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Britain’s downgraded credit rating: Moody’s wake-up call must trigger a change of course

Britain’s downgraded credit rating: Moody’s wake-up call must trigger a change of course

by Observer Editorial February 25, 2013 (TSR) - For more than three years, the maintenance of Britain’s AAA credit rating has been the explicit and totemic aim of economic policy.…

Ecuador’s Correa vows to make socialist revolution ‘irreversible’

Ecuador’s Correa vows to make socialist revolution ‘irreversible’

February 21, 2013 (TSR) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said his party likely won three-quarters of the seats in Congress in last weekend’s election and vowed on Wednesday to “steamroll”…

Brazil Wants Overseas Workers Back

Brazil Wants Overseas Workers Back

February 21, 2013 (TSR) - While Brazil has made efforts to entice foreign highly skilled workers to the country, it has a natural interest in keeping well-paid professional jobs for…

Tzipi Livni appointed Israeli justice minister to take on responsibility for reviving Palestinian peace process

Tzipi Livni appointed Israeli justice minister to take on responsibility for reviving Palestinian peace process

February 19, 2013 (TSR) - Tzipi Livni was named as Binyamin Netanyahu’s first partner in a new coalition on Tuesday, committing the next Israeli government to reviving the collapsed peace…

Ironic: German education minister stripped of doctorate PhD degree for plagiarism, urged to resign

Ironic: German education minister stripped of doctorate PhD degree for plagiarism, urged to resign

February 7, 2013 (TSR) - Germany’s education minister has been stripped of her doctorate because of plagiarism, in the second such case to hit Angela Merkel’s government in two years.…

The All Powerful Federal Reserve and the US Housing Market

The All Powerful Federal Reserve and the US Housing Market

by Mike Whitney, American Freelance Writer January 30, 2013 (TSR) - Has housing really turned the corner? According to Calculated Risk— the nation’s number 1 economics’s blog– it has. Back…

Finland unemployment drops again in December

Finland unemployment drops again in December

January 30, 2013 (TSR) - Finland’s unemployment rate saw a year-on-year decrease last month, new figures have revealed. According to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons…

7 Inauguration Promises Obama Never Fulfilled since 2009: TRUTHSPEAK versus Doublespeak

7 Inauguration Promises Obama Never Fulfilled since 2009: TRUTHSPEAK versus Doublespeak

January 30, 2013 (TSR) - Nearly 2 million people trekked to the National Mall in 2009 to welcome President Obama into office. Many of them also wanted to hear what…

Greenland won’t give EU preference over China on Rare Earth Access

Greenland won’t give EU preference over China on Rare Earth Access

by Lady Michelle-Jennifer Santos, Founder & Publisher January 28, 2013 (TSR) - The prime minister of Greenland says he will not favour the EU over China or other investors when…

Crown prince Willem-Alexander: The first Dutch king in 123 years

Crown prince Willem-Alexander: The first Dutch king in 123 years

January 28, 2013 (TSR) - Willem-Alexander, the Netherland’s first king since 1890 will be 46 when he ascends to the throne on April 30. Willem Alexander was born on April…

Iceland acquitted of all claims in Icesave dispute (Official Statement and EFTA Court Ruling Doc)

Iceland acquitted of all claims in Icesave dispute (Official Statement and EFTA Court Ruling Doc)

January 28, 2013 (TSR) - This morning at a hearing in Luxembourg, the EFTA Court rejected all claims made by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against the Icelandic state in the Icesave dispute.…

Gay spy ring: Cops bust President Saakashvili’s Georgian undercover network

Gay spy ring: Cops bust President Saakashvili’s Georgian undercover network

January 23, 2013 (TSR) - Georgian prosecutors claim President Saakashvili’s military police created a network of gay agents who started relations with famous people and later used blackmail to ensure…

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