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| A quote from John Bruton, the Irish Ambassador to Washington, in The Irish Times, 17 July 2008
Americans I have met on both sides of the political aisle and in business and academic life are all... | |
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| A quote from Tony Barber in The Financial Times, 16 July 2008
Flanders has steadily pulled away from Wallonia in prosperity over the past 50 years and the Flemish resent paying taxes to subsidise the... | |
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| A quote from French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at Ansamed, 17 July 2008
Islam means progress, science, pride and modernity. | |
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| The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, and the Custodian of Postmodern European Secularism, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,... | |
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| A quote from Sarah Morris (a journalist who works for Reuters) in al-Guardian, 16 July 2008
If, as seems increasingly likely, the country [Belgium] splits, I fear for the future of an independent... | |
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| A quote from Die Tageszeitung (Berlin) via Spiegel Online, 16 July 2008
In terms of economics, Belgium is the most successful 'failed state' of all time. Its per capita income is way ahead of... | |
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| A quote from David McWilliams in The Irish Independent, 16 July 2008
Is it time to think the unthinkable? With banks shares in free-fall, lending collapsing and bad debts rising by the hour, what can... | |
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| A quote from The Irish Times, 16 July 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s declaration that Ireland will have to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty has caused quiet fury within the... | |
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| In my previous post I mentioned that 297 cars had burned during the night of July 13-14. Now it seems that another 295 were torched the following night, making a total of 592 cars destroyed – 150 in... | |
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| The Bastille Day festivities apparently went off very well, thanks to beautiful weather, the presence of Ingrid Betancourt who received the Legion of Honor, flawless performances by the parachutists,... | |
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