De crisis in de Verenigde Staten heeft weinig met zijn echte economie te doen. Het vorige kwart, het BBP groeide daar door een indrukwekkende 3.3%. De winsten van IBM zijn omhoog jaarlijkse 22%. De Amerikaanse handelsbanken, niettemin met behoefte aan re-capitalization, zijn correct. Zijn Investeringsbanken - de bronnen van de huidige crisis - zijn gegaan. [...]

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Listening to Chinese and African leaders pronounce so passionately about Sino-African relations, one gets the impression that the citizens of China and Africa now walk hand in hand in that kind of love, peace and harmony which is preached only by the Holy Bible. Advocates of this alliance have blown it out of proportion, further [...]

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ReTHUGliTOM Dinesh D’Souza is attempting to embarrass Mr Obama by soliciting donations to a “Compassion Fund” for the senator’s half-brother, George Onyango Obama, who lives in Nairobi’s Huruma estate.

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When Senator Barack Obama steps onto the stage on Thursday, next to Berlin’s Victory column, the world will be expecting a momentous speech.

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G8 leaders enjoy 18-course meal as they discuss “how to solve the global food crisis.”
The leaders of the richest nations of the world sat down to an 18-course gastronomic extravaganza at the G8 summit in Japan to discuss world hunger.

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The dinner and lunch included:
1. Caviar,
2. Milkfed lamb,
3. Sea urchin and tuna,
4. Champagne and wines [...]

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