Month: April 2009

New York Times Global Edition April, 29 2009 PICTURE ME, IF YOU WILL, as I settle at my desk to begin my workday, and feel free to use a Vermeer image as your template. The pale-yellow light that gives Dutch paintings their special glow suffuses the room. The interior is simple, with high walls and […]

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Spiegel Online April 29, 2009 The Obama administration is planning a huge stimulus package to kick-start clean energy investments. The plan already has European green energy companies laying the groundwork to reap benefits from the program. But will cheap oil kill it? more

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Spiegel Online April 27, 2009 The current debate in the US on the “special interrogation methods” sanctioned by the Bush administration could soon reach Europe. It has long been clear that the CIA used the Szymany military airbase in Poland for extraordinary renditions. Now there is evidence of a secret prison nearby. more

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Financial Times April 27, 2009 A top US official said on Monday that the European Union had overreacted to the outbreak in swine flu when it advised travelers against visiting the country, even as he himself cited the disease as a reason not to travel to Mexico. more

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Associated Press April 26, 2009 The United States is “relatively close” to making decisions on what to do with an initial group of Guantanamo Bay detainees, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday. more

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