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Alexis Tsipras, leader of SYRIZA. The future of Europe could depend on him bluffing or not.

Europe's Future Hangs On Who's Got The Best Bluff

Political brinksmanship is a common feature of modern democratic politics. Nowhere on the planet, however, is the convoluted logic of basing your electoral strategy on claiming the other guy is bluffing seen as splendidly as in Greece.
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American Airlines-US Airways Merger: Who Wins, Who Loses?

US Airways has been very publicly circling AMR Corp., the bankrupt parent of American Airlines. Yet industry experts expressed concerns that, while a potential merger would be a boon to the labor unions, the flying public would end up footing the bill.
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Chinese Shares Gain On Stimulus Hopes

Stock markets in Hong Kong and China advanced Friday as weak U.S. economic data and worsening euro zone crisis raised hopes that the major central banks would act to tackle deteriorating global economic conditions.
EXCLUSIVE: Sandra Fluke Says Supreme Court Obamacare Outcome ‘Critical’ for Women

Sandra Fluke Endorses Obama For Re-Election

Sandra Fluke, the former Georgetown University Law School student who was called slut by radio host Rush Limbaugh, has given United States President Barack Obama her endorsement.
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UN Holds Back Support For Mali Intervention

The U.N. has stopped short of supporting a request from African leaders for a military intervention in politically unstable Mali until more information is obtained about the operation.
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US Flexes Its Spy Muscles In Africa: Report

The United States has been building drone bases across the African continent since 2007, as well as flying old-fashioned ... spy flights, and is spending tens of millions of dollars to track groups like al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Boko Haram.

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