Category Archives: Politics

  1. President Barack Obama addresses supporters in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012 (Obama for America/Christopher Dilts)

    Democrats Try to Frame Election As Vote On Equality

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    Members of President Barack Obama’s party know that they cannot win on the economy so they’re changing the conversation.

  1. Premier Wen Jiabao of China attends the National People's Congress in Beijing, March 5, 2012 (Xinhua)

    Bo’s Purge An Opportunity for China’s Modernizers

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    The ouster of Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai gives Premier Wen Jiabao and his allies the chance to sideline hardliners.

  1. Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy

    After Local Elections, Italians Seek Room for Stimulus

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    Italy’s main conservative and left wing parties lost support in local elections. Italians’ taste for austerity is dwindling.

  1. Voters celebrate as François Hollande's election victory is announced in Tulle in the south of France, May 6, 2012 (Benjamin Géminel)

    Austerity On the Ballot Across Europe

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    French and Greek national polls and local elections in Germany and Italy could shape the future of the euro crisis.

  1. Labour's shadow chancellor of the exchequer Ed Balls appears on BBC's Sunday Politics, May 6, 2012

    Labour: America Shows Fiscal Stimulus Works

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    The British shadow chancellor urged more deficit spending because it’s supposedly been such a success in America.