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Europe's crisis a path strewn with fallen leaders: France's Sarkozy next?
Washington Post
If he goes, he'll be in good company: Almost every crisis-hit European country that has held an election since disaster struck in 2009 has thrown out its leader. Here's a look at countries where political cadavers litter the landscape.
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REICH: Europe trailblazing a double dip
New Haven Register
EUROPE is in recession. Portugal, Italy and Greece are basket cases. The British and Spanish economies have contracted for the last two quarters. It seems highly likely that France and Germany are in a double dip as well. Why should we care?
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Europe Is A Bigger Problem Than The Slowing U.S. Economy
Business Insider
Germany is Europe's strongest economy. Yet even its Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) fell to 46.2 in April from 48.4 in March. Any number below 50 indicates recessionary contraction. So the further plunge in its PMI has evenEurope's strongest economy ...
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What lessons should the US draw from Europe's debacle?
Washington Post
Europe is a mess. But it's a peculiar mess that both the left and the right think validates everything they've been saying about what we should — and shouldn't — do here in the United States. “The right argues we have to cut deficits now,...
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EU Rehn: Europe Needs Investment Pact To Boost Growth
Wall Street Journal
By Laurence Norman DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Union needs a "European investment pact" which can boost growth across the region by increasing public investment and finding ways to unlock further private funding of investment ...
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Is US a model for austerity-wary Europe?
Christian Science Monitor
Despite its sluggishness, the US economy is growing whileEurope's is contracting. A rising number of policymakers blameEurope's austerity moves. By Laurent Belsie, Business editor / May 5, 2012 A man walks past official campaign posters for Socialist ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Europe must balance austerity with growth: EU's Rehn
Chicago Tribune
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe needs to balance cutting its debt with measures to stimulate growth, the region's top economics official said on Saturday, as austerity threatens to drag the bloc into its second recession in three years.
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French overseas voters head to polls as bitter Sarkozy-Hollande campaign comes ...
Washington Post
PARIS — Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a presidential election that could affect everything from Europe's efforts to fight its debt crisis to how long French troops ...
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Euro fans face 'criminal' police
CNN International
(CNN) -- Football fans traveling to Ukraine for this summer's EuropeanChampionships have been warned they will face a "criminal" police force mired in so many abuse scandals that their behavior threatens to ruin the showpiece tournament.
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The Austerity Misdirection
Wall Street Journal
You might think there exists, among onlookers to Europe's struggles, a debate between fans and critics of austerity. There's not. Across the spectrum, most have believed from the beginning that it was a very bad idea to squeeze economies with higher ...
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Campaigning over, politicians await critical Greek vote
Reuters
By George Georgiopoulos and Karolina Tagaris | ATHENS (Reuters) - A ban on campaigning took effect in Greece on Saturday 24 hours ahead of the most uncertain and critical election for decades, a vote that could throw the country's future in Europe into ...
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Hollande favorite as French prepare for Sunday vote |
Reuters
Sunday's election, which coincides with parliamentary polls in Greece, may prove decisive for Europe as Hollande has pledged to temper a German-led austerity drive and reorient the recession-stricken euro zone towards growth. A limited number of voters ...
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In French Race, the Tortoise Sets His Own Pace
New York Times
PARIS — François Hollande, the 57-year-old favored to be elected narrowly on Sunday as France's president, is no revolutionary. He likes to talk of “harmony” and “pragmatism” and often quotes the poet and politician Aimé Césaire about “lucid hope.
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New York Times
Apology for reporter who broke WWII's end
Vancouver Sun
A journalist who was sacked for achieving perhaps the greatest scoop in history - announcing the end of the Second World War in Europe - won a posthumous apology from an egregiously ungrateful employer Friday. Edward Kennedy, a correspondent for the ...
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German Yields Fall to Records on Safety Bid; France Gains
BusinessWeek
By David Goodman on May 05, 2012 German bunds advanced, sending the nation's borrowing costs to record lows, on speculation Europe's economic slump is deepening and exacerbating the region's financial crisis. The nation's two-, five-, 10- and 30-year ...
