Two NATO-Led Troops Missing in Afghanistan; Taliban Claims to Have Bodies Nov 7, 2009
Forces in the west are mainly from the U.S., Italy, Spain and Lithuania. President administration is considering a military request to send as many as 40,000 more U.S. personnel to Afghanistan in addition to the 68,000 due to be serving by the end of the year. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
More Presidential Fun Facts Nov 6, 2009
During his presidency, Florida was purchased from Spain. Fun Facts About John Q. Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, W.H. Harrison and Tyler. (Suite101.com)
United States Claims #1 Spot For First Time as World's Top Country Brand Nov 6, 2009
- Canada Holds on to Second Spot and Australia Slips to Number Three - - Global Study Expanded to Cover Regional Rankings Including Asia Pacific, Sub-Sahara Africa and the Americas. This category remains one with tremendous potential not only for tourism but investment, trade and policy. (Canada Newswire)
Joe Klein digs Time's hole deeper still Nov 6, 2009
Spain continues to pursue the possibility of criminal prosecution of our high government officials for war crimes even as our own government insists that our war criminals (at least all those but the lowest-level ones) should be immunized and we should look forward, not backwards. Our attempt to compile a "hit list" of Afghan citizens we intend to murder because we suspect them of drug trafficking that our plan violated due process and the rule of law. (Salon)
Italians convict U.S. officials, agents in kidnapping case Nov 5, 2009
Isn t Spain looking at Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld ... Never mind Italy, Spain s the one with the Inquisition redux, all arranged especially for Shrub, Shooter and Rummy ... What s the punishment for torturers in Spain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fury at Opel deal failure Nov 5, 2009
GM, which was struggling with its own bankruptcy, had made a preliminary deal to sell a 55-percent stake in Opel, employing about 50 000 workers in Germany, Britain, Spain, Belgium, Poland and Austria, to Canadian firm Magna and its Russian partner Sberbank. The GM board "has decided to retain Opel and will initiate a restructuring of its European operations in earnest," GM said in a statement. (iAfrica.com)
Handbrake turn Nov 5, 2009
GM s European cars are made mainly in Germany and Britain (where they are badged as Vauxhall), but with some production in Spain, Poland and Belgium. The most logical deal, in terms of product lines and rationalising production capacity, was an ambitious offer from Fiat of Italy. (The Economist)
Equatorial Guinea Coup-plotter Returns Home To UK Nov 5, 2009
He was fined, given a suspended sentence and moved from South Africa to Spain's Costa del Sol, where he's kept a low profile ... Mann has said that he believed the governments of Spain, Britain and the United States all tacitly approved of his plan, given that its target was a leader accused of corruptly using his country's oil to become fabulously wealthy while leaving the population of a half million to struggle in poverty. (CBS News -- World)
Mercenary points finger at Thatcher's son over coup plot Nov 5, 2009
He told his trial last year that Spain and South Africa had backed the plot. Mann and Du Toit helped set up Executive Outcomes, which operated from Pretoria and helped the Angolan government protect its oil installations from rebels during that country's long civil war. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
What next for GM in Europe? Nov 5, 2009
The Magna deal had been deemed unfair by both unions and politicians in Spain, Belgium and the UK where many were critical of a link between the German aid package and job guarantees in Opel's German factories. The European Commission will not allow assistance from European governments to be explicitly linked to jobs in their home countries, but there is little doubt that governments are reluctant to hand over taxpayers' money without getting anything in return - especially to help bolster a GM... (BBC News -- Europe)
Democrats: GOP Backlash Likely in '10 Nov 5, 2009
"Independent voters continue to peel away from the Democrats and are gravitating toward the right," said Ken Spain, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the fundraising arm for House Republican candidates. Still, several more established Republican candidates are being challenged by grass-roots candidates with hard-line conservative views. (Newsmax)
Equatorial Guinea Frees Coup-Plotters Nov 4, 2009
Mann said Calil told him the government of Spain, the country's former colonial power, was aware of and supported the plot. The plan was to put into power opposition leader Severo Moto, who is exiled in Madrid, and get some control over the country's oil wealth. (CBS News -- World)
