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Obama's New Geopolitics: 10 Key Takeaways

William Bradley | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, Dmitri Medvedev, Pakistan, George W. Bush, Iraq, G-20, Britain, Dick Cheney, Gordon Brown, Iran, Nato, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Afghanistan, India, Cold War, London, World News

Obama's just-concluded big international tour is part of a major reshuffling in geopolitics. Here are 10 key takeaways from happenings in and around his trip.

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Global Tele-Offices: An Answer to Working Through the Recession

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 05.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Office, Global Nomads, Recession, Digital Lifestyle, Mobile, Working Life, Uk, London, Telecommuting, Business News

We are part of a growing group of professionals who circle the globe working in an agile manner, using social networks and email as a main means of communication.

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Damn Right I Got Michael Jackson Tickets

Matt Stewart | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Billie Jean, Uk, O2, Off the Wall, Concerts, England, Dangerous, Thriller, Bad, King of Pop, Jacksons, Music, Rock, Concert, London, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, History, Beat It, Pop, Entertainment News

Like the million other people who bought tickets, it came down to simple joys. I want to see one of the planet's great shows with my own two eyes.

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Ian Tomlinson, G-20 Man Who Died, Will Have Second Post-Mortem

The Independent | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Ian Tomlinson, G-20 Summit, Ian Tomlinson Investigation, London, England, G-20 Death, g20 Death, World News

A number of officers captured on camera when a newspaper seller who later died was hit with a baton have yet to come forward, the police watchdog said...

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Turkey: Not the Usual Geopolitical Sandwich

William Bradley | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Britain, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey, Bosporus, Afghanistan, France, Pakistan, George W. Bush, European Union, Prague, G-20, London, Istanbul, Nato, Barack Obama, Germany, Dick Cheney, Iraq, Ankara, Jihadists, Cold War, Erdogan, Islam, Winston Churchill, Byzantine Empire, Neoconservative, Ottoman Empire, Balkans, Mohammed Cartoons, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Roman Empire, Soviet Union, 100 Days, World News

Obama seems to see Turkey, which has friendly relations with Israel, as potentially a much stronger partner than any other NATO nation, perhaps even Britain.

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Hot Women and Pole-Dancing: Ingenuity in a Downturn

Vicky Ward | Posted 05.07.2009 | Style

Read More: London, Nightlife, New York City, Economic Crisis, Strippers, New York Economic Crisis, Style News

One former Morgan Stanley employee is now reportedly making $160,000 as a pole dancer. Intriguingly, she says she finds her new working environment more comfortable than her old one.

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The G-20 Conference -- Thin Air at the Summit

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.06.2009 | World

Read More: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama European Trip, Obama Europe, 100 Days, Global Progressive Forum, Brussels, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, London, G-20, World News

What was missing at the G-20 was a true revolution in the thinking of the global financial and political elites. And that will not happen without either more inspired leadership at the top or more pressure from below.

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Re-Setting the Geopolitical Table: How Obama's Big Trip Is Going

William Bradley | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Angela Merkel, Britain, Turkey, France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Prague, Vladimir Putin, London, Gordon Brown, Nato, Barack Obama, Poland, Germany, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Czech Republic, Iraq, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ankara, Dmitri Medvedev, Anti-Missile Shield, G-20, World News

The G-20 went well. Not as well as advertised, which is par for most any political course, but much better than most of the Gs -- 7, 8, or 20.

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ADL Sets Another Roadblock to Mid-East Peace

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: London, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, J Street, Jstreet, Takepart.com, Abraham Foxman, Avigdor Lieberman, Adl, Israel, Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, ABC and ADL Don't Represent Me, American Jews, g20, Binyamin Netanyahu, Anti-Defamation League, World News

Under his previous term, Netanyahu's extreme right-wing domestic and international policies left Israel starving for alternatives. Literally.