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Sundays' European elections a referendum on austerity
Canada.com
OTTAWA - Elections in Europe this weekend will be less a vote for a new government or leader than a referendum on financial austerity measures that are pushing economies back into recession. Polls project Socialist Francois Hollande will beat incumbent ...
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Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia
Washington Post
BELGRADE, Serbia — Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia, 12 years after the late Balkan strongman was ousted by pro-Western forces seeking European Union membership. The first-round vote on Sunday for ...
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Europe Elections, Jobless Claims in Focus for Coming Week
TheStreet.com
Certainly it's having one on Europe." The major US equity indices just endured their worst week of the year with the big blow coming on Friday when the April employment report came in weaker than expected, adding just 115000 jobs, sparking a deep ...
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Greek vote may have more to say about Europe's future
The Seattle Times
French and Greek leaders who backed the European Union's severe austerity measures are likely to take a drubbing when both countries hold national elections Sunday. By Roy Gutman Supporters of the Greek Socialist party PASOK listen to a pre-election ...
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France worries that unsavory presidential campaign has divided country
Christian Science Monitor
He needs the voters of Marine Le Pen, the anti-Islam anti-Europe, nationalist, far-right candidate who defied expectations in the first round, scoring 18 percent of the vote. At his May 1 rally in Paris, Sarkozy spoke as the champion of “real labor” ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Samaras, Venizelos Make Final Appeals Before Greek Elections
Bloomberg
“Sunday will determine if we stay in Europe and the euro; if we move down a difficult but safe road,” Venizelos said. “Or if we embark on adventures that take us many decades back, leading the country to bankruptcy and mass poverty.
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Analysis: Sarkozy hit by crisis, Merkel strong
U.S. News & World Report
Indeed, the feisty Frenchman is keenly aware of all the leaders who got the ax from voters fed up with Europe's economic crisis and the austerity remedies that have stung them so acutely since the sovereign debt crisis began in Greece in late 2009.
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Wall Street Week Ahead: All eyes on European elections
Reuters
By Rodrigo Campos | NEW YORK (Reuters) - After Wall Street ended its worst week of the year on Friday, US stock investors will look across the Atlantic next week to take their cue from Europe as France and Greece go to the polls.
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Russian general raises idea of pre-emptive strike against missile shield
CNN International
Nikolai Makarov warned of a pre-emptive strike on launch sites if a compromise over a defense shield in Europe is not reached. Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov says a strike may be necessary in a period of tension Moscow (CNN) -- With talks deadlocked ...
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Austerity-weary Greece faces electoral impasse
BusinessWeek
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS After more than two years of financial crisis, international bailouts, a huge debt writedown and Europe's harshest austerity program, Greek voters have been given a chance to hit back at the parties that got them into this mess.
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Europe: Lord Stirling's News Blog EUROPE
By Lord Stirling
Lord Stirling's News Blog EUROPEEUROPE. Lord Stirling's News BlogEUROPE. http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail. Holy Shroud of Turin. NATO's Assult on Syria cloned off Hitler's destabilization of Czechoslovakia in September 1038 ...
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Europe's far-right in steady crawl toward power ... - Bangor Daily News
By UnBylined
Her stunning score in the first round of French presidential elections won her anti-immigrant National Front a place in the Europe-wide march of nationalist — sometimes extremist — ... Maine news, sports, politics and election results, and ...
Bangor Daily News
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When it comes to the most up to date news, consider getting your information from the European Automotive News and the Automotive News Europe.
BriefingWire.com
Good news, Europe is rooted and the Poms have finally worked it ...
By Whaleoil
Only in Westminster could this be considered an extreme position: according to the latest research, the British public are more hostile to Europe than even the Greeks. Euroscepticism is now the opinion of mainstream Britain. Lord only knows ...
Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A blog...
VW Amarok Arrives in Europe
By Paul Lienert, Correspondent
More than two years after its launch in South America, VW's midsize Amarok pickup will be produced in Germany for delivery to customers in Eastern and Western Europe and Africa. ... than two years after its launch in South America, VW's midsize Amarok pickup will be produced in Germany for delivery to customers in Eastern and Western Europe and Africa. | May 04, 2012 | Volkswagen of America, Inc. 1 Photo | See more photos in this gallery ». News. VW Amarok Arrives in Europe ...
