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Bomb OPEC
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
Shared by Chrigu Je länger der Kampf zwischen Obama und Clinton dauert, je problematischer werden die Vorschläge... Zuletzt wird man sich über McCain freuen müssen, da weis man wenigstens was man hat!What?s the next dumb economic idea in this race?THE race for the White House has been a depressing experience for anyone foolish enough to have hoped for a rational debate about economic policy....
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The hidden hand
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on February 19, 2008
Which are the most popular conspiracy theories?AN OBVIOUS truth can be difficult to face. On Monday February 18th Mohamed al Fayed told a British inquest into the death of Diana, princess of Wales, and his son Dodi, that the pair were murdered in a conspiracy that included the British royal family, secret service and government. (In passing he called the Duke of Edinburgh a "Nazi" whose name...
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Barack Obama rolls on
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on February 20, 2008
Ten successive victories for Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton's campaign is totteringANOTHER week and another painful defeat for Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday February 19th Barack Obama won two more contests for the Democratic nomination. Victories in a primary in Wisconsin and a caucus in Hawaii seal his ninth and tenth victories in a row. Hawaii is small and Mr Obama was born there, so Mrs...
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Facebook fatigue
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on February 25, 2008
Are you tired of social networking?THE number of Britons logging on to Facebook has fallen for the first time, according to Nielsen Online, an internet-metrics firm. In January, 8.5m unique users caught up with friends and colleagues, down by 5% from December. Facebook has added 712% more users in Britain since January 2007 and it appears that a natural plateau has been reached: Bebo and MySpace...
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Play your cards right
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on February 25, 2008
Visa plans a $19 billion initial public offeringWHEN markets are rocky and the economy is wobbling is it a good idea to splash out on a credit card? Visa, the world's leading credit-card operator, certainly thinks so. On Monday February 25th Visa said that it would soon go ahead with an initial public offering (IPO) of around half of its shares, which might raise as much as $18.8 billion....
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Blocked YouTube
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on February 27, 2008
What does the government keep from you?WHAT you see--or rather, what you don't see--on the internet may be determined by your government. The attitude of officialdom varies when it comes to filtering content of a social nature. In many places agreements are set with service providers to block nasty stuff such as child pornography. In a few countries intervention is stronger, up to the level...
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An ugly victory
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on March 02, 2008
Dmitry Medvedev's easy win in the Russian presidential election does not give him legitimacyTHREE hours before the close of the presidential election on Sunday March 2nd, in which voters massively endorsed Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's next president, a bull-necked security guard (radio in hand, legs apart) barred the entrance to polling station number 3065. The station had been set up in a...
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A curious case of nuclear intrigue
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on April 25, 2008
... attack.About all that is certain is that on September 6th Israeli jets destroyed a target near the town of Deir ez-Zor in Syria. The Syrians protested, but initially said that the bombs had fallen on farmland or on unimportant military buildings. Israel and America, at first, maintained a smug silence but it gradually emerged that the Israelis believed they had destroyed a partially-built nu...
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KAL's cartoon
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on May 01, 2008
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In Obama's grasp
via The Economist: News analysis and views by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Barack Obama looks all but certain to be the Democratic nomineeBARACK OBAMA once said that of the three contests in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Indiana, the last would be the ?tie-breaker?. He was right. His Democratic presidential rival, Hillary Clinton, won the first. He won the second on Tuesday May 6th, romping home in North Carolina with 56.2% to Mrs Clinton?s 41.5%. The margin of...
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