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Which EU States Will Offer Home To Ex-Gitmo Inmates?

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

Read More: Guantanamo, Gitmo, Guantanamo Detainees, Obama Guantanamo, Barack Obama Guantanamo, Guantanamo Closing, Europe, Eu, European Union, World News

DUBLIN, Ireland — Across Europe, President Barack Obama's decision to shut the Guantanamo Bay prison has raised an awkward question: Which EU st...

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Afghanistan Expanding Health Sector With $78 Million Pledge

Quqnoos.com | Quqnoos.com | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: Centers for Tuberculosis and Malaria, Afghan Healthcare, International Union for Vaccination, Minister of Health Muhammad Amin Fatimi, Vaccination Centers, Healthcare in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Usaid, Eu, World News

The $78 million agreement for the expansion of health facilities was signed between the ministry of health and two private institutions today. The ...

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Energy Lessons for Europe and the U.S. from the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo

Charles D. Ferguson | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Coal Plants, Russia, Council on Foreign Relations, Central Europe, Gasoline Prices, Conservation, Cars, Obama Administration, Coal, Eu, Cheap Gas Prices, Oil Embargo, Solar Energy, Electricity, Oil Price, Washington, Arab Oil Embargo, Israel, Yom Kippur War, Natural Gas, Eu Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Cfr, Opec, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Wind, Russian Gas Dependence, Ukraine, Suvs, Energy Efficiency, Eastern Europe, Increase, Geothermal, United States, Heat Oil, Carbon Dioxide, International Energy Agency, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Renewable Sources of Energy, World News

While feeling angry is justified in a crisis, the governments would be best advised not to get mad at Russia but to get more secure in energy supplies and smarter in energy usage.

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Europe's Hopeful Over Obama -- But Fretful About Its Own New President

David Paul Appell | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

The Euro-presidency is admittedly a largely ceremonial job, and what can be accomplished in just six months is fairly limited. So why then should Americans care?

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European Nations May Accept Guantanamo Detainees

washingtonpost.com | Posted 01.22.2009 | World

Read More: Karsten Voigt, Obama Guantanamo, Germany, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo Bay, Europe, Eu, World News

European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military pris...

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European Nations May Accept Guantanamo Detainees

washingtonpost.com | Posted 01.22.2009 | World

Read More: Karsten Voigt, Obama Guantanamo, Germany, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo Bay, Europe, Eu, World News

European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military pris...

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Message from Poznan: Time for Mass Mobilization to Stop Global Warming Emissions

Betsy Taylor | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

It's going to take a lot more than the... chaotic process I watched in Poznan over the past two weeks for us to cut global warming emissions as deeply and quickly as scientists say is necessary.

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Krugman Takes On "Frau Nein" Angela Merkel For Blocking European Stimulus

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 01.15.2009 | World

Read More: Angela Merkel, European Stimulus, Eu, Germany, Paul Krugman, World News

So here's the situation: the economy is facing its worst slump in decades. The usual response to an economic downturn, cutting interest rates, isn't w...

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EU: Conflict Over How To Tackle Climate Change

The Guardian | Ian Traynor | Posted 01.10.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, European Union, Global Warming, Climate Change, Eu, World News

European leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday for a crunch summit, acutely divided over how to deliver on pledges to combat global warming almost tw...

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EU Votes To Upgrade Israel Relations Despite Arab Lobbying

Haaretz | Posted 01.08.2009 | World

Read More: Europe Israel Relations, Eu Israel, Arab, Middle East, European Union, Israel, Eu, Europe, World News

The European Union's 27 foreign ministers unanimously approved upgrading relations with Israel on Monday, despite vigorous efforts by the Palestinian ...

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Terrorist Money Trail Leads to Allied Ire, But Not Terrorists

Frank Naif | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

Read More: Civil Liberties, Obama Transition, War on Terror, Cia, Privacy, Eu, Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Oregon, World News

The US campaign against terrorism has lost America its friends and alienated it allies. Following terrorist money is a cornerstone of US counter-terrorism strategy that has achieved unwelcome results.

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EU To Accept 10,000 Iraqi Refugees

BBC News | Posted 12.29.2008 | World

Read More: Europe Iraqi Refugees, Iraq War Wire, Iraqi Refugees Syria, Unhcr, Iraqi Asylee Seekers, Iraqi Refugees Jordan, Iraqi Refugees, Sweden Refugees, United Nations, European Union, Iraq, Eu, Germany Refugees, World News

The European Union says it is ready to accept up to 10,000 Iraqi refugees, many of whom are living in extreme hardship in Jordan and Syria. The agree...