The Clinton Foundation's donors Nov 4, 2009
American Chamber of Commerce in Spain. $250,000. (Salon)
Blowing jobs to China Nov 4, 2009
The countries that dominate turbine production: Spain, Denmark, Germany, and soon, China, all made substantial government commitments to support renewable energy development long before the U.S. got around to realizing that this could be an important strategic goal. Perhaps influenced by right-wing economists who argued that simply waiting for rising energy prices to create the proper incentives was the best way to conduct energy policy, generations of American politicians dithered and avoided... (Salon)
Freed British coup-plotter says he regrets role Nov 4, 2009
"It was like an official operation. The governments of Spain and South Africa were giving the green light: 'You've got to do it,'" Mann had claimed in court. Tacit approval for regime change came from the Pentagon, CIA and the big U.S. oil companies, he testified. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Equatorial Guinea tests Obama vow to hold African leaders accountable Nov 4, 2009
Since discovery of oil in the 1990s, the GDP per capita has shot up to more than $39,000 a year according to some economists, which is on par with Italy and Spain. But Human Rights Watch says this is because of a huge imbalance between the few who are very close to the president and are getting extremely rich and the rest of the population, which is getting little oil benefit. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Transcript of a Conference Call on the November 2009 Cross-Country Fiscal Monitor Nov 4, 2009
QUESTION: I have a question about Spain ... MR. COTTARELLI: What we see for Spain is that there is a large primary deficit in 2010 ... This, in a way, will facilitate the adjustment because the fiscal stimulus in Spain, as well as in other countries, was, to a large extent, of temporary nature. (IMF News)
Czech court lifts final hurdle to EU treaty Nov 3, 2009
Cameron had written to the Czech president urging him to delay ratifying the treaty, sparking anger from the leaders of France, Germany and Spain, media reports said last week. 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Czech court to rule on EU Nov 3, 2009
Cameron had written to the Czech president urging him to delay ratifying the treaty, sparking anger from the leaders of France, Germany and Spain, media reports said last week. AFP Digg NEWS FEATURES. (iAfrica.com)
Poulter perseveres to claim Singapore Nov 2, 2009
Fans might enjoy a rivalry like the one that reared its head again in Spain between Anthony Kim and Robert Allenby. Just don't look for more fireworks. (ESPN -- Golf)
Britton sets record in Senior PGA Pro victory Nov 2, 2009
Bill Britton sets record in Senior PGA Professional National Championship victory - ESPN. Updated: November 1, 2009, 5:47 PM ET. (ESPN -- Golf)
Fisher wins Match Play title » Nov 2, 2009
CASARES, Spain -- beat 4 and 3 on Sunday to win the 36-hole World Match Play Championship final ... Fans might enjoy a rivalry like the one that reared its head again in Spain between Anthony Kim and Robert Allenby ... Fans might enjoy a rivalry like the one that reared its head again in Spain between Anthony Kim and Robert Allenby. (ESPN -- Golf)
Not To Be President Blair After All Nov 2, 2009
So may John Bruton, heir of Eoin ODuffys resistance both to Soviet influence in Ireland and to a full-scale takeover in Spain (which, again, would have involved Axis membership in all but name in 1939). Christian Democrats have been, and remain, wrong about the EU as some sort of Christendom reborn. (The American Conservative)
Scozzafava backs Democrat in North Country House race Nov 2, 2009
The candidate best positioned and suited to protect Fort Drum and continue the legacy of John McHugh is Doug Hoffman, and the pledge from Republican leadership to secure support for him on the House Armed Services Committee affirms that, NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain said. The race has attracted attention and money from national offices and special interest groups. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Answering back Nov 1, 2009
" Jens Reich told that great crowd they must claim the freedom which the Communist Party had denied them. He was describing the mass rally at Alexanderplatz on 4 November 1989. By then the tide of popular rebellion had become irresistible. But he insists that outside forces alone - even the then Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev's decision to let Eastern Europe go its own way - would not have caused the wall to fall. Grassroots dissent had grown up over many years in places like the Zion... (BBC News -- Europe)
