Obama in Berlin
250,000 Berliners would never have assembled to hear a speech by John McCain. Today, even Bush couldn't pull that many people together in Berlin to protest against him.
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Obama Berlin Speech: Reagan, Kennedy Comparisons; More Media Reactions
The Huffington Post | Dan Duray/Katharine Zaleski | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics
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Major news organizations are drawing comparisons between Barack Obama's speech in Berlin today and those of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. (They w...
What Will Barack Obama Say in Berlin?
Jerry Weissman | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
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The association of Obama with Kennedy was due, in large part, to their shared oratorical talents. This week's Berlin speech makes that association even more pertinent.
Why We Should Pay Attention: The Facts About the Mideast Nuclear Scare
Eric Margolis | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
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Much of the media, which does not understand the military issues involved, and exaggerates the dangers in the Israel-Iran confrontation, bear much of the blame. So here is some clarification.
Coming Soon; The Non-US Citizen Vote For Obama
Rob Kall | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics
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The McCain team, after goading Obama on to go overseas must now be kicking themselves to high heaven when he is greeted by thousands of people who wish they could be voting for him.
Obama's Europe Blindspot: Why Did He Skip Europe's Institutional Heart?
Steve Clemons | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
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(Obama Does Brown but Not Brussels) I'm strongly supportive of Barack Obama's announced plans to spend some quality plane time with Senators Chuck H...
eBay Baby Case: German Couple Cleared Of Charges Of Selling Their Baby
AP | MARIA MARQUART | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home
MEMMINGEN, Germany — A baby boy removed from his parents' custody after they offered to sell him on eBay for just a euro _ $1.59 _ as a joke is ...
Does Terrorism Make us Travel Greener?
Mairi Beautyman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green
The other day a friend mentioned his drug of choice for an upcoming flight: Anxiety pill Xanax. When I asked if he was afraid of flying, he said no, he was afraid of checking in.
Euro 2008: Spain Beats Germany In Final (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home
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Spain ended a 44-year streak of losing in major tournaments with a convincing win in the 2008 Euro Cup final against Germany: A championship 44 years...
Spain Wins Euro Cup 2008, Beats Germany 1-0 (VIDEO)
AP | Posted 06.29.2008 | Home
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Big-game flops no more, Spain won the European Championship 1-0 over Germany on Sunday for its first major title in 44 years. Fernando Torres scored ...
The Pariah Loophole
Tom Teicholz | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics
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There is no international law that requires foreign countries to accept or extradite former Nazis. But that does not lift countries' moral responsibility to accept and prosecute these criminals.
Intervention for America's Oil Addicts
Diane Francis | Posted 06.09.2008 | Green
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America needs an energy intervention right now which will help the environment, slash trade deficits, reduce dependency foreign regimes and finance new technologies. Here are my ideas.
That vs. Who: The Politics of Linguistics
Carol Maric | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
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I Object! Or is that Subject? This was my first reaction to the common linguistic objectification of sentient beings which has become pervasive in America.
The Olympic Torch Relay's Nazi Origin
Chris Weigant | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics
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Don't pretend that the torch protests sully some pure tradition in a way it has never before been sullied. This particular tradition began in shame, not in purity.
What if I, a Jew, lived in Germany?
Dave Winer | Posted 03.23.2008 | Living
Michael Markman sent a pointer to another Wright sermon video, which I watched. The one that ends with God Damn America. I was born in the United Sta...
Why Europeans Can't Have Gmail
ABC News | Michael S. Malone | Posted 03.21.2008 | Business
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To paraphrase Carl von Clausewitz, economic war is also politics by other means -- especially in the European Union. As you may have read this week, ...
UK Enlisted Astrologer to Fight Hitler
AP | D'ARCY DORAN | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics
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LONDON — Desperate for a glimpse into Adolf Hitler's unpredictable mind, British spies hired an astrologer during World War II to write horoscop...
Germany: US Demand To Increase Afghanistan Deployment Is "Impertinent"
The Independent | Tony Paterson | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home
A bitter diplomatic row between Germany and the United States deepened yesterday after Berlin flatly rejected demands from Washington that it deploy t...
Perez Hilton Covers The New German Polar Bear
236.com | Posted 01.14.2008 | Home
Read more from 236.com here. ...
A New Civil Rights Wave?
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics
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Vote for Clinton, but not on the basis that someone of color has no right to occupy the White House. Vote for Obama, but not on the basis that no woman has a right to become president.
The Boss Who Fired Workers For Not Smoking
ABC News | Posted 01.12.2008 | Business
The owner of a small German computer company has fired three non-smoking workers because they were threatening to disturb the peace after they request...
A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al
Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics
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After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.
Germany -- and the American Zeitgeist
Joan Z. Shore | Posted 10.02.2007 | Politics
It would not take much to find a target now for our anger and frustration: The immigrants, the gays, the people on welfare, the liberals, the Jews.
Spot The Star! Tom Cruise, "Pirates" Actor And More In Hitler Flick
Daily Mail | Posted 09.05.2007 | Entertainment
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Their stern faces reflect the gravity of their mission. Dressed in German uniforms and sombre suits, Tom Cruise's character and his co-conspirators l...
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