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Coming Soon; The Non-US Citizen Vote For Obama

Rob Kall | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Europe, Iraq, Germany, France, Barack Obama, Obama Trip Iraq, Barack Obama Foreign Tour, Obama Foreign Tour, Obama Abroad, Politics News

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.

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Obama's Europe Blindspot: Why Did He Skip Europe's Institutional Heart?

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

(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...

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eBay Baby Case: German Couple Cleared Of Charges Of Selling Their Baby

AP | MARIA MARQUART | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Ebay Baby, Germany, Ebay Baby Case, Ebay Baby Germany, Home News

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 ...

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Does Terrorism Make us Travel Greener?

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Terrorism, 9/11, Gas Prices, Travel, Germany, Air Travel, Xanax, Environment, Green News

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.

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Euro 2008: Spain Beats Germany In Final (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Spain Wins Euro Cup, Sports, Spain Wins Euro Cup 2008, Germany, Soccer, Spain Beats Germany, Spain, Euro Cup, Euro Cup 2008, Home News

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...

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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 ...

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The Pariah Loophole

Tom Teicholz | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Germany, Nazis, Poland, Ukraine, Nazi War Criminals in the United States, The US Justice Department, Nazi War Criminals, Paliw, Leprich, Demjanjuk, Politics News

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.

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Intervention for America's Oil Addicts

Diane Francis | Posted 06.09.2008 | Green

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.

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That vs. Who: The Politics of Linguistics

Carol Maric | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sexism, Psychology, News, War, Bias, Extremism, Media, Technology, Nationalism, Cognitive Science, Law, Journalists, Computers, Philosophy, Politicians, Genocide, Human Rights, Germany, Linguistics, Politics, Gender, United States, God, Globalization, Journalism, Internet, George Bush, Destruction, Catastrophe, Subjectivity, Generalizations, Objectivity, Republicanism, Osama Bin Laden, Nazism, Grammar, Words, Newspapers, Stress, World Politics, Physics, Science, Information, Workplace, Freedom, Autonomy, Health, C.I.A., Independence, Presidents, Religion, Corruption, 911, 9/11, Terrorism, World Trade Center, Gulf War, Oil, Critical Theory, Saddam Hussein, Essay, Politics News

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.

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The Olympic Torch Relay's Nazi Origin

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Star Wars, Nuremberg Rally, Germany, Leni Riefenstahl, Torch Relay, Olympic Flame, Darfur, Tibet, Beijing, Propaganda, Olympic Torch, Relay, Hitler, China, 1936 Olympics, Olympics, Politics, Human Rights, Torch, Triumph of the Will, George Lucas, Protests, Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens, Protestors, Nazi, 1936, 2008 Olympics, Nuremberg, Politics News

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.

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What if I, a Jew, lived in Germany?

Dave Winer | Posted 03.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Final Solution, Germany, Nazi, Swastika, Wright, Living News

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...

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Why Europeans Can't Have Gmail

ABC News | Michael S. Malone | Posted 03.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Daniel Giersch, Germany, Gmail, Economics, P1 Private, European Union, Google Lawsuit, G-Mail Versus Gmail, Google, G-Mail, Business News

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, ...

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UK Enlisted Astrologer to Fight Hitler

AP | D'ARCY DORAN | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Uk, Britain, United Kingdon, Adolf Hitler, Germany, Hitler and Germany, World War 2, Wwii, British Spies, Louis De Wohl, Politics News

LONDON — Desperate for a glimpse into Adolf Hitler's unpredictable mind, British spies hired an astrologer during World War II to write horoscop...

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Germany: US Demand To Increase Afghanistan Deployment Is "Impertinent"

The Independent | Tony Paterson | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Warwire, US Troops, Germany, German Troops, German Troops Afghanistan, Home News

A bitter diplomatic row between Germany and the United States deepened yesterday after Berlin flatly rejected demands from Washington that it deploy t...

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Perez Hilton Covers The New German Polar Bear

236.com | Posted 01.14.2008 | Home

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A New Civil Rights Wave?

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Frances Harper, Betty Friedan, Sojourner Truth, Women's Liberation Movement, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Hitler, Barack Obama, Bell Hooks, Germany, 2008 Election, Feminism, Politics News

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.

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The Boss Who Fired Workers For Not Smoking

ABC News | Posted 01.12.2008 | Business

Read More: German Offices, Office Smoking, Germany, Smokers, Smoking, Non-Smoking, Business News

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...

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A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Europe, Mick Jagger, African-Americans, Pakistan, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, 9/11, Christoph Blocher, Same-Sex Marriage, Cecilia Sarkozy, Muslim, John Kerry, John Edwards, Racism, Health Care, Abortion, Turkey, Housing Market, Mitt Romney, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Carla Bruni, Caucuses, Tom Tancredo, Barack Obama, New York, Francois Mitterrand, Bible, Great Britain, Fred Thompson, Donald Trump, Jacques Chirac, Judith Nathan, Hillary Clinton, India, China, Gay Marriage, Mormons, Eric Clapton, United Kingdom, Economy, Iraq, Immigration, Catholic Church, Unemployment, Gay Rights, Mike Huckabee, George H.W. Bush, New Hampshire, Western Europe, Republican Presidential Candidate, Italy, Bill Clinton, Islam, Germany, John McCain, Primary, Xenophobia, Segolene Royal, Gay, Civil Unions, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Economic Slowdown, Religion, Plastic Surgery, Rudy Giuliani, Homelessness, Corporations, Silvio Berlusconi, Iowa, 2008 Presidential Race, Swiss People's Party, Asia, Turkish, Switzerland, Asian, Arab, Politics News

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.

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Germany -- and the American Zeitgeist

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 10.02.2007 | Politics

Read More: Jewish Culture, Holocaust, Jews in Germany, Nazi Legacy, Germany, Politics News

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.

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Spot The Star! Tom Cruise, "Pirates" Actor And More In Hitler Flick

Daily Mail | Posted 09.05.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Scientology, Germany, Valkyrie, Entertainment News

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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