Poulter leads Els, Lefty in Singapore Oct 30, 2009
Six golfers were tied at 3 under, including Spanish Open champion of France, Chile's and of Spain. who had an eagle and three birdies to go along with three bogeys for a 69 on Thursday, was in a group of 11 players at 2 under. (ESPN -- Golf)
Kim wins 2 matches, Casey falls at Match Play Oct 30, 2009
CASARES, Spain -- American won two round-round robin matches Thursday in the Volvo World Match Play Championship, while fourth-ranked lost twice to drop out of contention for a semifinal spot. Kim topped the Group with four points after beating Casey and , both 3 and 2, at Finca Cortesin Golf Club. (ESPN -- Golf)
No debate: Liven up these forums Oct 29, 2009
This is how presidential debates are formatted in Spain. Although direct engagement does not guarantee a robust discussion, it affords greater structural potential for exchanging views - which is precisely why American candidates have been loath to accept it. (Boston Globe)
UN Signals Delay In Climate Change Treaty Oct 29, 2009
Pasztor stressed that there is still a final negotiating session in Barcelona, Spain, from Nov. 2-6 that will be followed by two more weeks of work in Copenhagen. The secretary-general is in close contact with the Danish prime minister and might go to the meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders in Singapore on Nov. 14-15 - which President Barack Obama plans to attend - to keep pressing for a global accord in Copenhagen, Pasztor said. (W-USA News, DC)
Two out-going ambassadors call on President Mills Oct 29, 2009
President Mills thanked Spain for her support to Ghana and expressed the hope that bilateral relations would be strengthened. Mrs Olmo pledged to continue with the relations between the two countries. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ballesteros says cancer recovery going well Oct 29, 2009
Ballesteros, who won three British Open and two Masters titles, will attend the World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin golf course in Spain this weekend. He won the event a record five times. (ESPN -- Golf)
Market Forecaster Oct 27, 2009
The weekly export sales report showed net sales of 987,300 MT resulted as increases for China (741,500 MT, including 165,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 89,500 MT), Mexico (92,900 MT), unknown destinations (43,100 MT), Japan (43,100 MT), and Spain (38,700 MT. The U.S. only needs to export 10. 6 mb each week to reach the USDA forecast. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Wielding the whip on asylum seekers Oct 27, 2009
NGOs and the Red Cross advise them to arrive without papers because Spain has only 40 days to identify their country of origin and deport them. Otherwise they are flown to the mainland, where they are free to travel to any Schengen country, joining the vast pool of unemployed illegals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The BNP's constituency can't be dismissed Oct 26, 2009
I read constant, and misleading, parallels with Weimar Germany, when a far more apposite and extremely disturbing example if that of 1930s Spain. Mercifully for you over there, your country is not awash with arms ( although those who DO possess arms ar in themselves a terrifying factor )such as enabled the miners of Asturias to stage an armed rebellion in 1934. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Hewitt urges kingmakers to stop double dealing and back McNamee Oct 26, 2009
Spain, Argentina, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and many other successful countries don't have grand slams, and their national associations don't have huge budgets for elite-player development. So what is the major reason for their success. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Jonzon birdie clinches Castello Masters Oct 26, 2009
CASTELLON, Spain -- shot a 4-under 67 on Sunday to win the Castello Masters, allowing him to keep his European Tour card for another year. The 37-year-old Jonzon finished at 20 under at Club de Campo del Mediterraneo, one shot clear of German and fellow Swede. (ESPN -- Golf)
NATO nudges Obama towards Afghan troop decision Oct 24, 2009
In France the figure was just 4 percent, in Germany and Spain 7 percent and Britain 11 percent. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ruled out sending any more, and German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung said Friday his country would likely maintain its contribution at 4,500 troops, although he suggested that could change after a major conference on Afghanistan called by Germany, France and Britain and expected early next year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Allenby, Kaymer tied for Castello Masters lead Oct 24, 2009
