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People Daily (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived here Sunday for talks with Spanish leaders on bilateral cooperation and the current global financial crisis. In his meeting with Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the two leaders will discuss the world financial crisis, bilateral cooperation, the Doha Round of global trade talks as well as the possible negotiation between the...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in former president's Charles De Gaulle hometown to inaugurate a memorial in his honour and discuss the financial crisis over lunch.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Paris - The 15 heads of state and government of the eurozone countries are to meet Sunday in Paris to discuss solutions to the financial crisis, the office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday. The aim of the meeting is to define a com...
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The Ancient Gaming Noob (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Crazy Kinux, the founder and leader of the EVE Blog Pack (shouldn’t that be the EVE Blog Corp?) has worked to both refine and define the pack and its purpose. As the pack expanded it was felt that it should have a maximum size. Some exclusivity seemed warranted so that the pack did not simply become [...]
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France24 (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Unhappy to have been left out of a recent crisis meeting of European leaders, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told French President Sarkozy on Friday that a meeting should be held between all countries that adopted the euro.
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Voices en Español (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Back in September you may recall hearing about U.S. Senator John McCain’s bizarre gaffe about Spain. New York Times columnist, Roger Cohen, picks up the thread in today’s op-ed, telling his readers that he has dared to do what McCain says he would not…sit down and have a conversation with Spain’s prime minister, José Luis [...]
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Martin Varsavsky (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Before the rescue packages were announced I said in my blog that a gigantic rescue package was needed to restore the economy. In an article in the Huffington Post entitled Robin Hood Bush I also said that these packages could actually make money for the taxpayer as government bought mortgage pools for what the [...]
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Madrid to pay surplus immigrant tradesman to go home, come back later
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Against the endless skyline of half-built and abandoned high-rise buildings surrounding Spain's capital, one of the few figures holding a hammer yesterday was an Ecuadorean man named Richard Quesada.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
George W. Bush’s treatment of Spain illustrates how not to approach foreign policy. It’s important to talk to friends, even when there is disagreement.
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kalebeul (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Man: What’s that? Woman: A bank deposit guarantee? Man: No, a saver?
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Obama, if he wins, should get Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to the White House pronto.
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
MADRID, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said the government would purchase up to $68.5 billion of bank assets to keep credit systems flowing. Unlike the $700 billion U.S. bailout plan, Spain would buy only healthy assets from banks, The New York Times reported Wednesday. To stem depositor panic, Zapatero said the government would raise bank deposit insurance to...
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
The Spanish government announced the creation of a 30-billion-euro fund to buy bank assets to ensure credit flow amid the worldwide financial crisis, EFE reported on Wednesday.
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shugaray | 09/18/2008
Is McCain Flip Flopping Or Losing It ???