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  • May 2008

    • Portugal PM Gets Heat for Smoking on Plane

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 16, 08 2:41 AM CDT

      Portugal PM Gets Heat for Smoking on Plane

      Portugal banned smoking in public places five months ago but the country's prime minister appears to have forgotten the rule his own government enacted. Jose Socrates—known to be a smoker in private—stunned passengers and triggered an uproar when he blithely lit up in the first-class cabin of a TAP flight from Lisbon to Caracas. More »

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      Venezuela  • Spain  • Portugal  • smoking ban  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Lisbon  • Caracas  • secondhand smoke

  • April 2008

    • Women Rule in Spain's New Cabinet

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Apr 14, 08 9:31 AM CDT

      Women Rule in Spain's New Cabinet

      So much for machismo. Re-elected Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced a new government this weekend, with a surprise twist: His new cabinet boasts more women than men. The eight men and nine ministras include a pregnant woman who will head the army as defense minister, the Independent reports. More »

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      women  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • female politicians  • equality

  • March 2008

    • Socialist Party Wins in Spain

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 9, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      Socialist Party Wins in Spain

      Spain's Socialist Party overcame a sputtering economy and the murder of a former councilor to win today's national election, the BBC reports. "The Spanish people have spoken clearly and have decided to open a new period without tension, without confrontation," Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told a crowd of supporters in Madrid. More »

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      election  • economy  • gay marriage  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Socialist Party  • Madrid  • gender bias  • Popular Party

    • Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 8, 08 6:37 PM CST

      Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

      Spaniards are bitterly divided between the ruling Socialist Party and right-wing Popular Party as they head for the polls tomorrow, the Washington Post reports. Polls do not predict a majority for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's socialists or the Mariano Rajoy-led Popular Party, but much will depend on the turnout of the young, who skew toward Zapatero, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Socialist Party  • Madrid bombings  • Spanish elections  • Mariano Rajoy  • Popular Party

    • Spanish PM: Basque Group Killed Pol

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 8, 08 6:51 AM CST

      Spanish PM: Basque Group Killed Pol

      Spain’s Prime Minister is blaming Basque separatist group Eta for the shooting death of a party functionary a day before national elections, the BBC reports. Jose Zapatero, whose Socialist Party is expected to win the contest, painted Isaias Carrasco’s murder as an attempt to disrupt elections, but vowed that Spain would not “allow challenges from those who oppose its basic principles.” More »

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      Spain  • assassination  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Spanish elections  • Basque separatists  • Spain terror attacks  • Eta

    • Economy Overshadows Spanish Vote

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 5, 08 5:06 PM CST

      Economy Overshadows Spanish Vote

      Spain goes to the polls Sunday after a bitter campaign in which the prime minister and his rival have traded insults and accusations of lying. Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has maintained his slight lead and did well in this week's debate, but a raft of bad economic figures released yesterday has rocked the government as the race enters the home stretch, reports the Times of London. More »

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      economy  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Madrid  • Spanish elections  • Mariano Rajoy

  • February 2008

    • Spanish Voters Hit YouTube

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 20, 08 10:28 AM CST

      Spanish Voters Hit YouTube

      It's not only in the US that Internet video is changing politics: Ahead of Spain's neck-and-neck March 9 election hundreds of voters have posted questions for Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his opponent on YouTube. Zapatero has responded to several, Reuters reports, but the more strident—such as the transvestite berating the conservative challenger on gay marriage—have gone unanswered. More »

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      Internet  • YouTube  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Spanish elections  • Spain terror attacks  • Mariano Rajoy

    • Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 20, 08 3:14 AM CST

      Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez

      Stiff opposition is mounting against the possibility of former British prime minister Tony Blair being named the first president of Europe. A "Stop Blair" website has been launched, and a cross-party caucus in the European parliament is forming to campaign against him. A new treaty about to be ratified creates the new position, although precisely what the job would entail remains unclear. Opposition to a Blair presidency is particularly fierce in Germany, reports the Guardian . More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Italy  • Spain  • Tony Blair  • Angela Merkel  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Treaty of Lisbon

    • Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 11:53 AM CST

      Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

      Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is meeting today with a Vatican representative to protest the Catholic Church's call for voters to oust his Socialist party in the March 9 general election. Zapatero was infuriated by bishops' publication of "moral guidance," calling on parishioners to vote out the government and effectively endorsing the conservative opposition, the Times of London reports. More »

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      Catholic Church  • divorce  • Vatican  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Spanish elections  • Basque separatists  • Francisco Franco

  • January 2008

    • Spain Socialists Face Suddenly Tough Election

      newser  |  Economist  |  Jan 25, 08 6:16 PM CST

      Spain Socialists Face Suddenly Tough Election

      The Socialist Zapatero government is facing an unexpected hitch in its re-election plans: a downtrodden Spanish economy. The vote March 9 is the first in a big nation in the wake of the world credit crunch, the Economist reports, and it will test the political fallout of a burst housing bubble. The PM’s party is slowly dropping in the polls and now leads the opposition People's Party by only 2 percentage points. More »

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      credit crisis  • election  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  • December 2007

    • Spain Deals Bullfights Fatal Blow

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Dec 6, 07 8:26 AM CST

      Spain Deals Bullfights Fatal Blow

      The traditional sport of bullfighting suffered what may prove to be a death blow yesterday, when the Spanish national television network decided not to include coverage in next year's schedule. Traditionalists are up in arms, but animal-rights advocates cheered the decision, which will eliminate the traditional Sunday afternoon broadcast of athletes fighting and eventually slaughtering bulls. More »

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      Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • bullfighting

  • November 2007

    • Spanish King to Venezuelan Prez: Shut Up!

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 11, 07 7:26 AM CST

      Spanish King to Venezuelan Prez: Shut Up!

      World leaders at the Ibero-American summit had a grade-school exchange yesterday, with Spain's King Juan Carlos pulling out a "why don't you shut up" when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wouldn't wait his turn to talk. Chavez ignored requests to be more polite after calling a former Spanish prime minister a "fascist," adding that even "a snake is more human" than fascists," reports the BBC. More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • King Juan Carlos I

  • July 2007

    • Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 30, 07 5:06 AM CDT

      Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      A top Basque separatist leader and 17 others have been arrested in the two months since the organization ended a 15-month ceasefire with Spain. Some analysts credit luck and improved intelligence for the arrests, including last week's bust of ETA's crucial head of logistics. But some critics say the crackdown is aimed at polishing the prime minister's image for the 2008 elections. More »

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      France  • election  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • ETA  • Basque

  • June 2007

    • Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jun 5, 07 3:55 PM CDT

      Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

      The Basque separatist group ETA has declared an end to its 15-month ceasefire, and Spanish authorities are gearing up for the possibility of bombings at tourist sites this summer. ETA blames the return to violence on PM José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's "fascism"; addressing the nation on TV, Zapatero called for peace, saying it's what both Basques and Spaniards want. More »

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      terrorism  • European Union  • terrorist  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Basque  • Eta

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