Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER CHRISTINE LAGARDE
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'We Europeans Are All Being Put to the Test'
In a SPIEGEL interview, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, 55,
discusses Germany's plans for reforming the euro zone, whether the euro
rescue fund should be allowed to buy bonds and what a new global
monetary order involving China could look like.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745528,00.html#ref=nlint

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EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF ASHTON ON EGYPT
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'Everyone, Including the Muslim Brotherhood, Must Be Involved'
Catherine Ashton, 54, the European Union's high representative for
foreign affairs, discusses the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak, the need for elections within a matter of weeks and how
Europe's own experience following the Cold War could help.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745522,00.html#ref=nlint

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DESTINATION LAMPEDUSA
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European Leaders Struggle with Wave of Tunisian Migrants
The arrival of more than 5,000 Tunisians on Italian shores has
overwhelmed the nation, which is calling for help from the EU. In
Germany, most of the political parties support taking in refugees, but
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the focus should be on making it
attractive for them to stay home.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745669,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'Tens of Thousands More Could Soon Make Their Way to Europe'
The mass influx of migrants to Italy's Lampedusa island following the
popular uprising in Tunisia is fast becoming a problem for all of
Europe. German editorialists argue Tuesday that the EU is now paying the
price for years of silence and tacit support for North Africa's despots.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745682,00.html#ref=nlint

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EGYPT'S NEXT STEP
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'I'll Be Happy When the Commotion Is Over'
Millions joined the protests in Egypt which led to the resignation of
President Hosni Mubarak. But millions didn't. Those who stayed away are
worried about what the future might hold, and aren't sure it will be
better.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,745674,00.html#ref=nlint

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TACKLING THE DEBT CRISIS 
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Ministers Agree To 500-Billion-Euro Permanent Rescue Fund
Euro-zone finance ministers have agreed to effectively double the volume
of the euro rescue fund from 2013 when it becomes a permanent mechanism.
The fund will have an effective lending capacity of 500 billion euros,
said Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745620,00.html#ref=nlint

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ISLAM'S SPIRITUAL 'DEAR ABBY'
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The Voice of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
He is a hypermarket of dogma, dispensing advice on subjects ranging from
mother's milk to suicide bombing. But few have as much influence on
Sunni Muslims as the Muslim televangelist Youssef al-Qaradawi. He says
what the Muslim Brotherhood in Egpyt thinks -- and he provides clues to
how they might act.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,745526,00.html#ref=nlint

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GERMANY AND ITS WORLD WAR II VICTIMS
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Historians Condemn Commemoration Day Proposal
A new parliamentary proposal to establish a commemoration day in honor
of those Germans expelled from Eastern Europe following World War II has
revived an ongoing debate about Germany's 20th century history. Dozens
of accomplished academics have blasted the idea in an open letter.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,745731,00.html#ref=nlint

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INCEST TRIAL STARTS IN GERMANY
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Trucker Admits Fathering Eight Children by Stepdaughter 
He was the ruler in a totalitarian family regime. Detlef S., a
48-year-old trucker, admitted at the start of his trial on Tuesday that
he had fathered eight children by his stepdaughter. But he denied
charges that he abused her, his biological daughter and his stepson, and
had 'rented' them to acquaintances.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,745772,00.html#ref=nlint

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PICTURE THIS
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Venerable Vine


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