Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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INTERVIEW WITH US ECONOMIST EICHENGREEN
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'Europe's Banks Are in Far Greater Danger Than People Realize'
The European Union is hoping that aid to Greece and Ireland combined
with closer economic policy coordination will be enough to put an end to
the euro crisis. But that's not likely, warns US economist Barry
Eichengreen. First and foremost, he says in an interview with SPIEGEL,
Europe needs to help out its ailing banks.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,748239,00.html#ref=nlint

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SHOOTING AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT
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US Soldiers Believed Among Dead in Killings
Two people are dead and two others seriously injured after a shooting at
Germany's Frankfurt Airport, the country's largest international hub. A
suspect has been arrested, and reports are emerging that the
victims belonged to the US military.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,748699,00.html#ref=nlint

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MERKEL'S CABINET RESTRUCTURING
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Bavarian Party Wins Despite Loss of Guttenberg
Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a cabinet shuffle on Wednesday
following the abrupt resignation of her defense minister. Current
Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière will now take over the Defense
Ministry, being replaced by a career politician from Bavaria's Christian
Social Union party. Although it has lost a powerful figure, the CSU has
gained clout in the government.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,748691,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'Merkel Has Disgraced Herself'
It didn't take long for Chancellor Angela Merkel to replace Karl-Theodor
zu Guttenberg, who resigned as defense minister on Tuesday. But, say
German commentators, it will take much longer to repair the damage done
-- both by Guttenberg's plagiarism scandal and her own poor handling of
the affair.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,748624,00.html#ref=nlint

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GENTRIFICATION'S VICTIMS
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Berlin Fears Rise of New Slums
Cheap rents and urban glamour have attracted trend-seekers from around
the world to central Berlin neighborhoods such as Kreuzberg and
Neukölln. But it is the current residents who are paying the price of
gentrification. They are being pushed out to high-rise developments on
the edge of the city, where poverty and violence are part of daily
life. 

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,748532,00.html#ref=nlint

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LIBYAN REVOLUTION
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With No End to Fighting, International Pressure Grows on Gadhafi
The international pressure on Libya continues to build. European
countries are freezing Libyan assets and drawing up plans for a possible
no-fly zone over the country, while the US is moving warships into the
Mediterranean. Meanwhile, Libyan government sources have denied reports
of government-backed attacks in the rebel-held east.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,748586,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: International Pressure on Gadhafi Grows
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-65259.html#ref=nlint


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INTERVIEW WITH SCIENTIST RICHARD DAWKINS
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'Religion? Reality Has a Grander Magic of its Own'
Evolution is fact. That, at least, is what evolutionary biologist
Richard Dawkins argues, making his case in his new book "The Greatest
Show on Earth," which has just been published in German. SPIEGEL ONLINE
spoke with Dawkins about the shortcomings of religion, the grandeur of
reality and the God Gene.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,748673,00.html#ref=nlint

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EUROPE'S PARTY OF ALL PARTIES
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Revelers Flock to the Streets to Celebrate Carnival
All over the continent, Europeans are celebrating one of the year's
biggest events: Carnival. From Germany to Croatia, and at places
in-between, party-goers are dressing up and going out. SPIEGEL ONLINE
takes a look at some of the continent's Carnival highlights.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,748653,00.html#ref=nlint

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PICTURE THIS
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Pieing the President


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