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U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’: punting for the win
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
POWER PLAYER: Mariano Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy has only been Prime Minister of Spain for one year — since December 21st 2011 — even though it might seem much longer.
The 36 Million Euro Man
Italy’s flamboyant former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will be paying his ex-wife thirty-six million euro per year under the terms of their divorce agreement.
POWER PLAYER: Khaled Meshaal
2012 was something of a coming out party for Khaled Meshaal, the longtime leader of Palestinian paramilitary group and political party Hamas, as he finally emerged from exile to return, triumphant, to his homeland.
Egypt’s constitution: Round 2
Egyptians head to the polls this Saturday to vote on a new constitution in the midst of a political firestorm that is threatening to break down the country’s fragile post-revolutionary achievements.
Monti the candidate
Though he has yet to join the race, Italy’s outgoing technocrat premier Mario Monti has now been warned by left and right alike not to stand in upcoming elections.
Robert Bork, 1927 - 2012
The conservative jurist leaves a complicated legacy.
Settlement strategy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is aggressively moving forward with settlement construction plans in East Jerusalem, appealing to his conservative base ahead of next month’s elections and alienating much of Europe and the West.
South poll
Asia’s fourth-largest economy and a key U.S. ally in the region stands on the eve a pivotal election.
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