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No more liberal apologies as Elizabeth Warren takes the offensive

Posted by seumasach on May 20, 2014

“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own,” she said. “Nobody. You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for.” It was all part of “the underlying social contract,” she said, a phrase politicians don’t typically use.

Washington Post

18th May, 2014

Elizabeth Warren is cast as many things: a populist, a left-winger, the paladin against the bankers and the rich, the Democrats’ alternative to Hillary Clinton, the policy wonk with a heart.

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Hillary’s nightmare? A democratic party that realizes its soul lies with Elizabeth Warren

Posted by seumasach on May 20, 2014

New Republic

10th November, 2013

We’re three years from the next presidential election, and Hillary Clinton is, once again, the inevitable Democratic nominee. Congressional Republicans have spent months investigating her like she already resides in the White House. The New York Times has its own dedicated Clinton correspondent, whose job it is to chronicle everything from Hillary’s summer accommodations (“CLINTONS FIND A NEW PLACE TO VACATION IN THE HAMPTONS”) to her distinct style of buckraking (“IN CLINTON FUNDRAISING, EXPECT A FULL EMBRACE”). There is a feature-length Hillary biopic in the works, and a well-funded super PAC“Ready for Hillary”bent on easing her way into the race. And then there is Clinton herself, who sounds increasingly candidential. Since leaving the State Department, Clinton has already delivered meaty, headline-grabbing orations on voting rights and Syria.

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‘Ukraine must develop outside EU and NATO’

Posted by seumasach on May 20, 2014

RT

19th May, 2014

EU and NATO should take a step back and make sure that Ukraine can have development outside both political entities and without their interference in its domestic affairs, Harry van Bommel, the Dutch Socialist Party MP told RT.

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German press demolishes ‘humanitarian’ US

Posted by seumasach on May 19, 2014

Praag

19th May, 2014

In what is becoming a weekly ritual, the German press continues to demolish the US case of “idealistic humanitarian” Ukraine intervention.

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“Electrosmog” disorientates birds

Posted by seumasach on May 19, 2014

“Electrosmog” Make Birds Get Lost in the City, Study Shows

Chinatopix

For the first time, a new study shows that birds exposed to AM waveband interference lose their way

Researchers at the University of Oldenburg in Germany published a study in the coming issue of Nature, proving that the magnetic compass of robins fail when exposed to even the slightest AM radio waveband electromagnetic interference that are found in all urban areas.

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Kiev Nazi authorities are only obstacle to peace in Ukraine

Posted by seumasach on May 19, 2014

RT

18th May, 2014

The removal of Kiev’s coup-imposed authorities from power is the only way to restore peace and stability in Ukraine, opposition leader and ex-presidential candidate Oleg Tsarev told RT.

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Germany steps up to prevent Russian sanctions

Posted by seumasach on May 18, 2014

Fin24

18th May, 2014

Berlin – German industry is ramping up efforts to dissuade Chancellor Angela Merkel from imposing tough new economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, warning of lasting damage to domestic firms and the broader economy if Moscow is hit hard.

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German FM calls for ‘cooperation instead confrontation’ with Russia

Posted by seumasach on May 18, 2014

Chancellor Angela Merkel, attending her party’s campaign event, was booed by a rally of protesters holding signs, which read ‘Europe is strong only with Russia’ or ‘Stop the Nazis in Ukraine.’

RT

18th May, 2014

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for restraint in imposing new sanctions on Russia, as politicians, businesses and the general public in Germany grow ever more skeptical of putting more pressure on Moscow.

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Ukraine parliament:Speech of opposition leader Simonenko

Posted by seumasach on May 18, 2014

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Ukraine’s Communist leader withdraws from presidential race

Posted by seumasach on May 18, 2014

ITAR-TASS

16th May, 2014

KIEV, May 16 /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine’s Communist leader Petr Simonenko, who runs for the Ukrainian president at the snap presidential elections scheduled for May 25, said on Friday he was quitting from the race.

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Russia and Nicaragua to cooperate on construction of interoceanic canal

Posted by seumasach on May 18, 2014

Russia Beyond The Headlines

14th May, 2014

During Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s recent visit to Nicaragua, the two sides discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation. One major project that will unite Moscow and Managua for the next several years is the so-called Interoceanic Grand Canal, a new alternative to the Panama Canal.

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