Compiled on Friday, October 28, 2011, 06:29 PM CET
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INVESTING IN THE EFSF
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China May Impose Conditions for Helping Euro Zone
One day after European leaders announced a plan to boost their euro
backstop fund to 1 trillion euros, China indicated it may attach
conditions to any money it invests. One of those stipulations -- that
Europe stop criticizing Beijing's monetary policy -- could strain
trans-Atlantic relations.
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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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Brussels Decisions 'Will Exacerbate the Crisis'
The list of measures passed in Brussels on Thursday morning is
impressive, with the 50 percent debt haircut for Greece topping the
list. But given ongoing concerns over Italian debt, will it be enough?
German commentators on Friday are skeptical.
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Possible Setback for Bailout Plans: German Constitutional Court Halts
Special Euro Panel
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Investing in the EFSF: China May Impose Conditions for Helping Euro Zone
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THE SARKOZY SHOW
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Campaign Kicks Off with Self-Congratulatory Interview
French President Nicolas Sarkozy touted himself as the euro's savior as
he dove into his re-election campaign Thursday night. During his first
interview in eight months, Sarkozy come across as a kind of political
schoolmaster -- patting himself on the back for his successes
and skipping over his failures.
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THE GOOD BANKERS
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Battling the Financial Lobby in Brussels
For the first time, the estimated 700 financial industry lobbyists
working in Brussels can now expect to meet with some resistance. Though
extremely outnumbered, the new organization Finance Watch is preparing
to confront them head-on -- with a former industry insider at its helm.
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THE SECOND GILDED AGE
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Has America Become an Oligarchy?
The Occupy Wall Street movement is just one example of the sudden
outbreak of tension between America's super-rich and the "other 99
percent." Experts now say the US has entered a second Gilded Age, but
one in which hedge fund managers have replaced oil barons -- and are
killing the American dream.
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Photo Gallery: The Winner-Take-All Society
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REGAINING CITIZENSHIP
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Jewish-American Families Reclaim German Roots
An increased number of American children and grandchildren of Holocaust
survivors have applied in recent years for the German citizenship
stripped from their family members by the Nazis. Many are interested in
settling elsewhere in the European Union. But one family has found a new
home in Berlin.
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Photo Gallery: The Search for German Roots
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DUMB AND DUMPY
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Can the German Shepherd Be Saved?
Once an icon, bad breeding has earned the German Shepherd a reputation
for being sickly and dimwitted. In Germany, police have replaced them
with the more aggressive Malinois. But one American breeder is trying to
bring classic German Shepherds back.
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Photo Gallery: The Changing German Shepherd
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CANNIBALISM CLICHÉS
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Racism Concerns Raised by German Man's Mysterious Death
In early October, the charred remains of a German adventurer were
discovered at a campfire site on a South Pacific island. The tabloid
media were quick to portray the slaying as a possible case of
cannabalism on Nuku Hiva, an island historically known for
human sacrifice. But locals are offended and experts say such killings
are a thing of the very distant past.
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Photo Gallery: Manhunt in Paradise
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POSSIBLE SETBACK FOR BAILOUT PLANS
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German Constitutional Court Halts Special Euro Panel
Germany's highest court has issued a temporary injunction banning the
work of a new panel convened by the country's parliament to quickly
green-light decisions on disbursement of taxpayer funds through the euro
bailout program. The decision could lead to further delays in German
decision-making in efforts to rescue the beleaguered common currency.
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