06/10/2006 |
Lebanon's combustible mix
Washington Times Editorial | Washington Times
As Israel has withdrawn the last of its troops, the man who plunged Lebanon into war this summer, Hezbollah boss Hassan Nasrallah, has started to flex his muscles again. ...
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05/10/2006 |
¿Habrá una sorpresa en Brasil?
Andrés Oppenheimer | Miami Herald
Ya no existen certezas sobre lo que podría pasar en el país más grande de Latinoamérica: después de la elecciones del domingo, ya no se pueden tildar de disparatadas las conjeturas de que el presidente centro-izquierdista Luis Inácio Lula da Silva podría perder la segunda vuelta el 29 de octubre, o que una victoria de la centro-derecha podría cambiar el mapa político de la región. ...
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05/10/2006 |
Bush and the Perception of Weakness
George Friedman | Stratfor
There is good news for the Republican Party: Things can't get much worse. About five weeks from the midterm elections, a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) asserting that the situation in Iraq will deteriorate in 2007 is leaked. ...
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05/10/2006 |
Kuwait: Moving to Become an Oil Market-Mover?
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
Kuwaiti Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Jarrah al-Sabah said Oct. 4 that his country might follow Venezuela and Nigeria in cutting crude oil production to boost prices. ...
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05/10/2006 |
USA´06-Elecciones legislativas en EE UU - COLORADO-Bush promueve a candidatos que defienden ''valores tradicionales''
Milenio Staff | Milenio
Los electores de Colorado deben elegir el martes en torno a dos medidas relacionadas con los derechos de las parejas homosexuales. ...
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04/10/2006 |
Global Leaders Call for Action on Arab-Israeli Settlement
International Crisis Group Staff | International Crisis Group
135 respected global leaders -- former presidents, prime ministers, foreign and defence ministers, congressional leaders and heads of international organisations -- have today joined in a call for urgent international action to comprehensively resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. ...
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04/10/2006 |
FRANCE-Former French PM Rules Himself Out of Presidential Race to Unite Divided Opposition
Global Insight Staff | Global Insight
Former prime minister Lionel Jospin has announced that he will not present himself as a possible candidate for the 2007 presidential election. ...
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04/10/2006 |
AUSTRIA-Election 2006: Opposition Overcomes Banking Scandal to Take Victory in Austria
Global Insight Staff | Global Insight
Conservative chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel has been deprived of a third term in power, after a defeat not predicted by polls. ...
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04/10/2006 |
Budget 2007: Italian Government Forced to Defend "Compromise" Package
Global Insight Staff | Global Insight
Prime Minister Romano Prodi is preparing for a key test of coalition unity following the government’s approval of the 2007 draft budget. ...
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04/10/2006 |
Bolivia - Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Renzo Abruzzese | La Razón (Bo)
Cuál es en última instancia la diferencia entre oriente y occidente? O para ser más precisos, ¿qué tiene Santa Cruz de la Sierra que irrita tanto al Gobierno? El discurso oficialista queda anclado en la noción de oligarquía; la batalla es contra la oligarquía cruceña. ...
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