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| Compiled on March 02, 2012, 06:57 PM CET |
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Chancellor Killjoy
Merkel Unmoved By EU Summit Euphoria Politicians seemed jubilant at the the close of the EU summit in Brussels on Friday, with leaders hoping to put their economic woes behind them. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel wasn't quite as lighthearted. She warned that without fiscal discipline the crisis could return. |
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Euro Crisis Debate
All Systems Reverse! By deciding to pump yet billions more into Greece, the EU is merely continuing a strategy that could have fateful consequences. Europe needs a radical change of course. Enough with bailouts! It's time to reinstate national autonomy -- and responsibility -- for determining financial policies and honoring treaties. |
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Shadow Economy and Media Control
Russians Fed Up With Putin's Manipulations With Russia set to vote on Sunday, SPIEGEL continues to explore the atmosphere in the country in part two of its preelection coverage. Vladimir Putin looks set to win the presidency, but residents are growing increasingly resistant to corruption and media control. |
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Liquid Democracy
Web Platform Makes Professor Most Powerful Pirate A linguistics professor in Bamberg is considered the most powerful member of Germany's burgeoning Pirate Party, even though he holds no office. Martin Haase engages in politics almost exclusively through the Internet using the party's Liquid Feedback software. The platform is flattening the political hierarchy and is unique among German political parties. |
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Heidi's Empire
The Klum Family's Grip on the German Modeling Scene The hit television show "Germany's Next Topmodel" has become the launch pad of choice for aspiring models in Germany. But once in the spotlight, they often find themselves used as mere entertainment fodder or locked into unfavorable contracts with Günther Klum, the hard-bargaining father of supermodel and show host Heidi. |
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The World from Berlin
'Unsurprising that Some Muslims Don't Identify with Germany' An enormous study released on Thursday on Muslims in Germany has once again triggered a widespread debate on integration. This time, however, Muslims themselves aren't the focus of debate but, rather, the Interior Ministry's handling of the report. German commentators say the minister is on his way to losing the trust of the country's Muslim population. |
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