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Nuclear Weapons Breakthrough -- Obama & Medvedev Make Fresh START

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, London, Russia, Strategic-Arms-Reduction-Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, President Obama, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, United States, Start, Cold War, g20, Dmitri Medvedev, Politics News

Every nuclear weapon that is dismantled through such diplomacy is a victory for reason and compassion.

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Berlusconi Rattles Queen Elizabeth II (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Berlusconi, England, Queen Elizabeth II, Berlusconi Queen Gaffe, Obama, Queen Berlusconi, Berlusconi Queen Video, London, g20, G-20, Queen, Video, Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi Gaffe, G-20 Summit, Berlusconi Queen, Queen Elizabeth Berlusconi, Queen Elizabeth's Anger at Berlusconi, Berlusconi Queen Elizabeth, Berlusconi and the Queen, Queen Elizabeth and Berlusconi, Berlusconi and Queen, Queen Elizabeth Italian Prime Minister, Queen Elizabeth Upset, Queen Elizabeth Berlusconi Youtube, Queen Elizabeth's Anger at Berlusconi a Youtube Hit, Berlusconi Elizabeth, Berlusconi and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Berlusconi Video, Queen Elizabeth Italian, Queen Elizabeth, Queen and Berlusconi, Italy, World News

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, known for his often inappropriate gaffes, appears to have upset Queen Elizabeth II during a G-20 group photo...

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G-20 Global Response: 'Developing World Needs Its Own Stimulus'

Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, London, Global Financial Crisis, Third World Countries, G20 Summit, United Kingdom, President Barack Obama, Developing Countries Poverty, European Union, g20 Leaders, London-United Kingdom, World News

As the G-20 Summit in London wraps up today, bloggers and citizen journalists from around the world are covering the outcomes, ideas and policies pres...

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NGO Leaders Challenge G-20 Summit To Expand Scope

Huffington Post Contributors | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

Read More: Greenpeace International, G8, Rich Versus Poor Countries, Plan International, Global Economy, G20 Summit, Low Income Countries, International Save the Children Alliance, Third World, President Barack Obama, Action Aid, World Bank, Imf, China, Amnesty International, London, Care International, Unemployment, Global Financial Crisis, World Vision International, Global Poverty, Oxfam International, g20, G-20, G-20 Summit, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

By: Irene Khan - Secretary General, Amnesty International Dr Gerd Leipold - Executive Director, Greenpeace International Jeremy Hobbs - Executive Dir...

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G-20 Leaders Eye More IMF Funds, Tighter Regulations (VIDEO)

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

Read More: g20 Regulation, G20 Summit, France, g20 Imf, England, International Monetary Fund, London, g20, G-20, Obama Europe, g20 2009, Germany, Imf, G-20 Summit, Obama London, Foreign Affairs, G-20 Video, g20 Video, Video, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

LONDON — Leaders from around the globe made headway Thursday on tackling the world's worst financial crisis since the 1930s, with signs of agree...

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G20 Protester Dies Near Bank Of England

Sky News | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: Bank of England, G20 Summit, G20 Protesters, G20 Meeting, g20 Protester Dies, g20 London Protest, Foreign Affairs, England, London-Protest, London, G20 Protests, g20, g20 Protest, Advocacy, G-20, G-20 Summit, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

The man was found dead after collapsing at a protest camp near the Bank of England. Police said bottles were thrown at them while they carried him aw...

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Obama's Trip to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Eight years after Bush ignored protesters at the EU meeting in Goethenberg, Obama is arriving in Europe for the London G20 talks. One thing is for sure...this time the leaders need to listen.

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Dispatch from London: Day 1 of the G-20 Summit

Ann Pettifor | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business

Read More: London, G-20 Summit, The Obamas, Police, Protests, Angela Merkel, Climate Change, Bankers, Nicolas Sarkozy, Financiers, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Business News

While the protesters are more or less united, G-20 leaders are squabbling like parents fighting over how to constrain their petulant teenagers.

