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INSIGHT-The power brokers with Europe's fate in their hands=2

on, banking union, democratically legitimate political union – we’ve got to achieve that and we have to have an open public debate on that because those are basic questions of our social order. You can’t do that in the back room.” His job, Asmussen said, is not all that different from his father’s. “If there was a fire anywhere on Christmas Eve, the phone would ring and my dad would go to work.” His own family is relaxed about his duties, says Asmussen, even though he missed the birth of his second daughter because of the 2009 financial crisis, and interrupted his summer holiday last year to attend a crisis meeting in Brussels on Greece.

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Spain's Bailout Prompts Greek Fury

Spain’s 100billion bailout this weekend has prompted fury in some Greeks who see Spain’s rescue funds as free from the troika-imposed austerity conditions attached to their own bailout. May 12, 2012. 1 year anniversary demonstration in Barcelona

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Fracking in Ohio Sparks Real Estate Rebound: Mortgages

By Brian Louis – 2012-06-11T04:00:01Z The clamor of bulldozers on a patch of former farmland in rural Carroll County, Ohio makes Glenn Enslen, the countys economic development director, feel like an eight-year-old kid on Christmas morning, he said.

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Fracking in Ohio Sparks Real Estate Rebound: Mortgages

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European Championship 2012: Ranking the Best Back Lines in the Tournament

The old saying goes that defense wins championships, and a few countries competing in the 2012 European Championship will hope that this is true. Even if the eventual champion’s back four is not the only reason it wins the trophy, it will certainly be a vital part of the winning formula.

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Get In The Limo With Robert Pattinson: Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes on the Cosmopolis Set

Two new behind-the-scenes Cosmopolis clips have been released along with interviews with the films leading man, Robert Pattinson, and director David Cronenberg. Based on Don DeLillos novel of the same name, Cosmopolis follows 24 eventful and disturbing hours in the life of billionaire, financier Eric Packer. Pursued by an anonymous assassin and a patisserie-fixated stalker, Packers surreal journey sees him confront his fears, obsessions and a search for meaning, in the intentionally, absurd context of a white limo.

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Portugal banking on Ronaldo

Portugal are unfortunate enough to find themselves in the Euro 2012 ‘Group of Death’ and the odds are stacked up against the 2004 runners-up as they will have to face Germany and Netherlands who are seen as the clear favourites to go through to the next round. Portugal are known for their free-flowing and attacking football, but they are highly dependent on Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani

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Thousands say No Way to Nato

British activists will descend for a mass rally outside the US embassy in Grovesnor Square to hear key-note speakers and lend support to a massive wave of demos expected in Chicago.

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Thousands say No Way to Nato

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May Day Protests Sweep the Globe

By Kate Schwartz, Newser Staff

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May Day Protests Sweep the Globe

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Occupy World: A Paper Revolution

Everything about the Occupy Wall Street movement is global. Its origins are rooted in Tunisia, Egypt and Canada. Its strategies were honed on the streets of Paris and Lisbon

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Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 @ 12:00 a.m.

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