary Shapiro, Card Check, Chrysler, Aig, Bmw, Economic Stimulus Package, Apple, South Korea, Trade, Buy American, Angela Merkel, Qualcomm, Consumer Electronics Show, Health Care Reform, Cea, Panama, Google, Business News
Gary Shapiro

Here are the "top ten" things our government could do in 2010 to reverse our nascent economic recovery. Of course, it shouldn't do any of these things - but its record causes me grave concern.

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Greece Evidences the Weaknesses of the Euro

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.16.2009 | World

Read More: Eurozone, Bankruptcy, Public Debt, European Union, European Central Bank, Euro, Fitch Ratings, Maastricht Treaty, Jean-Claude Trichet, Angela Merkel, President Sarkozy, Financial Crisis, Imf, Greece, Eurostat, World News
Georges Ugeux

Greece is, once again, on the verge of bankruptcy and, once again, is asking its European partners for help.

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France To Follow Suit On Britain's Bank Bonus Tax (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 12.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Gordon Brown, Windfall Tax, France, Bank Bonus Tax, Angela Merkel, Dylan Ratigan, Bank Bonuses, Nicolas Sarkozy, Financial Crisis, Business News

France is looking to match Britain's decision yesterday to impose a one-time 50% windfall tax on bank bonuses, French government officials said today....

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Why Europe Feels Rejected By Obama

New York Times | JOHN VINOCUR | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Europe, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Angela Merkel, Berlin Wall Anniversary, European Union, Obama, Berlin Wall, Europe, Obama Europe Trip, Barack Obama, World News

Why would an American president not come to a celebration marking the fall of the Berlin Wall, and with it, the triumphant end of the Cold War -- one ...

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20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall

Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Angela Merkel, Berlin Wall Anniversary, Europe, Berlin Wall, Germany, World News
Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea

In the future much of the world's power -- however uncomfortable the word may still sound for Germans -- will emanate from Germany, where it is strongly rooted.

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Forbes Power List (PHOTOS): The World's Most Powerful Leaders

Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Worlds Most Powerful, Slidepoll, Angela Merkel, Power, Forbes, Pope Benedict XVI, Barack Obama, Forbes List, Forbes Power List, Forbes Power List 2009, Forbes. World's Leaders Most Effective, Barack Obama and International Leader Pictures, The Forbes Power List, Rank on Forbes List, World News

Forbes has announced its list of the most powerful people in the world. Click here to see. How exactly do you measure power? While wealth does...

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Celebrating Berlin While Enabling Israel's Apartheid Wall

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: History, Apartheid, West Bank, Israel Wall, Middle East, Berlin, Angela Merkel, Israel, Berlin Wall, Injustice, Palestinians, Barack Obama, I, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall highlights both the inherent thirst for freedom and proclivity to hypocrisy ingrained in the human condition.

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Gorbachev's Sermon on the Mount

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Robert Scheer, Angela Merkel, Berlin Wall, Mikhail Gorbachev, Cia, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Germany, Anniversary, Stanley McChrystal, Soviet Union, World News
Robert Scheer

When Gorbachev came to power he, like Obama, inherited a war that was not in the interest of his nation. If the response of a Soviet dictator was to end it, might we not be justified in doing the same?

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The Wall: 20 Years After Berlin

Kevin Coval | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Angela Merkel, Separation Barrier, Israel, Berlin Wall, Israel Wall, World News
Kevin Coval

"The night of Nov. 9... was the fulfillment of a dream." German Chancellor Angela Merkel today concrete stretches into sky, twenty-six feet high. ...

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Berlin Wall Anniversary (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Germany, Angela Merkel, Berlin Wall Anniversary, Slideshow, Berlin Wall, Merkel, Berlin, World News

Germany celebrated the 20th anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall Monday. Here is a look at this historic day in photos. Get HuffPost World On Fac...

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Clinton And Merkel Don Nearly Identical Outfits (PHOTO)

Posted 11.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Style, Style News

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Berlin on Monday for the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall. But before the celebrations began, she ...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

Read More: Angela Merkel, Iran, Israel, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Burma, Myanmar, Pakistan, North Korea, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

This Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Like Him or Not, Karzai's the Man in Afghanistan SI Analysis: After opposition candidate Abdullah Abdulla...

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Shocker! GM Cancels Opel Sale, But Why?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Angela Merkel, European Union, Vauxhall, Cars, Germany, General Motors, Opel, President Obama, Business News
Steve Parker

Unions are all-powerful in Europe, and GM dropping the sale and the resultant job losses could wind up looking like a huge defeat for Germany and the entire EU.

