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Rasumussen Gives 'Political Apology' For Mohammed Cartoons

PoliGazette | Michael van der Galien | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Mohammed Cartoon, Rasmussen, Nato, Anders Fogh Rasmussen Cartoons, Europe, Anders Fogh Rasmussen Nato, Denmark, Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, World News

Despite denying it beforehand, Rasmussen issued a - somewhat hidden - apology to 'the Muslim world.' Last weekend, several outlets, including PoliGaz...

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Will Detroit Budget Cuts Doom US in World EV Market?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Sonoma County, Audi R8, Lithium-Ion Battery, Automotive News, San Diego, Beijing, Oregon, Yokohama, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Detroit News, Clean Diesel, Audi Q7 TDI, General Motors, Ireland, Portugal, Douglas MacArthur, Keith Bradsher, Chery, Biofuels, Detroit Three, Ford, Starbucks Coffee, Tucson, Eamon Ryan, Renault Nissan Electric Cars, Japan, Chrysler, Israel, Tennessee, Mitsubishi -MiEV, NY Times, Yuasa Battery, Denmark, Monaco, Kanagawa, Auto Bailout, Detroit-Michigan, Business News
Steve Parker

The perfect financial storm decimating the US auto sector could result in the nation's largest manufacturing industry falling even farther behind overseas competitors when it comes to EVs.

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen: NATO Leaders Pick New Secretary-General

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC and SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Nato Secretary General, Nato Summit, Nato, Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, World News

STRASBOURG, France — NATO leaders appointed Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO's new secretary-general Saturday after overcomin...

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish Prime Minister, Confirms Bid For NATO Job

AP | JAN M. OLSEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Europe, Nato Secretary-General, Nato, Anders Fogh Rasmussen Cartoons, Foreign Affairs, Anders Fogh Rasmussen Nato, Denmark, Nato Summit, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Copenhagen-Denmark, World News

COPENHAGEN — The Danish prime minister, who angered Muslims during the flap over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, has confirmed he is a ...

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Earth Hour 2009: Lights Out In 84 Countries

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Earth Hour 2009, Earth Hour, Green Living, Saving Money, Activism, Saving Energy, Copenhagen-Denmark, Denmark, Chicago-Illinois, Australia, Sydney-Australia, Green News

CHICAGO — The lights are going down from the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis, the Eiffel Tower to Sears Tower, as more than 2,800 municipalities...

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Lonely Danes and Thai Brides: Janus Metz' "Love on Delivery"

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Loneliness, Thai Women, Janus Metz, Sex Trade, Ticket to Paradise, Love on Delivery, Denmark Community, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Bride Catalogue, Arranged Marriages, Thailand, Bangkok-Thailand, Denmark, World News
Karin Badt

The film bears a highly controversial message: these economic-emotion exchange marriages work out to everyone's heart content.

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Nonoba Enters The Flash Games Arena With GameRise, A "Ning For Gaming Sites"

Dygest.net Green | Dygest.net | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Copenhagen, Denmark, Home News

Danish startup gaming community Nonoba is taking a crack at just that by launching GameRise, a CMS that supposedly makes developing and maintaining cu...

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Denmark's Doing it Again -- Seriously Investing in Renewable Infrastructure, That Is

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Alternative Energy, Denmark, Electric Car Infrastructure, Denmark Happiness, Electric Cars, Green News
Graham Hill

Denmark continues to slowly and steadily invest in green infrastructure, including its bike, train and public transport networks.

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Better Place Electric Car Infrastructure Primer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Hawaii, Australia, Ontario, Electric Cars, Cars, Israel, Better Place, Green Cars, Shai Agassi, Denmark, Green Technology, Video, Green News

We've followed Shai Agassi's "Better Place" electric car infrastructure proposals with great interest, wondering if places that have struck deals with...

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Bush Making Calls To World Leaders

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: George W. Bush, George Bush, Bush Foreign Policy, McCain National Security Council, Gordon Johndroe, Laura Bush, Georgia, South Korea, Russia, Denmark, Italy, Politics News

WASHINGTON — With just hours left in his presidency, President George W. Bush on Monday made a round of phone calls to more than a dozen leaders...

