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US defence shield in Romania
The
new Border between West and Russia
The
beginning of February brought an important topic into the attention of both Romanian
and international press: the presence of US defence shields on the Romanian territory,
more precisely, at the Black Sea, where there is already a NATO military base.
Already agreed upon, the idea now awaits the Parliament's approval... full
story By ROXANA CIUPARIU from
Bucharest, ROMANIA
Twitter most used medium
during collapse Dutch
cabinet stumbles over Afghanistan
On
3.55 AM political correspondent for RTL News, Frits Wester was the first one who
twittered: "Cabinet collapsed". Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth cabinet
is preterit, due to a discussion about extending the mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan...
full story
By GERBEN SOLLEVELD from Rotterdam, the NETHERLANDS
The Last Kennedy,
Patrick, will leave American politics
The
death of Ted Kennedy symbolises and relativises
"My
father taught me that politics at its very core was about serving others."
With these words Patrick Kennedy announced that the death of his source of spirit,
his father Ted Kennedy, was the reason not to seek re-election for the Congress.
It seems to be that a political dynasty has come to an end, and that a legendary,
much-discussed family leaves the public sphere. Dr. Hans Veldman, Dutch American
expert, potrayed the famous American Kennedy family in his book "John
F. Kennedy, The history of an image"... full
story By GERBEN SOLLEVELD from
Rotterdam, the NETHERLANDS |
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