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Governors' Global Climate Summit: Thinking As One Planet

Paige Donner | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sebelius, Cap and Trade, World Wildlife Fund, S Renewable Energy, Blagojevich, Governors' Global Climate Summit, Brazil, Nature Conservancy, Executive Order, Renewable Energy, Environm, Eu, Carb, Beverly Hilton, Flex-Fuel, Jim Doyle, Barack Obama, Ental Defense Fund, Canada, Schwarzenegger, Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Indonesia, Poland, Algae Biofuels, Environment, Climate Change, Redd, Copenhagen, Deforestation, China, Crist, Politics News

What was heard at the Governor's Global Climate Summit, held earlier this week in Los Angeles, was a chorus of international voices.

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EU To Vote On Honey Bee "Recovery Zones" With Bee-Friendly Flowers

Reuters | Pete Harrison | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Europe, Honey, Bees, Biodiversity, Agriculture Committee, Environment, Honeybees, Animals, European Parliment, Neil Parish, Eu, Honey Bee Crisis, Green News

STRASBOURG, France - Honey bees, whose numbers are falling, must be given flowery "recovery zones" in Europe's farmlands to aid their survival, a lead...

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European Leaders Agree To Inject Cash Into Banks

New York Times | DAVID JOLLY and KATRIN BENNHOLD | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Europe Leaders, European Union, Europe, European Banks, Eu, Business News

European financial and political leaders agreed late Sunday to a plan that would inject billions of euros into their banks in a bid to restore confide...

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Treacherous Behaviour: Russia, China and Iran

Hannah Fisher | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Nuclear Weapons, War With Iran, Nuclear Power, Politics, Russia, Iran Nuclear Program, China, Un, Eu, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News

Without hard-hitting sanctions, military action against Iran is inevitable. Dealing with the vice of Iran now is unpleasant, but dealing with a nuclear Iran will be a thousand times worse.

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Iran's Positive Response and the High Possibility of a Military Strike

Omid Memarian | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: France, Iran, Military Attack, E.U., Incentive Package, Security Council, Israel, U.S., Javier Solana, 5+1, The United Nations, Conservatives, Manouchehr Mottaki, Jean-Maurice Ripert, Politics News

The EU and U.S. know that sanctions cannot destroy but only weaken Iran's vast economy, given that rising oil prices have tripled Iran's revenue during the past two years.

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EU Lifts Cuba Sanctions

AP | JAN SLIVA | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: European Union, Eu, Cuba, Cuba Sanctions, Eu Cuba Sanctions, Eu Ifts Cuba Sanctions, Politics News

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union on Thursday agreed to lift its diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposed tough conditions on the com...

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Bush, EU Threaten Iran With New Sanctions

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Bush, European Union, Eu, Bush Eu Iran, New Iran Sanctions, Bush European Union Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Politics News

KRANJ, Slovenia — President Bush claimed progress Tuesday in his legacy-shaping drive to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, winning Europ...

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Way to Win Hearts and Minds

Sam Sedaei | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Aipac, Iran, Primary, Mccain, Clinton, Washington, United States, Obama, Fulbright, Un, Israel, Eu, Hamas, Election, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Israel 60th Birthday, Politics News

Regardless of one's belief about Israel, violence is not the answer and both HAMAS and Israel need to be condemned for their appeal to violence to advance their cause.

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US Airlines Told To Go Green Or Lose Flights To EU

Guardian UK | Dan Milmo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, European Union, US Airlines, Airlies, Eu, Business News

US airlines must pay for their carbon dioxide emissions or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner warned yesterda...

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EU Skeptical on Microsoft Sharing Plan

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: European Union, Microsoft, Eu, Antitrust, EU Microsoft, Business News

BRUSSELS, Belgium — European Union regulators are expressing skepticism over Microsoft's latest offer to share more information about its produc...

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EU Close To Approving Google's DoubleClick Deal

Bloomberg | Matthew Newman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Google EU, European Union, Google Doubleclick, Doubleclick Google, Eu, Doubleclick, Google, Business News

Google Inc. hasn't received formal objections from European Union regulators about its proposed $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc., three peopl...

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Apple Scraps Europe iTunes Policy

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Ipod, Apple, Itunes, Eu, EU iTunes Deal, Business News

Apple Inc. has agreed to scrap its online pricing policies across Europe for its iTunes music downloads, the European Union said Wednesday. The maker...

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2 EU Diplomats Expelled From Afghanistan For Allegedly Meeting With Taliban

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: EU Diplomats, Afghanistan, Nato, Diplomats Expelled From Afghanistan, War in Terror, European Union, Iraq, Eu, Politics News

The Afghan government expelled two senior European diplomats Thursday on accusations they held unauthorized meetings with Taliban militants, official...

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