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| Compiled on January 24, 2013, 07:22 PM CET |
| 'BARACK, BE BOLD!' What Hillary's Parting Advice Should Be Hillary Clinton has amassed a wealth of frontline experience as US secretary of state, but she will soon be stepping down. Before leaving, though, she's in an excellent position to give her boss some good advice on America's foreign policy challenges. SPIEGEL envisions her fictional farewell letter. |
| CHURCH AND STATE Where Catholic Beliefs and Public Needs Collide Rape victims are being turned away, and divorced employees are losing their jobs. Catholic hospitals, kindergartens and nursing homes -- which are primarily tax-funded -- are causing problems for Germany's social welfare state. But some politicians are fighting back. |
| WAR CRIMES How Nazis Escaped Justice in South America After World War II, dozens of Nazi criminals went into hiding in South America. A new study reveals how a 'coalition of the unwilling' on both sides of the Atlantic successfully stymied efforts to hunt and prosecute these criminals for decades. |
| REFERENDUM REACTIONS Cameron Faces Heat from Continent In calling for a British referendum on EU membership, Prime Minister Cameron thought he might get some support from reform-minded partners on the Continent. But the praise has been almost non-existent, and Cameron is feeling the heat. |
| THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'It Would Be Wrong to Give Cameron the Cold Shoulder' In their take on Prime Minister David Cameron's speech on Wednesday and his decision to hold a referendum by 2017 on Britain's future EU membership, commentators at major German papers argue that some of his reasoning isn't wrong and call for the Europe to keep Britain at the table. |
| BREAKING TABOOS Journalist Accuses Politician of Inappropriate Advances A journalist at a leading German weekly magazine claims that a politician who is his party's leading candidate in national elections made inappropriate advances toward her. The incident has sparked a debate about sexism in national politics. |
| ACCOUNTING IRREGULARITIES Far-Right NPD Party Seeks to Avoid Paying Fine Germany's far-right NPD party has been trying to dodge paying a 1.27 million euro fine it was slapped with in December for accounting irregularities. The party is painting itself as a victim of parliamentary discrimination and is challenging the penalty. |
| PICTURE THIS Fire and Ice |