Inside Line Automotive News
GrabCAD engineers teaming up for Shell Eco Marathon in Europe ...
By gabe
GrabCAD engineers teaming up for Shell Eco Marathon in Europe. May 4th, 2012 | By ... The event takes place each year in Europe, Asia and in the United States. You can read .... Posted in CAD models, Competitions, News. Tags: shell eco ...
GrabCAD news
Ratchet & Clank HD Trilogy pushed back in Europe • News ...
Ratchet & Clank HD Trilogy has had its PlayStation 3 release date pushed back from 16th May until early June, developer Insomniac has announced. A…
Eurogamer.net
very warm across eastern europe - very showery across spain ...
By news@weatheronline.co.uk (News WeatherOnline)
Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 5th May 2012. Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski. Unsettled across Northern Europe Today An area of rain is expected across Germany into Holland, Belgium and northern parts of France into the channel. Across central ...
Weather forecast weatheronline.co.uk
Sweden: Loreen charts in 14 European countries! | ESCDaily.com ...
By Rinor Nuhiu (Albania)
ESCDaily.com || The latest Eurovision 2012 news from across Europe · Home · About Us ... The hot favourite contestant to win this year's Eurovision Loreen, who's representing Sweden is currently charting in 14 European countries on iTunes.
ESCDaily.com || The latest Eurovision...
Anathema Issues New Tour Blog - in Metal News ( Metal ...
Metal News: Anathema Issues New European Road Report. ... "Special mention must be made of the most musical audience in all of Europe, the Italians. No one sings like these people do. They sound so good when singing along that half of ...
Metal Underground.com
German "Antifascist" Leftists Badly Beaten Up by ... - EuropeNews
Support Europenews · About us... Search · Newsletter · Syndicate · German... Islam versus Europe 4 May 2012. Ah, a chance to use that excellent German word ...
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Global hotel pulse: Europe news
HotelNewsNow.com each week features a news roundup from a different region of the world. Today's review covers Europe. Europe hotels post mixed...
www.hotelnewsnow.com/.../Global-hotel-pulse-Europe-news
Baker & McKenzie accused of sending "goon squad" - Europe News
Baker & McKenzie is currently on the receiving end of an internet backlash after allegedly using rather heavy handed tactics against a Canberra blogger and ...
www.rollonfriday.com/TheNews/EuropeNews/.../Default.aspx
Europe's far-right in steady crawl toward power
Marine Le Pen wants to bust the French political system — and people acrossEurope and beyond should take note.
www.foxnews.com/.../europe-far-right-in-steady-crawl-toward...
EU mulls 'Marshall plan' for Europe | EurActiv
Independent specialised European Union affairs portal for EU policy professionals. Expert EU policy journalists follow a wide range of European legislation and ...
www.euractiv.com/.../eu-mulls-marshall-plan-europe-news-51...
Leaders fall in Europe crisis: Sarkozy next?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is widely expected to be kicked out of office in elections Sunday. If he goes, he'll be in good company: Almost every crisis-hit ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../leaders-fall-in-europe-crisis-sarkozy-nex...
Leaders Threaten Euro 2012 Boycott Over Alleged Ukraine Abuses
A number of European leaders say they plan to boycott the Euro 2012 football tournament next month in Ukraine to protest the alleged mistreatment of the ...
www.voanews.com/.../Leaders-Threaten-Euro-2012-Boycott-...
Europe News
May Day, Europe's equivalent to the U.S. Labor Day, is traditionally a protest day, a symbol for workers and trade unions, but upcoming elections in France and ...
m.eu.cnbc.com/europe/top_stories/47242743/1
Russia Muslims Reject Shari`ah Courts - Europe - News - OnIslam.net
MOSCOW – A call by a Chechen lawyer for creating Shari`ah courts in Russia is inviting a strong opposition from Muslim religious leaders in the European ...
www.onislam.net/.../456819-russia-muslims-reject-shariah-cou...
BBC News - Europe: A crisis of the centre
Newsnight's Economics editor Paul Mason reports on the danger of politics taking over from economics as driver of the crisis and what this could spell for...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17828278
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