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- NRW's awesome election system blows up state assembly by some 56 representatives (= 31 pc) - a boon for all parties with more than 5 pc share (6 comments)
- German Chancellor Merkel selects 'multi-purpose tool' Peter Altmaier (CDU, 53) as her last bullet to finalize 'her' energy turnaround (1 comment)
- 'Taliban are Pakistani military without uniform' | World | DW.DE | 11.05.2012 (1 comment)
- Germany's Environment Minister got "merkel'ed" - Norbert Roettgen dismissed today for NRW debacle (1 comment)
- Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to be delayed till March 2013 - a laughing number in terms of 'Made in Germany' (2 comments)
German Chancellor Merkel selects 'multi-purpose tool' Peter Altmaier (CDU, 53) as her last bullet to finalize 'her' energy turnaround
Fri May 18, 2012 2:29 AM EDT
Remember? Prior to Fukushima, the future for Germany's nuclear plants and nuclear-industrial complex was quite bright and rosy. The CDU/CSU-FDP cabinet of Merkel II reversed the 'energy consensus' toward a decades' long extension then with 'a stick and carrot' approach. Energy r …
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Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to be delayed till March 2013 - a laughing number in terms of 'Made in Germany'
Thu May 17, 2012 4:38 PM EDT
Wow, Lufthansa and Air Berlin are really pissed off. The new "Willy-Brandt-International Airport Berlin-Brandenburg (BER)" should be opened in June 2012. Hehe, nice try, fellas. Won't happen till March 2013. But the schedules for BER have already been made - with whopping increa …
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WRS | Basel researchers find gene linking good memory and PTSD
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 3:42 PM EDT (World Radio Switzerland)
One of the big questions surrounding post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is whether or not it is linked to having a good memory.
Finely balanced French cabinet announced | News | DW.DE | 16.05.2012
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 3:00 PM EDT (Deutsche Welle - World Service)
New French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault named his first cabinet, a fine balance of women and men across the political spectrum.
Israel and Iran: The Grounds for an Israeli Attack | World Affairs Journal
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:33 PM EDT (World Affairs Journal)
Abroad international coalition agrees that Iran must freeze its nuclear weapons program and may not develop either of the ingredients—sufficient highly enriched uranium and a usable warhead and delivery system—that could result in a bomb for the Islamic Republic.&nb …
Change: US envoy to Israel - US ready to strike Iran
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:23 PM EDT (Breitbart.com)
Washington's envoy to Israel says the U.S. has plans in place to attack Tehran if necessary to prevent it from becoming an atomic military power.
'Taliban are Pakistani military without uniform' | World | DW.DE | 11.05.2012
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 11:16 AM EDT (Deutsche Welle - World Service)
In the wake of the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's killing by American elite troops, DW takes a closer look at Pakistan's "other" war in a rare interview with a prominent Baloch leader.
Merkel gets mixed response for minister's dismissal | Germany | DW.DE | 17.05.2012
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 10:28 AM EDT (Deutsche Welle - World Service)
The German chancellor has parted ways with her erstwhile favorite, Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen, and his successor is already in the wings. Opposition parties say the cabinet's authority is weakened.
NRW's awesome election system blows up state assembly by some 56 representatives (= 31 pc) - a boon for all parties with more than 5 pc share
Thu May 17, 2012 9:34 AM EDT
Germany's state assemblies have a neat method to blow up their parliaments by a two-tier voting system, unheard of in other countries. Now, what's the trick behind it? Well, in the first place, honoring party service at the expense of the taxpayers. Well, the latest state electi …
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Germany's Environment Minister got "merkel'ed" - Norbert Roettgen dismissed today for NRW debacle
Wed May 16, 2012 12:21 PM EDT
(Sarc) A new English verb in terms of political sciences should be added: to merkel = to sweep or push away unwanted political big heads in your own party, mostly male, from their posts due to unpopularity, plagiarizing, subjective fear of getting stabbed in the back by own poli …
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