European Banks Water Down Greek Bond Losses
In banking, few values count more than consistency and integrity. The sovereign debt crisis in Europe, however, appears to have watered down those...
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Poll: Most Germans Oppose Merkel’s, Sarkozy’s Handling of EU Crisis
The debt crises of European Union member-states have reached critical mass. Three of the "PIIGS" nations — Portugal, Ireland, and Greece — and...
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EU Tells Sweden to Rescind Wolf-hunting Licenses or Face Legal Action
The European Union has threatened Sweden with legal action unless it rescinds its first issuance of wolf-hunting licenses in 45 years. Swedish Minister...
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Sarkozy and Merkel Meet on How to Save Eurozone
The bad news from the European Union is growing almost daily. Germany, the largest economy in Europe, had almost no economic growth at...
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Berlusconi Embraces Tax Hikes to Save Italy
The Italian government revisited its plans for handling the nation’s gaping public debt problem. On Friday, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (left) said that tax increases...
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British Intelligence Plotted to Emasculate Hitler
If you thought the Central Intelligence Agency hatched a few wacky plots to get rid of Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro, such as...
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UK’s Cameron Ponders Blocking Social Media Sites if Riots Continue
British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) is reportedly considering the drastic step of “pre-crime” blocking of social media sites if the violent riots...
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Germany Considers Banning National Democratic Party
The German government is considering banning the National Democratic Party (known as NPD, for "National Party of Deutschland," a political movement defined by...
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Terrorists vs. The State
The reaction was predictable. Following the tragic terror attack in Norway that left more than 75 people dead, calls to further empower government...
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Martial Law Considered as UK Riots Spread
The British government is reportedly considering martial law and other extreme measures to quell the mayhem as violent riots, fires, looting, and destruction...
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Tough Immigration Controls Save Denmark $10 Billion in 10 Years
If a country wishes to save its taxpayers some money, it should enact stiff immigration laws. That’s the conclusion of a report from...
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Royal Bank of Scotland Latest Victim of Greek Meltdown
The problems of European public debt reach beyond the borders of the nations that cannot pay their bills. The meltdown of the Greek...
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Euro Central Bank Fires up Printing Press As Crisis Grows
As fears over global markets grow, the European Central Bank (ECB) signaled that it would start buying more European-government bonds in an effort...
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European Financial Crisis Worsens; Italy Next?
As U.S. politicians scramble to defend themselves against raising the federal government’s astronomical debt to an even higher level, Americans may be seeing...
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Jaruzelski and Demjankuk and Justice
Wojeciech Jaruzelski (left) was the communist general who was defense minister of Communist Poland when striking shipyard workers were shot and killed in...
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