French Election Results Explain Why France Is Failing
Socialist political — and moral — values now prevail in France. The long slide of a once great nation continues as it continually...
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U.K. Govt. Seeks Massive Communications Surveillance Powers
The British government is proposing a bill that would force communications providers to log details of every e-mail, telephone call, and text message...
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U.K. Supreme Court Denies Request to Reconsider Assange Extradition Ruling
On Thursday the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom “dismissed the application” filed by WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, to re-open the...
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Spanish Debt Problems Grow
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Radjoy obtained a $125 billion bailout for Spanish banks, intending to quiet the fears of investors, but the loan...
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Spanish Bailout Just “a Credit Line,” Says Spain’s New Prime Minister
Following another last-minute late-weekend meeting of European Finance Ministers, Spain’s new Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy happily announced that not only would his country...
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Germans Resist Euro Bonds as an Answer to Sovereign Debt Problems
As the PIIGS nations — Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain — face the prospect of default, euro bonds are being considered as...
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Spain’s Treasury Secretary Calls for Help
As Spain prepares for a major market test as it tries to access capital on Thursday, its Treasury Minister has announced that Spain...
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Bulgarian Officials Persecute Pastor over Homeschooling
Authorities in the former communist nation of Bulgaria are reportedly persecuting a pastor and his family over their decision to homeschool, prompting an...
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WikiLeaks Chief Assange Loses U.K. Extradition Battle, Fears U.S. Charges
Following a high-profile legal battle that raged on for more than a year and a half, the British Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that...
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EU Plans to Impose National Internet IDs
While the European Union — many of whose member states are facing dire economic crises — struggles to convince the world of its...
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Italy Teeters on the Edge
The newest edition to the list of wobbling fiscal systems is Italy, the fourth largest economy in Europe and the seventh largest economy...
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Potential Bank Runs in Greece Spark EU Contagion Panic
As the prospect of Greece leaving the eurozone dominates headlines around the world, Greeks are lining up at ATMs and financial institutions to...
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Eurozone Teetering on the Edge of Recession
The latest numbers on the Eurozone economies are showing nothing, with an official recession call barely avoided. And without Germany’s slightly better economic performance...
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UK Leader in European Parliament Says EU on the Verge of Cataclysm
In an impassioned plea before the European Union’s so-called “Parliament,” United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader and popular MEP Nigel Farage compared the...
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French Muslims Overwhelmingly Supported Socialist
In France, a supposedly-secularized ‘modern’ nation, one's religious beliefs were overwhelming significant in choosing a presidential candidate in the recent elections. ...
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