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The summit is sure to stir up a debate about the institutions that oversee the international economy. ... And he wants to play the lead in Washington so as to protect the free-market City of London from the Gallic machinations of Mr Sarkozy....Emerging economies have also been ensnared, as investors from richer countries retreat to their home markets. ... If a large emerging market, such as Poland or Turkey, were to need help, says Willem Buiter, an economist at the London School of Economics, its present resources o...

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... rown's London) ideologically legitimated as Keynesianism, sometimes (as in George Bush's Washington) just plain, unvarnished Desperationism. ... If he is right, one could even imagine a kind of global convergence on some version of a European-style social market economy, with the US and China approaching f rom different ends....

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In the end, the only way London and Washington could stop the sanctions wall crumbling entirely was by arranging the Oil for Food program. ... The UN had to supervise the entire foreign trade of large oil-producing economy with long and porous borders....

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However, hearing these pleas from Washington to London from the highest offices in the land only demand more thorough investigation. ... When one remembers that these same high offices have been responsible for the Iraq War, The Afghanistan War and the destruction of the economy, taking anything at f ace value is a precarious enterprise....

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... is to pump money directly into the economy. ... As Keyser said before, the policy makers in Washington, and seemingly in London too, simply want to go back to the old habits with the least pain....

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TVNZ EU reaches 'three 20s' energy-climate agreement Oil & Gas Journal, TX - 4 hours ago 14 -- After 2 days of marathon negotiations, the 27-nation European Union reached a unanimous agreement on the climate-energy package at its Dec. ... EU Adopts Climate Change Pact Washington Post Sarkozy ends EU presidency Straits Times EU hails climate deal as example for the world The Associated Press Xinhua  - Bloomberg all 2,308 news articles

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RTE.ie Portugal to take Guantanamo inmates Aljazeera.net, Qatar - Dec 13, 2008 The Portuguese government urged its European Union partners to also accept to resettle detainees. "The time has come for the European Union to step forward ... Portugal Urges EU to Accept Former Guantanamo Detainees Washington Post Move May Help Shut Guantánamo Camp New York Times US hails Lisbon Guantanamo offer BBC News Albuquerque Express  - Financial Times all 329 news articles

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AFP Amid a Hopeful Mood, UN Talks Set Countries on Path Toward a ... New York Times, United States - Dec 12, 2008 The struggles the European Union has had in passing its own climate and energy package, which was announced on Friday after rancorous negotiations in ... Top UN official welcomes European Union climate change deal UN News Centre EU Debates Limits on Carbon Emissions Washington Post Brazil Presented to the World by UN as Green Economy Model Brazzil Magazine Radio Netherlands  - Deutsche Welle all 2,690 news articles

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WELT ONLINE EU leaders put off decision on sales tax Forbes, NY - Dec 12, 2008 By Huw Jones BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday deferred until March a decision on whether to prolong reduced rates of sales tax ... Sarkozy Ends EU Term as He Began, in Rift With Merkel (Update3) Bloomberg Germany preparing second economic rescue plan: report AFP Chancellor Merkel's spine Washington Times International Herald Tribune  - Bloomberg all 509 news articles

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Javno.hr Iraq proposes EU -style trading bloc for Middle East Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago Baghdad has proposed forming a European Union -style trading and security bloc with its neighbours. Unveiling the plan at a conference in Washington, ... Official calls for economic cooperation The Associated Press Iraqi Gov’t Plans A New Regional Framework The Washington Independent Iraq outlines regional plan for security, development AFP all 80 news articles

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