CASTELLON, Spain -- and are tied for lead in the second round of the Castello Masters after play was suspended because of darkness ... Defending champion of Spain, who shared the lead with Kaymer after the first round, was at 11 under through 15 holes ... of Spain was at 10 under after 14 holes. (ESPN -- Golf)
Labor's policies are not encouraging boat people Oct 23, 2009
Last year, 13,000 asylum seekers arrived by boat in Spain; 36,000 arrived in Italy; 2700 in Malta; 15,000 in Greece. And in Yemen, 50,000 people arrived by boat from Somalia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Garcia gusts to top at Castello Masters Oct 23, 2009
CASTELLON, Spain -- Defending champion was leading the Castello Masters after an 8-under 63 on Thursday, when wind interrupted play and half the field failed to complete the first round ... He planned to catch an overnight flight to Spain, and he was helped by an afternoon start. (ESPN -- Golf)
Schwarz Like Me Oct 23, 2009
He has revealed to the German public how so-called "guest workers," immigrants from Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain and other countries who came here in the 1950s and 60s and stayed, are discriminated against in this country, the questionable working methods of Bild, the country's top-selling tabloid newspaper, and how call-center employees are exploited. His latest project also seems like a noble one. (Harper's Magazine)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
rdoba, for instance, could only prove baffling to the majority of Americans, who know virtually nothing about Moorish Spain. Obama's cursory two-sentence summary of the past relationship between Islam and the West -- jumping from "conflict and religious wars" to "colonialism" -- seemed vague and timid. (Salon)
* World News Quick Take Oct 21, 2009
A drop in winds north of the Seychelles has seen pirates concentrating there in recent weeks, seizing ships from Taiwan, Spain and Singapore. UNITED KINGDOM Death column sparks rage. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Transcript of the Fourth Pillar Meeting, Istanbul Convention, Center Taksim Meeting Room Oct 20, 2009
Countries like Ireland, Spain, and the United States are in fact considered under-represented under the current formula ... Now it is nine when Spain chairs the constituency with Mexico, Venezuela and other countries. (IMF News)
Gilliam talks Oct 17, 2009
We've been having so many great screenings in France, Italy and Spain and it's going brilliantly - I'm a happy guy ... I've been looking at locations in Spain and already started casting, so it begins. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Spain set for anti-abortion rally Oct 17, 2009
At present, a pregnancy can only be terminated in Spain under specific circumstances. It is the latest in a series of ethical issues which have pitted the Socialist cabinet against Spain's Catholic right ... Saturday's march is called Every Life Matters, and the organisers expect hundreds of thousands of people from all over Spain to take part. (BBC News -- Europe)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Oct 17, 2009
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Terracotta army's new UK formation Oct 17, 2009
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Cannabis 'affecting young minds' Oct 17, 2009
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Tributes to 'gentle' star Gately Oct 17, 2009
Stephen Gately of Irish band Boyzone has been found dead on holiday in Majorca, Spain. Gately was on holiday with his partner Andrew Cowles and the rest of the band are believed to be travelling to Majorca. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Nobel Peace Prize“then and now Oct 16, 2009
Fresh from its victory over Spain, the United States had injected itself into the affairs of East Asia. As the new ruler of the Philippine Islands, the U.S. had a vested interest in maintaining the peace in the Asian Theater. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Uganda: Museveni Invites Bashir to AU Summit Oct 15, 2009
"If we were supporting any, I would have attended the coronation if government is satisfied that one of them has been agreed on. Relevant Links "We are still studying the situation there because their process needs to be clarified," he said. On oil, he said it would not be misused to buy champagne and shampoo, but spent on energy, transport infrastructure, education and research to sustain future generations. On refugees, Museveni said in the Great Lakes region, everybody is a neighbour and... (allAfrica.com)
