Germany
Dresden citizens say, “Don’t privatize our hospitals!”
January 31, 2012In what is seen as a major blow to corporate interests, over 84 percent of voters rejected privatization by voting "Ja" to retain public democratic control.
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Who’s afraid of the big bad Wulff?
January 18, 2012BERLIN - Americans wonder who will be president next January; Germans are still uncertain who will live in Berlin's presidential mansion this February.
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Tough on euros, weak on Nazis
December 14, 2011Picking one's way through the financial gobbledygook, two key words emerged: "Austerity" was one, "discipline" the other.
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The Left Party still relevant in Germany
October 28, 2011The Left dropped to about half its 12 percent high; it was weakened or defeated in seven elections in 2011.
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Police evict Occupy Berlin
October 19, 2011The Left Party has come out against Saturday's police eviction of demonstrators occupying the Reichstag lawn.
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