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July 2008
- African Sun Could Power EU
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jul 23, 08 1:50 PM CDT
  
  All of the European continent’s electrical needs could be generated by massive solar farms in Africa, scientists posited today, unveiling a plan to do just that, the Guardian reports. The proposal, which would require an area the size of Wales—insignificant in the vast expanse of the Sahara Desert, they note—is highly speculative; the biggest hurdle would likely be upgrading the European and trans-Mediterranean power grid to carry, and share, the power. More »
  
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  European Union • Africa • Europe • renewable energy • solar power • power grid • solar panel • Sahara
- Obama Reaps Benefits of Trip McCain Prodded Him Into
  
  newser | New Republic | Jul 21, 08 3:53 PM CDT
  
  John McCain’s campaign made a grave miscalculation by spotlighting Barack Obama’s lack of foreign travel, Noam Scheiber writes in the New Republic , “an incredibly superficial critique” that “can be rebutted incredibly superficially”—see Obama’s current photo-op overseas tour. Hard to believe the Republicans didn’t realize the trip “might become the media event of the season,” Scheiber says. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • Europe • publicity
- Barack: Don't Tell Europe What It Wants to Hear
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 21, 08 7:51 AM CDT
  
  The vast majority of Europeans are hoping Barack Obama will be elected president, according to polls that give him as much as 86% support among voters in France, Britain, and Germany. The overwhelming support reflects a hope for a new era of unity with the US, writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times . But Obama mustn't succumb to the temptation, Cohen warns, to ofter more than he can deliver. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • Israel • Nicolas Sarkozy • Germany • Europe • Syria • European allies
- Rich Countries Getting Soaked for a Change
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 17, 08 10:02 AM CDT
  
  As the US and other developed economies feel the crunch of a housing collapse and credit crisis, emerging economies, especially those fueled by commodities, have yet to feel the pinch, the Washington Post reports. "We are overloaded with money, crazy amounts of money from the energy market," a professor says of oil-rich Russia. More »
  
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  China • Japan • India • economy • Europe • exports
- Sarkozy Puts France on Speed
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 17, 08 8:05 AM CDT
  
  His love life may be distracting and his poll ratings may be low, but Nicolas Sarkozy is "a tonic to his country and the most important European leader of his time," writes New York Times columnist Roger Cohen. In just 14 months the French president has led a sea change in foreign policy with the US, Israel, NATO, and North Africa. And on the domestic front, the former bedrock of Old Europe is now "on amphetamines." More »
  
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  France • Nicolas Sarkozy • European Union • Europe • French politics • French president
- Europe Can't Wait for Obama
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 16, 08 6:57 PM CDT
  
  Europe is brimming with excitement for the arrival of Barack Obama next week, but his supporters are hoping not to hurt him with too tight an embrace, the Los Angeles Times reports. British, French and German polls show strong support for Obama, but as the Guardian warned, “To be seen as Europe’s pet is the last thing a presidential candidate needs— especially one who wants to shed his elitist image with white working-class American voters.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • France • United Kingdom • Germany • Europe • blue-collar vote
- Old World Thinks He's the Messiah
  
  newser | Financial Times (UK) | Jul 11, 08 7:39 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama's trip to Europe this month might not do much for his electoral chances at home. But the Old World doesn't care, writes Financial Times columnist Philip Stephens; when the candidate arrives he "can expect to be greeted as a messiah." Europeans have been starstruck by Obama, and they seem to think that this November's election is little more than a formality. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • election 2008 • Europe • diplomacy • foreign policy
- Global Warming Caused by ... Cleaner Skies: Study
  
  newser | New Scientist | Jul 10, 08 4:45 PM CDT
  
  Reducing aerosols and other pollutants has been a major part of Europe’s campaign to reduce global warming, but a new study turns conventional thinking on its head, New Scientist reports. "The decrease in aerosols probably accounts for at least half of the warming over Europe in the last 30 years," says a co-author of the study. More »
  
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  climate change • global warming • Europe • greenhouse gases • air pollution • smog • meteorology • aerosol
- Prospect's European Exile Ruffles Feathers
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 10, 08 4:18 PM CDT
  
  The decision by a top high school basketball prospect to ditch his commitment to college and play professionally in Europe—thus thumbing his nose at the NBA, which bars players under 19—has observers up in arms, the Wall Street Journal 's Daily Fix blog notes. Camps appear split into those ripping the NBA's age rule and those criticizing Brandon Jennings for a selfish, youthful misstep. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Europe • college basketball • Arizona Wildcats • Brandon Jennings
- Fiat 500: Mini Package, Max Charisma
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 9, 08 11:59 AM CDT
  
  Add adorable to 40-plus miles per gallon and you get the Fiat 500, an Italian compact that, despite taking a while to go from 0 to 60, brings a new sweetness to the term eye candy, Dan Neil writes in the Los Angeles Times : "It's fun to look at, fun to drive, fun to point out to the valet." More »
  
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  gas prices • auto industry • Europe • Fiat • gas mileage
- Russia Bristles at Landmark US-Czech Deal
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 8, 08 7:00 PM CDT
  
