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Russia's Putin set for stand-off with EU on Syria, energy

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#1  EUrope delenda est!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 12/21/2012 11:58 Comments || Top||

#2  ..they made some really good tries at that in 1914 and 1939. Maybe the third time is the charm.
Posted by: P2Kontheroad || 12/21/2012 16:25 Comments || Top||


Italian Premier Monti jests Mayan calendar has nothing to do with his government's end
Italian Premier Mario Monti says the impending end of his technical government "was not the fault of the Mayan prophecy."

Monti made the quip following a Christmas Mass with staff on Friday that came as the lower house of Parliament was debating a budget law, the last action to be taken by Monti's year-old government. The Senate approved it Thursday.

Monti pledged to resign as soon as the budget is passed after Silvio Berlusconi yanked support for his government, accelerating national elections now expected in February. The passage could come as early as Friday — the last day of the Mayan calendar prompting doomsday predictions.

Monti will give his year-end news conference Sunday, when he is expected to announce whether he will participate in the election campaign.


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#1  The Mayans are dead and gone, why bother.
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Hollande: no apology for Algerian past
President Francois Hollande refused to apologize for France's colonial past in Algeria, saying instead that Paris wanted to move forward on an equal footing and boost trade with the north African nation. Speaking on his first state visit since his election in May, Hollande said the two had agreed on a friendship declaration and a five-year strategic pact over economic, cultural, agricultural and defense ties.

After meeting Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Hollande told a news conference, "I want to define with Algeria a strategic partnership on an equal-to-equal basis. I am not here to repent or apologize, I am here to tell the truth."
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