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I often say that leftists should pay more attention to church politics. This isn’t just because religion is important to a lot of people (note, for instance, that the Mormons currently have over 13 million members worldwide,...
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday that the central bank would monitor the sliding U.S. dollar and reiterated that interest rate would be kept at low levels for a while. "We...
Faced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would scarcely stop two mothers with...
After weeks of speculation on who the top front-runners were for the top two posts in the European Union, officials made their final decision on who would be its President and Foreign Policy Chief. Heads of 27 European Union...
This post is also available in: Dutch By Zita de Pooter At the end of the Summit, each Member State holds its own press conference to reply to national press questions. cafebabel did not miss the Dutch press conference, to hear...
BRUSSELS -- Champions of European unity hoped their new president would be a continental George Washington, a brand name who could pull the European Union closer together and fulfill their dream of a strengthened role for...
Leaders of the European Union meet on Thursday evening to discuss who should get the bloc's new top jobs. German commentators suggest that, before the meeting, the leaders should do some homework and put aside national...
Top euro zone officials will urge China this month to move towards a more flexible exchange rate policy but it will not be easy to introduce change soon, EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Thursday.
France could decide to support Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as the EU's first permanent president during a summit in Brussels today (19 November) in exchange for the chair of the Eurogroup, EurActiv France...
Despite the weakness in the Dollar today, U.S. Equity markets could not get on track for a rally because of a bad housing starts report. This morning’s decline in U.S. Housing Starts capped gains throughout the day although the...