  Russia today blasted a landmark deal between the US and Czech Republic with rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War. After Czech officials agreed to let the US use its territory for a missile-defense system, Moscow threatened military retaliation, Reuters reports. The Kremlin views the deployment of the system in former Soviet territory as a hostile action, though the US insists it is intended to block missiles from rogue nations such as Iran. More »
  
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  Russia • Condoleezza Rice • Europe • Moscow • Czech Republic • missile defense shield
June 2008
- Obama Show Coming to Europe, Mideast
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 28, 08 3:53 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama will travel to Europe and the Middle East this summer in his first international tour as a presidential candidate, he announced today. Designed to offset criticism that he lacks foreign policy experience, the trip will include stops in Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Britain, the New York Times reports. He will also visit Iraq and Afghanistan, but is keeping details secret for security reasons. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Middle East • Obama 2008 • Europe • foreign policy • tour
- Hand of US Neocons Seen Behind Irish 'No'
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Jun 25, 08 4:57 PM CDT
  
  Pro-Europeans are claiming that American neoconservatives helped bankroll an effort to convince Irish voters to reject a key treaty, Der Spiegel reports. "Europe has powerful enemies on the other side of the Atlantic, gifted with considerable financial means," a French minister said after Ireland's thumbs-down roiled the continent. "The role of the American neo-cons was very important in the victory of the 'no'." More »
  
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  France • European Union • Europe • Ireland • constitution • neocon • Lisbon Treaty
- Don't Be So Happy to See Bush Go, Europe
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jun 13, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  President Bush might be touring Europe to yawns and boos, but its citizens and pundits alike will miss their favorite political punching bag when he’s gone, Gerard Baker writes in the Times of London. “They'll miss, first, having a villain in the White House,” Baker explains. “It's a really convenient excuse to avoid doing anything yourself on pressing global concerns.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • George W. Bush • Bush administration • global warming • European Union • Europe • scapegoat
- Bush Says Bye, Europe Says Good Riddance
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT
  
  Earlier visits by George W. Bush to Europe have been greeted by massive protests, but the president's valedictory tour of the Old World barely inspired a shrug. "Bush-bashing has become a bore," writes Roger Cohen in his New York Times column. That doesn't mean he's any better liked, though, and the president's "farewell lap, or limp" stands as a reminder of how bad US-Europe relations have become. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Europe • diplomacy • European allies
- US-EU Summit Eyes New Iran Sanctions
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 10, 08 9:12 AM CDT
  
  President Bush arrived today in Slovenia, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, on his last presidential visit to Europe. He met for 2 hours with European leaders at a US-EU summit, which then issued a statement that member nations would impose new financial sanctions against Iran unless it ends its uranium enrichment program. Bush will travel later to Berlin, followed by Rome, Paris, and London, reports the Washington Post . More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Iran • European Union • Europe • sanctions • economic sanctions • Slovenia
May 2008
- Ballooning Gas Costs Fuel Mass Protests in Europe
  
  newser | Time | May 29, 08 9:29 AM CDT
  
  Skyrocketing fuel prices are hitting Americans hard, but drivers across the Atlantic are shelling out twice as much, Time reports. Europeans pay an average of $8.70 for a gallon of gas, and the hefty price hikes this year are leading to protests that threaten to shut down cities, ports, and whole sectors of the economy. Oil terminals have been blockaded by protesters. More »
  
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  gas prices • European Union • Europe • gas tax • fishing boat
- Woody Allen Refuses to Quit: Blame Europe
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | May 20, 08 8:17 AM CDT
  
  America may have spawned Woody Allen, but “the perpetuation of Allen's zombie-like career is one atrocity for which we refuse to be held accountable,” Joe Queenan argues in the Guardian . The diminutive director’s recent films have bombed stateside; when eight people showed up for a New York screening of Hollywood Ending , Queenan writes, it signaled that “Allen was finished as a driving force in US cinema.” More »
  
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  movie • Europe • film director • Scarlett Johansson • Woody Allen • movie premiere • Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- What Europe Can Teach Us About Gas
  
  newser | New York Times | May 19, 08 2:04 PM CDT
  
  Gas costs more than $8 a gallon in Germany—a sum that might cause riots in the US but hardly ruffles most Europeans. Their secret is simple, Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times : They drive fuel-efficient cars, and they don’t drive very often. America can easily imitate the first part, but the second part will be tough. More »
  
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  gas prices • Europe • fuel efficiency • public transportation
- Credit Agricole Hoping to Raise $9B
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 13, 08 6:25 AM CDT
  
  Subprime losses at Crédit Agricole’s Calyon investment bank are likely to prompt the French company to raise $9.17 billion in capital, reports the Wall Street Journal. A hit of $1.87 billion reduced its first quarter net profit to $1.38 billion from $1.82 billion the previous year. The bank, whose shares were down 5% this morning in Paris, will decide tomorrow whether to move forward with the capital boost. More »
  
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  France • subprime crisis • Europe • capital

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