Brown Says U.K. May Send More Troops to Afghanistan if Allies Reciprocate Oct 15, 2009
The conditions are aimed at putting pressure on Germany, France and Spain to shoulder a bigger share of the fighting as Britain and the U.S. suffer increasing casualties. Browns statement is conditional, said , director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute in London. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Britain's Brown considers 500 more soldiers in Afghanistan Oct 15, 2009
What about France and Spain. If Brown's announcement is designed to push Spain, France, and other European states to take a greater share of responsibility, 500 is no a rallying figure. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Oxbridge-Sounding Scammers in Spain Seduce British With Investing Schemes Oct 13, 2009
Oxbridge-Sounding Phone Scammers in Spain Seduce U.K. Investors - Bloomberg ... Oxbridge-Sounding Phone Scammers in Spain Seduce U.K. Investors ... 4 million pounds stolen from investors and funneled through accounts in Hong Kong, St. Lucia and Spain. (Bloomberg)
International Contact Group on Guinea meets in AbujaAbuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) was billed to meet in Abuja, Nigeria,Monday (12Oct) to discuss the security and political situation in Guinea, wheretension is high following the recent killingof dozens of protesters by soldiers during a mass demonstration against allegedplans by junta leader Capt. Moussa DadisCamara to participate in the forthcoming presidential elections. 12/10/2009 Full Text... Oct 12, 2009
Members of the ICG-G include AU, ECOWAS, UN, European Union, Mano River Union, C EN-SAD,Libya (non-permanent member of the UN Security Council),Nigeria, Organisa t ion of Islamic Conference, Germany, Spain, Japan and four of the five permanent m embers of the UN Security Council (US, France, UK, Russia). Abuja - 12/10/2009. (Panapress.com)
5Top: Play ball in films that arent about baseball Oct 12, 2009
A few years ago I took a girl from Spain to a baseball game and wound up sounding like Sam Craig (Spencer Tracey) to Tess Harper (Katherine Hepburn) in the great press box scene in Woman of the Year. Whos the pitcher. (MSNBC -- News)
Michael Moore's latest movie questions capitalism, Congress Oct 10, 2009
election year wrote on Oct 9, 2009 10:44 AM:" rantraves: I never said I was defending Fidel. There is plenty of blame to go around for the Cuban fiasco. But I am also acquainted with more than one middle class Cuban who came here, took advantage of our system and now live comfortably on SOCIAL SECURITY on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. After taking advantage of what the US had to offer they then collected their cash (again) and took off for sunnier skyes. Have no idea what you are talking... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Boris Johnson on Blair as Europe president Oct 6, 2009
" And, I said yes and give them the card to follow my Telegraph commentaries on the Internet. They knew me though my commentaries in the city newspaper. Some Telegraph readers went looking for them. You can't find them in the Baton Rouge Advocate, unless you have credit card to pay and access them and other people's similar, valued writings. This is one of the reasons I stopped publishing there. Which is the reason many online newspapers stopped that exploit, because ir shortchanges advertisers.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Read 'Cost of Freedom' recap Oct 6, 2009
Each job you create, as Spain has demonstrated in studies there, you lose 2-3 jobs in what you destroy in the traditional sector. This is expensive energy replacing cheap energy. (Fox News)
Hand Over Your Job If You Want to Dream in Green: Kevin Hassett Oct 5, 2009
Obama has consistently used Spain as an example of green job paradise. Spain has, indeed, invested heavily in green jobs. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Across Europe, the left loses clout Oct 4, 2009
Socialists are also in power in Spain, a major European economy. But conservatives have deposed the left in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland. (Boston Globe)
Brazil triumphs as IOC snubs Obama Oct 4, 2009
I would like to say to him and the leaders of Spain and Tokyo that I am sorry I am happy when they are sad, but their countries have had many chances in the past to be happy, and now it is our turn. The people of Brazil deserve this. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Polanski: the final cut Oct 3, 2009
We have heard almost nothing from the Germans, for example, and little from the Italians and Spain. But the English-speaking media immediately sent teams to cover the legal proceedings. (The Age, Australia)