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Brazil's Charmingly Un-PC President

Marilia Duffles | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

Read More: Charles Dickens, Economy, England, Brazil, Racism, G-20, London, Political Correctness, President Lula, World News

Like President Lula, I am also Brazilian and occasionally engage in cross-cultural communication with a Brit. My husband.

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G-20 Protesters Break Into Royal Bank Of Scotland In London (SLIDESHOW)

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, G-20 Summit, Barack Obama, England, G-20 Protests, g20-2009, G20 Protests, London, g20, Financial Fool's Day, G-20, g20 Protest, Slideshow, g20 Protest Photos, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, G20 Protesters, G-20 Protesters, g20 Obama Protesters, Rbs Workers at G-20, Rbs G-20 Video, Rbs g20, G-20 Protesters Break Into Royal Bank of Scotland, Protests g20, Protesters g20, g20 Protest Pictures, Rbs News, United Kingdom, London-United Kingdom, World News

LONDON - G-20 protesters clashed with riot police in downtown London on Wednesday, breaking into the heavily guarded Royal Bank of Scotland and smashi...

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G20 Protests: British Firms Ban Staff From Leaving The Office As Police Fear Mass Riots

Telegraph | Richard Edwards and Caroline Gammell | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: British Police, g20 2009, England, G-20 Protests, Foreign Affairs, G-20 Summit, G20 Protests, London Riots, g20, London, G-20, World News

Up to 2,000 demonstrators are expected to bring the City to a halt in "unprecedented" protests to coincide with the arrival of world leaders, and ther...

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G20 Protests: Police, Demonstrators Clash Outside The Bank Of England

guardian.co.uk | Sam Jones and Paul Lewis | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: G-20 Protests, Bank of England Protest, G-20 Summit, Foreign Affairs, G20 Protests, London, g20, g20 Protest, G-20, Bank of England, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

Skirmishes have broken out between police and protesters outside the Bank of England as the G20 demonstrations in London get into full swing....

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G-20 Summit: Schedule, Photos, Video, Updates

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Gordon Brown, Global Financial Crisis, G-20 Protest, Group of 20 Summit, G-20 Summit, Group of 20 Nations, Barack Obama, England, Group of 20, President Obama, European Union, London, G-20, Slideshow, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, g20 Schedule, g20 Summit Schedule, g20 Photos, G-20 Schedule, G 20 Schedule, G 20 Queen Photo, g20 Updates, g20 Summit Photos, 2009 g20 Schedule, g20 Summit in London and Photo, g20 Schedule Thursday, World News

Political and financial leaders and delegates are convening In London for Thursday's G-20 Summit, which will address the global financial crisis. Bac...

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The Party Isn't Over Yet for Some

Heidi Kingstone | Posted 04.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Credit Crunch, Social World, Cipriani, London, Cipriani Restuarant London, Cipriani Restaurant, Cipriani's, Prosecco, Expensive Dining, Expensive Meals, Dining Out, Dining-Out, Food, Bellinis, Ferragamo, Style News

If there is a credit crunch in London, which few doubt, it's not at Cipriani, the Italian restaurant in the heart of London's exclusive Mayfair district.

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G-20 Summit: Britain Tightens Security Ahead Of Meeting

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: G-20, G-20 Summit, London, England, Europe, Group of 20, Group of 20 Economy Meeting, Group of 20 Nations, Group-of-20-Summit, Security, London Security, London Police, G-20 Security, G-2- Meeting England, g20, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

LONDON — Thousands of extra police are patrolling London's streets ahead of this week's Group of 20 summit amid fears that terrorists could capi...

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G-20 Must Look To Needs Of Developing World: Commentary

Times Online | Wang Qishan | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

Read More: Group-of-20-Economy-Meeting, Developing Countries, World Economic Crisis, England, Group of 20, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, World Financial Crisis, Third World, London, G-20, China, World Economy, g20, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

The global financial crisis that started last year has taken its toll on the world economy on an unprecedented scale. To cope with the crisis, a stron...

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