Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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A BLUFFING GAME
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European Politicians in Denial as Greece Unravels
Europe's politicians are losing touch with reality. Greece is broke, and
yet Brussels wants to send the country billions in new loans, to which
there is growing opposition within the coalition government in Berlin.
Rescue efforts are hopelessly bogged down by bickering over who will
ultimately step up.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,812194,00.html#ref=nlint

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EU LEADERS IN BRUSSELS
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Greece's Worsening Situation to Dominate Summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had hoped that Monday's EU summit would
focus exclusively on finalizing her plan to impose budget discipline
across the 27-member bloc. Problems in Greece, however, may hijack her
headlines.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,812215,00.html#ref=nlint

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INTERVIEW WITH AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR FAYMANN
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'Don't Overestimate the Fiscal Pact'
In a SPIEGEL interview, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, 51,
expresses doubt about Germany's strategy in combatting the euro crisis,
discusses the potential need for a larger Greek bailout package and says
that the ECB may have to contribute to debt relief for Athens.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,812299,00.html#ref=nlint

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WULFF'S LAIR
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German Police Search Presidential Offices
Investigators have searched the presidential office of Olaf Glaeseker,
the former spokesman of German President Christian Wulff, in a
corruption probe. Opposition politicians say the affair poses further
embarrassment for the beleaguered president, who is already under fire
over his private loan arrangements.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,812175,00.html#ref=nlint

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LITIGATION RISKS
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Deutsche Bank Faces a Series of Damaging Lawsuits
The transition of power at Germany's largest bank is being overshadowed
by the fallout from dubious deals in the US made at a time when incoming
co-CEO Anshu Jain was head of investment banking. The bank faces a
number of lawsuits, and the compensation claims are so large that
regulators have asked Deutsche Bank to quantify them.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,812212,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'The Syrian Situation Could Hardly be More Hopeless'
Europe this week is making yet another effort to obtain a UN resolution
against the regime in Syria. But more than 10 months after the uprising
began, violence there remains intense. German commentators on Monday are
unanimously skeptical about the Arab League's chances of bringing peace
to the region.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,812218,00.html#ref=nlint

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'DIRECTLY IN ITS PATH'
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German Satellite Almost Crashed into Beijing
Last October, the German research satellite Rosat plunged into the Bay
of Bengal, more than 20 years after it had been launched into orbit. But
had it remained aloft for just seven more minutes, it would have landed
in Beijing instead, new calculations show.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,812297,00.html#ref=nlint

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NO SATISFACTION
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Lip-Shaped Urinals in Stones Museum Called Sexist
Women's rights campaigners are demanding the removal of urinals shaped
like female mouths from the men's lavatory of a Rolling Stones museum in
Germany. The owner denies the bowls are offensive and vows: "They're
staying."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,812271,00.html#ref=nlint

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Gandhi Getups 


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