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Analysis: Knox acquittal helps Berlusconi

Alessandro SpecialeOctober 12, 2011 23:29
ROME— For Berlusconi, the acquittal of Amanda Knox was ammunition in his pitched battle with Italy's magistrates, who he says want to overthrow him.
October 3, 2011 04:14Updated October 3, 2011 00:00
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Europe: Coalition politics hinder solution to economic crisis

David Cameron and Angela Merkel protect their backs against restive allies.
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France's president Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a joint press conference at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on August 16, 2011 after a meeting between the two leaders on debt crisis. (Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images)
All politics is local - even when the global economy is collapsing around your ears as David Cameron and Angela Merkel are finding to their irritation.
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Greece will stay in euro zone, Merkel and Sarkozy say

News DeskSeptember 14, 2011 22:17

2,388 years of unpaid government debt

September 15, 2011 07:27
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LONDON — Almost every country has defaulted. Spain holds the record, with 13 defaults over four centuries.

Markets rise on Barroso euro bonds comments

News DeskSeptember 14, 2011 10:51
Barroso called the euro zone debt crisis "the most serious challenge of a generation."

Stocks sink as euro zone fears return

News DeskSeptember 9, 2011 17:26

Italy approves new austerity measures

News DeskAugust 12, 2011 17:41
Italian President Silvio Berlusconi has worked furiously to gain Cabinet approval for the new austerity measures.

Debt Crisis? Italy resorts to online gambling

Alessandro SpecialeAugust 5, 2011 06:26
With 1 percent of global population, Italy accounts for 24 percent of gaming revenues. That's money the debt-mired government could use.  

Only eight European banks out of 90 fail stress tests, but many are skeptical of results

News DeskJuly 16, 2011 02:06
The small number of failing banks was met with skepticism, and criticism that the test had been lax.
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