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Think Tank's Advice To Europe: Stop 'Fetishizing' American Relationship

Spiegel Online | Gregor Peter Schmitz | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Uk, India, Bulgaria, France, Middle East, Obama, Spain, Diplomacy, Dc, Merkel, Nato, White House, Poland, Germany, European Council on Foreign Relations, Czech Republic, Cold War, Think Tank, Us, Israel, Fetishization, Afghanistan, Post American, European Union, Eu, Warburg Prize, Foreign Policy, Trans-Atlantic Economic Council, Wwii, State Department, Eu Usa Summit, Special Relationship, Angela Merkel, Europe, China, Soros, George Soros, World News

The council released a study on Monday called "Toward a Post-American Europe," based on wide-ranging interviews and research conducted in the 27 EU me...

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United States Needs to Rethink How It Treats International Guests

Gary Shapiro | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Orlando, Angela Merkel, Pakistan, International Olympic Committee, Gary Shapiro, 2016 Summer Olympics, Obama, Rio Olympics, Ces, Visa, Germany, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show, Cea, China, Tarp, Business News
Gary Shapiro

We make our trade show a world-class event, but our nation's visa policies work against us in attracting the world to our country.

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Who's Keeping Secrets?

Judith Ellis | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gordon Brown, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, John Bolton, United Nations, United Nation, Angela Merkel, Israel, Dimrty Medvedev, Nuclear Proliferation, Nicholas Sarkozy, Barack Obama, China, Politics News
Judith Ellis

When it comes to secrecy and international politics, we wink and nod when necessary.

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Benyamin Netanyahu, Uk, Guinea, Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, China, Karzai, Iran, Irish Vote, Guido Westerwelle, Russia, Mahmourd Abbas, Honduras, Solana, Us, Germany, Zelaya, Micheletti, Palestinian, UN General Assembly, G20 Climate Change, Yemen. Lebanon, Medvedev, France, Al Shabaab, Mcchrystal, Georgia, Angela Merkel, Taliban, Afghanistan, Hizbul, Ninawa, Qum, World Affairs, Foreign Affairs Roundup, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

This Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs

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"We Deeply Regret..."

Conn Hallinan | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Germany, Afghanistan, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Airstrikes, Christian Democratic Union, Stanley McChrystal, Angela Merkel, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Afghanistan Airstrikes, Social Democratic Party, Franz Joseph Jung, Politics News
Conn Hallinan

Afghans were incinerated to make sure that German Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and Foreign Minister Steinmeier's Social Democratic Party did not overly suffer for their support of the war.

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Guido Westerwelle, Germany's Likely Next Foreign Minister, Openly Gay

AP | KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

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BERLIN — Guido Westerwelle and his gay partner are Germany's new "power couple" – at least according to the nation's leading daily, which ...

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Germany Election 2009: Angela Merkel Wins Second Term

AP | GEIR MOULSON and MELISSA EDDY | Posted 11.27.2009 | World

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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a second term on Sunday, along with the center-right majority that eluded her four years ago &ndash...

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Germany Election: Social Democrats, Left Party Reject National Cooperation Ahead Of Vote

GlobalPost | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Spd, Germany, Angela Merkel, German-Elections, Merkel-German-Election, German Elections, Social Democratic Party, Left Party, World News

Cameron Abadi I GlobalPost BERLIN, Germany -- The moderator at Tuesday night's forum returned, again and again, to the same question. Turning to th...

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Steini Girl: Germany's Answer To "I've Got A Crush On Obama" (VIDEO)

Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Angela Merkel, Video, Verknallt in Steinmeier, Steini Girl, Franz-Walter Steinmeier, I Have a Crush on Obama, Obama Girl, World News

In 2007, as the Democratic primaries were under way, Obama Girl took the Internet by storm with her Barack-praising music and cleavage-gushing outfits...

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German Election Could Be Decided By The 'Merkel Factor'

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

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Angela Merkel was once criticised for looking dowdy and lacking charisma, but now the "Merkel factor" is considered her key asset as she seeks re-elec...

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Germany's Merkel: Don't Rush Judgment On Afghan Attack

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

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BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the world should reserve judgment on whether civilians were killed in a German-ordered airst...

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Merkel's Party Loses Ground In German Votes

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Merkel Losing Election, Merkel Votes, Obama Angela Merkel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany, Merkel Germany, Angela Merkel, Merkel Party, Merkel Election, Merkel, Merkel Voting, World News

BERLIN — Voters inflicted losses on Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in state elections Sunday, a setback weeks before a national electi...

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