Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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STAR WARS
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Lady Gaga, Ke$ha and the German Hacker Heist
A few young Germans have the world's biggest record companies at their
knees. After hacking into the computers of famous recording artists and
their managers, they have placed unreleased songs by the likes of Lady
Gaga and Shakira on the Internet. Two have been caught, but the others
are still at work.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,741667,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Ca$hing Out on Kei$ha and Gaga
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SPYING ON THE LEFT
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Berlin Officials Knew All About British Agent's Activities
Mark Kennedy spent years embedded in the European left-wing scene and
infiltrated German activist groups as well -- at the behest of German
officials, SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned. He is also suspected of having
participated in illegal activities in Germany.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,741939,00.html#ref=nlint

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HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST
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Auschwitz Oven Factory Reopens as a Memorial
For years, the site was left to crumble and decay. But now, following
extensive renovation, the factory where the Auschwitz ovens were
designed and built has reopened as a memorial. It shows the intimate
involvement of German industry in the mass murder of the Holocaust.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,742013,00.html#ref=nlint

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ETHER WITH YOUR ESPRESSO?
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Italy Gets Wired with Free W-LAN
Efforts in Germany to establish free Wi-Fi networks in big cities have
so far failed. Not so in Italy, where pilot projects in Rome and
Florence show that a bit of creative thinking can make widespread free
Internet access possible.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,741961,00.html#ref=nlint

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PURGATORY IN PROVINCIAL GERMANY
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Life Behind Bars Drives Asylum Seekers to Desperation
Asylum seekers come to Germany hoping to find freedom and prosperity.
Instead, they often end up in soul-destroying detention camps in the
middle of nowhere, with nothing to do except wait to be deported. But
the system suits many in Germany very well.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,741691,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: 'Guantanamo' in Provincial Germany
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'I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH MY FATHER'
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Son's Tell-All Book Damages Helmut Kohl's Image
Long after his time in office, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl
still manages to be divisive. In Dresden, plans to build the
first monument to the political legend have split the city. Now Kohl's
son has published a tell-all book describing in moving detail his lonely
childhood and the rift with his father.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,741956,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Helmut Kohl as Absent Father
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-64007.html#ref=nlint


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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'The Era of Paralysis in Egypt Has Ended'
Demonstrations are continuing in Egypt on Thursday, while leading
pro-reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei is due to land in Cairo. With
unrest spreading from Tunisia to Egypt, the German press wonders if the
Arab world is seeing a transformation similar to that experienced by the
former Soviet bloc in 1989.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,741967,00.html#ref=nlint

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SARKOZY IN DAVOS
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'Mrs. Merkel and I Will Never, Never Allow the Euro To Fail'
The French President Nicolas Sarkozy passionately defends the euro in
his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos and calls for a radical
reform of the global economy. It is an appearance that will likely be
remembered for some time to come.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,742066,00.html#ref=nlint

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GERMAN RAPPER ON INTEGRATION DEBATE
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'It Is Insulting that Sarrazin Labels Us all Lazy Muslims'
In a SPIEGEL interview, German rapper Massiv -- Berlin's answer to 50
Cent -- talks about his new album and the controversial views on
immigration by bestselling author Thilo Sarrazin that have angered many
in Germany and made an international splash as well. "He has managed to
build a wall," the rapper says.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,741929,00.html#ref=nlint

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PICTURE THIS
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Dawn Fishin'


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