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...from the EUObserver VIVIANE REDING 17.07.2010 @ 12:27 CET People are always talking about what divides Europeans, but I find it more constructive to focus on what unites us. We are united in a European Union by common values. In 1989, we witnessed the power of these values to transform lives and break down barriers. [...]

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Nine years after 9/11, a chilling complacency about WMD attacks. By PEGGY NOONAN The most important overlooked story of the past few weeks was overlooked because it was not surprising. Also because no one really wants to notice it. The weight of 9/11 and all its implications is so much on our minds that it's [...]

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This is an excellent overview of the current situation in Russian in regard to its eastern borders... "This report is republished with permission of STRATFOR" June 15, 2010 | 0855 GMT By Peter Zeihan STRATFOR often discusses how Russia is on a bit of a roll. The U.S. distraction in the Middle East has offered [...]

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Based on his company’s interviews with thousands of people during the year, researcher George Barna synthesized the findings across numerous studies and summarized four themes that emerged from his research regarding religion in 2009. Click HERE to Read Article

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Thursday February 11, 2010 Germany's Merkel: She's Got the Whole Euro in Her Hands Angela Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, has to save Europe from itself By Peter Coy Angela Merkel has no children of her own, but in the inner circles of her political party she is called Mutti—"Mom." The 55-year-old German chancellor [...]

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The European Union was accused of "contempt for democracy" on Sunday after it emerged that hundreds of members of a new diplomatic service are being trained - even though the Lisbon Treaty that creates it has not come into effect. By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Published: 1:56PM BST 12 Apr 2009 Five hundred and thirty [...]

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