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Britain: A tussle with Russia over Shakespeare—and spies
feature The Russians are up in arms over a staid British cultural center that promotes Shakespeare, said Ben Macintyre in the London Times. The British Council is hardly a threatening institution. Founded in the 1930s to promote “British ideas about education, sc
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Ugly American gray squirrels must die
feature An infestation of gray squirrels is
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United Kingdom: A press conspiracy to protect Harry
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Spain: Why the Socialists won again
feature The Socialists have been re-elected
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France: When to use nuclear weapons
feature President Nicolas Sarkozy will not let anyone forget that France is a nuclear power, said Paris
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Great Britain: Should we adopt Islamic law?
feature Is the Church of England surrendering to Islam? said Matthew d
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Britain: A royal wedding to boost sagging spirits
feature More than 11 million people tuned in to watch the engagement interview with Prince William and his bride-to-be, Kate Middleton.
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Britain: Paying the wages of piracy
feature Paul and Ruth Chandler were released this week from a 388-day hostage ordeal
 at the hands of Somali pirates.
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France: The euro is here to stay
feature While 62 percent of the world’s central bank reserves are in dollars, 27 percent are now in euros—and only 4 percent, I might add, are in British pounds, said Alain Frachon in Le Monde.
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Switzerland: We’re pioneers in crafting racist ads
feature Now a far-right group has upped the ante with its ads in support of a bill to automatically expel any foreigner who commits a crime, said Rachad Armanios in Le Courrier.
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Europe: The end of the cushy civil service job
feature By the end of this year, the collective debt of EU countries will equal their combined gross domestic product.
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Iceland: Balking at paying back foreigners
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United Kindom: Defending the right to be a bigot
feature Which is more important, gay rights or property rights? asked Neil Midgley in The Daily Telegraph.
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France: Criticizing Islam is not ‘Islamophobia’
feature In fact, we have every reason to be “wary” of Islam—as we once were of Catholicism because of its “aggressive proselytizing, its claim to hold the only truth, and its penchant for sacrificial protest,” said Pascal Bruckn
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