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Somali Pirates Free Danish Ship, CEC Future, After Ransom Dropped By Parachute

AP | JAN. M. OLSEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Pirates Danish Ship, Somali Pirate, Somali Pirates, Pirate Denmark, Pirates, Somalia, Cec Future, Denmark, World News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Somali pirates have released a Danish cargo ship and its mainly Russian crew after a ransom payment was parachuted to the ...

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Gunman Wounds 2 Israelis In Denmark

AP | JAN M. OLSEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Rosengaard Mall, Denmark Gunmen Israel, Rosengaard Mall Shooting, Israel, Denmark Israel Shooting, Denmark Israel, Denmark, Denmark Shopping Mall Shooting, World News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A gunman shot and wounded two Israelis working at a packed central Denmark shopping mall Wednesday, police said. Police s...

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The Pacifier Tree

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Environment, Blagojevich, Sustainability, Socialism, Denmark, Rod Blagojevich, Politics News
Robert Koehler

Flying shoes, collapsing Ponzi schemes -- I was blindsided by the the week's news. All it took was a week of expatriate perspective to see how surreal, how nuts, American normal has become.

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Unrest Spreads Across Europe, Greece Riots Could Be Trigger

AP | PAUL HAVEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Greek Embassy Rome, Europe Recession, Europe, Greece Riots, France, Greece Riots Spread, Greek Riots, Anti-Globalization Groups, Europe Unemployment, Spain, Europe Unrest, Youth Europe, Violence Europe, Denmark, World News

MADRID, Spain — The unrest that has gripped Greece is spilling over into the rest of Europe, raising concerns the clashes could be a trigger for...

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Danish Warship Rescues Somali Pirates

New York Times | Alan Cowell | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Somalia Pirates, Somali Pirates, Danish Navy, Somalia, Denmark, Danish Warship, Pirates Ship Somalia, World News

LONDON -- A Danish warship on patrol to thwart piracy in the Gulf of Aden ended up rescuing seven of its presumed prey when its crew found suspected S...

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Detroit's Rebirth as the "Arsenal for America's Future"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Fireside Chats, CEO Tillerson, Nazi Germany, Electric Cars, Exxonmobil, Detroit, Israel, New York Times, Franklin Roosevelt, Green Energy, Denmark, Arsenal of Democracy, Greatest Generation, American Auto Industry, Renaultnissan, Automakers, Auto Industry, Cars, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

What a boon it would be to have a renaissance of our historic "Detroit Arsenal," with our government and the automobile industry working together once again on a program critical to the nation's well-being.

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Questions in a Time of Crisis

Tony Campolo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Living Beyond One's Means, Foriegn Oil, National Debt, Indulgent Lifestyles, Wall Street Crash, Alternative Energy, Economic Crisis, Foriegn Oil Dependency, Financial Crisis, Credit Crisis, Alternative Energy Investment, War in Iraq, Congressional Bailout Package, Bailout Bill, Denmark, Business News
Tony Campolo

It is popular these days to blame our economic troubles on the greed of corporate CEO's. Yet we have to face up to the reality that we are ourselves major culprits in this financial fiasco.

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Guess The World's Top Ranked Tech Country

Wall Street Journal | Ben Worthen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Nordic Countries, Highest Broadband-Internet Speed, Most Networked Nations, New Technology, BRIC Countries, Denmark, Fastest Home Internet Connection, World Economic Forum, Bric, Business News

Want to work for a business that not only uses the most advanced technology, but is part of a culture that promotes the adoption of new technologies? ...

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PHOTOS: Danish Royal Family Portrait Is The Cutest Way To End The Week

Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Read More: Royalty, Danish Royal Family Portrait, Video, Danish Royals, Prince Christian of Denmark, Danish Royal Family, Slideexpand, Danish Royal Family Photo, Denmark, Princess Frederik of Denmark, Prince Mary of Denmark, Style News

We love us some British royals, but every so often another, dare we say cuter royal family steals the spotlight. That would be the Danish royal fam...

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