Talijani žele mekši Schengen s Hrvatima

Jutranji list - Talijanski ministar vanjskih poslova Franco Frattini je u intervjuu tršćanskome Il Piccolu najavio da će na današnjemu sastanku sa šefom slovenske diplomacije Dimitrijem Ruplom u Rimu na dnevnom redu biti i schengenski režim između Slovenije i Hrvatske. Sastanak je redovit, ali se prvi put u tim [...]

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Until parties find real voices, the mavericks will flourish

Guardian - Voters want to be interested, surprised, challenged and amused - this is an entertainment culture. But we don’t want loopy-loo policies as a result. We will cut people slack if they amuse us or engage us emotionally, as Boris Johnson has proved. But we want the sums to add up, the [...]

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‘Political Campaigns Are Rarely about the Issues’

Spiegel - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t go to the Republican National Convention, but SPIEGEL spoke to him about McCain’s new-found conservatism, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and whether he’s eyeing a job in Washington D.C.

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Angola: blood oil and western hypocrisy

Guardian by William Gumede - Western powers are selective in their censure of African regimes guilty of misrule, while ignoring those countries with oil, or who are allies in the US “war on terror”. For example, Robert Mugabe has been rightly pilloried by the west for running Zimbabwe into the ground. Yet Mugabe’s great [...]

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Seeing the bigger picture

New Statesman - A soon-to-be published collection of photographs demonstrates that art is vital in helping us understand the impact of human beings on the environment.

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The Resentment Strategy

NY Times, by Paul Krugman - The Democrats can’t afford to be complacent. Resentment, no matter how contrived, is a powerful force, and it’s one that Republicans are very, very good at exploiting.

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Palin: the real scandal

Independent - Behind her beaming smile and wholesome family values is a woman aligned with the big oil and coal firms that are racing to exploit Alaska’s vast energy reserves. In the short term, that has bought her popularity at home.

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