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Social Democrats sink to all-time low in poll

Source: The Local

Berlin :: Germany | updated Wed Nov 25 09:06:14 -0800 2009 | political-news

In Germany's September 27 election that propelled Merkel to a second four-year term, the SPD captured 23 percent of the vote, its worst result in modern history. The party has since installed a new leader, Sigmar Gabriel, and pledged a...

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German teenager jailed for foiled bid to massacre schoolmates

Source: NewKerala

Winnenden :: Germany | updated Tue Nov 24 09:28:42 -0800 2009 | political-news

The other girl was seriously wounded in the hands and arms with the sword as the would-be attacker fled. A youth court convicted her of attempted murder, causing serious bodily harm and weapons offences, ruling that she was sane. The...

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EasyJet's Holocaust fashion shoot grounded

Source: The independent

Berlin :: Germany | updated Tue Nov 24 16:24:16 -0800 2009 | political-news

In an embarrassing change of course, the budget airline easyJet has pulped almost 300,000 copies of its in-flight magazine because of a monumental row over its use of a Holocaust memorial as a location for a fashion shoot. The airline...

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Court is kind to 'Robin Hood' banker who helped poor

Source: BBC

Bonn :: Germany | updated Tue Nov 24 06:04:41 -0800 2009 | political-news

The 62-year-old woman, dubbed the 'Robin Hood Banker', moved more than $11m (£7m) in 117 transfers. The court in Bonn was told that the employee, who has not been named, took no money for herself. The bank made a loss...

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Found in a German garage: 'Hitler's Mercedes'

Source: BBC

Bielefeld :: Germany | updated Mon Nov 23 09:34:20 -0800 2009 | political-news

The Dusseldorf-based dealer, Michael Froelich, says he found the car locked in a collector's garage. He verified the ownership of the dark blue Mercedes 770K using the vehicle's original documents and old photos. After the war, the car was sold...

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What the research says about kids and homework

Source: The Globe & Mail

Berlin :: Germany | updated Sun Nov 22 16:48:21 -0800 2009 | political-news

Last updated on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 7:37PM EST A report this year by the Canadian Council on Learning concluded that homework is effective – but only if it's assigned properly. More isn't necessarily better, and children in elementary school...

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EU criticises financial pledges to GM Europe (AFP)

Source: Xtra News

Berlin :: Germany | updated Sun Nov 22 03:46:32 -0800 2009 | political-news

EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen has criticised informal financial pledges to General Motors by countries vying to save jobs at factories belonging to the automaker's European unit. "I understand that some countries have already made informal promises.

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Pre-WWII files on Nazis found in safe

Source: Jerusalem Post

Cologne :: Germany | updated Fri Nov 20 20:39:07 -0800 2009 | political-news

Secret documents describing Adolf Hitler's beginnings in the Nazi Party were discovered in the French National Archives after being secreted away for decades in an iron safe, Le Monde reported on Friday. The documents, a result of meticulous monitoring of...

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Why did Stauffenberg plant the bomb?

Source: Sign and Sight

Bamberg :: Germany | updated Thu Nov 19 23:49:10 -0800 2009 | political-news

Whatever his motives for killing Hitler, Stauffenberg was no role model for future generations, says British historian Richard Evans. Few incidents in the domestic history of Germany during the Second World War are more dramatic than Colonel Claus Schenk ,...

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We strongly progressing in the list of World's 180 most corruptted ...

Posted by: aarana

Berlin :: Germany | updated Wed Nov 18 23:44:13 -0800 2009 | political-news

The corruption has increased in many of the countries of World. In the case of public sector corruption,India is at the position No.84 getting 3.4 points from the list of World's 180 countries .These areas are considered the most corrupt....

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