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Greece To Hold New Elections

NewsGuy — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:58:06 +0000

Greece announced new elections for June on Tuesday, leading many to speculate the country may eventually leave the euro. Greek president Karolos Papoulias announced the vote after three tries at forming a coalition government failed. It was made two days ahead of when many expected, rattling investors across Europe. Many believe the new vote will usher in [...] Related posts:

Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside Breivik Trial

NewsGuy — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:53:21 +0000

A man of foreign origin was seriously injured after he set himself on fire outside the ongoing trial of self-confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik on Tuesday. The incident is not related to the legal proceedings, police say. Before setting himself on fire, the man dropped off an envelope filled with “confused” notes at the office of [...] Related posts:

Ron Paul Unlikely To Endorse Romney

NewsGuy — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:50:40 +0000

Texas congressman Ron Paul is unlikely to endorse rival and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney for president, Paul’s chief strategist said Tuesday. “Never say never, but I don’t believe that’s likely,” said Jesse Benton, during a half-hour phone interview with reporters. The candidate is also unlikely to endorse Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson either, Benton said, or [...] Related posts:

Euro Officials Ponder Greece Leaving Euro

NewsGuy — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:32:37 +0000

At least five Central European bankers have publicly spoken about the possibility of Greece leaving the Euro, after a new government has not been formed in the past week and fresh elections are becoming a reality for the debt-crisis nation. “We’re really getting to a denouement,” Michael O’Sullivan, head of portfolio strategy at Credit Suisse Private [...] Related posts:

Ron Paul Ends Presidential Bid

NewsGuy — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:46:33 +0000

Texas Congressman Ron Paul announced Monday that he will no longer campaign in future Republican primary races, effectively ending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. “We will continue to take leadership positions, win delegates, and carry a strong message to the Republican National Convention that Liberty is the way of the future,” Paul said in [...] Related posts:

Hollande: Sarkozy Underplayed French Budget Woes

NewsGuy — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:37:25 +0000

French President-elect Francois Hollande announced Friday that outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy underplayed problems with the country’s budget, but those problems would not affect his plans of socialist reform. “I have known for several weeks that there was a greater degradation than the outgoing government said there was,” Hollande told reporters at a press conference. “We conclude [...] Related posts:

California Budgets Deficit Swells to $16B

NewsGuy — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:48:45 +0000

California Governor Jerry Brown has announced the state’s budget deficit has swollen from US$9.2 billion to US$16 billion, blaming lower tax receipts and federal blocking of budget reductions. In making the announcement in a slick video that the New York Times described as having “all the trappings of a campaign announcement,” Governor Brown urged viewers to [...] Related posts:

German Voters Rebuke Merkel Austerity

NewsGuy — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:45:26 +0000

German Chancellor Angela Merke’s conservatives have suffered a stunning defeat in local weekend elections, exit polls show. In Germany’s largest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, the Christian Democrats fell in support from 35-percent to 26-percent, reports the BBC. Left-leaning Social Democrats are set to return to power there, in a coalition with the Greens. The vote is considered a [...] Related posts:

Gorby Backs Obama

NewsGuy — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:22:54 +0000

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union, has publicly endorsed U.S. President Barack Obama for re-election this November. “Of course, there are many people who don’t like what President Obama is doing,” Gorbachev told Advanced Placement students at Von Steuben High School in Chicago on April 23. “But, my opinion of him is very [...] Related posts:

South African Model Axed For Racist Tweet

NewsGuy — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:20:23 +0000

The South African edition of FHM Magazine has fired one of the country’s top models after she called a Black man a “kaffir” on the popular social network, Twitter. Griping about being sexually harassed at a local supermarket, Jessica Leandra Dos Santos tweeted last Thursday, “Just, well took on an arrogant and disrespectful kaffir [an offensive [...] Related posts: