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Eurozone New Business Sinks at Fastest Rate in 3 Years

Eurozone New Business Sinks at Fastest Rate in 3 Years - Mike Shedlock - Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary

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Here we go again!! This will spark round two of the nut cases..

French magazine Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons

FEARS that a wave of anger in the Islamic world could spread to Europe mounted as it emerged a French magazine was planning to publish cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammed.

Satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo confirmed that its latest edition contains several cartoons featuring Mohammed that the publication's editor said would "shock those who will want to be shocked."

The magazine is due to hit the streets today against a background of protests across the Islamic world over a crude US-made film that mocks Mohammed and portrays Muslims as gratuitously violent.

French magazine Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons | thetelegraph.com.au

[Toby]

Arms race on the Caspian Sea heats up

The countries bordering the Caspian Sea are increasingly flexing their military muscles. The Iran crisis and unresolved conflicts over natural resources have added to the tensions in the region.


In early September 2012, Turkmenistan conducted its first military maneuver on the Caspian Sea since gaining independence. Taking part in the maneuver were armed forces on sea and in the air, as well as ground troops and special units of the Ministry for Security and Interior Affairs.

Arms race on the Caspian Sea heats up | World | DW.DE | 17.09.2012

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So Much For That ‘Reset Button’… Russia Closes US Aid Mission in Moscow

Moscow forces U.S. to close down its aid mission in Russia

Moscow forces U.S. to close down its aid mission in Russia | Reuters

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France to close embassies in fear of cartoon backlash

France to close embassies in fear of cartoon backlash - FRANCE - FRANCE 24

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Putin’s Russia Hits the ‘Clear’ Button on the Medvedev Era

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/wo...oc.semityn.www

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Spain sovereign bailout facing new eurozone opposition

Spain sovereign bailout facing new eurozone opposition - FRANCE 24

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Russia advances sweeping new spy bill

AFP - Russia's parliament has advanced sweeping spy legislation targeting civil groups that work with foreigners to upset domestic politics in what rights groups call another attack on freedoms.

Friday's near-unanimous lower house vote in the first of three readings came on the heels of President Vladimir Putin's decision to ram through a law branding as "foreign agents" local groups with funding from abroad

Russia advances sweeping new spy bill - FRANCE 24

Who Would have thought the former KGB guy would want that?

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German business confidence hits two-and-a-half year low

German business confidence hits two-and-a-half year low - FRANCE 24

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Russia to liberate the world from US occupation

A State Duma deputy, the head of the Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship of the Russian State Duma, Yevgeny Fyodorov, told Pravda.Ru of his impressions from visiting the APEC summit in Vladivostok. According to him, the meeting showed that the U.S. gradually loses absolute power in the world economy and politics. The power and influence of other countries, such as Russia and China, grows against such a background.

State Duma deputy, the head of the Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship of the Russian State Duma Yevgeny Fyodorov

Russia to liberate the world from US occupation - English pravda.ru