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News Corp. phone-hacking inquiry: 8 names you need to know
Here is a list of key players in the Leveson inquiry, which is examining the phone-hacking scandal that has ensnared the powerful Murdoch family and prominent government officials.
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China's Vice President Xi is in town: what 6 international newspapers say
Chinese Vice President and presumed leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week. From the increased US militarization of the Asia-Pacific region to China’s human rights record, newspapers across the globe are chiming in with their opinions and expectations for this high-profile visit. Here are a sample of six:
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A brief history of the Greek debt crisis
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World markets respond to US credit downgrade
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From 'Ninja Wendi' to 'daft hysteria,' UK press turns a sharp pen on Murdoch and Co.
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Midterm elections: International media reports on the 'pummeling'
Americans weren't the only ones watching the midterm election returns Tuesday night as Republicans took back the US House of Representatives and Democrats clung to a slight majority in the Senate. We take a look at a few examples of media coverage (and in some cases, a lack of media coverage) beyond the US.
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Vote 2010: Why European liberals see the tea party as 'a circus of fools'
European commentators have called tea partyers stupid, ignorant, gullible – and worse. Behind the vitriol may lie a worry about its influence on the Continent.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/01
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Rescue workers, officials debate warning system as Indonesian volcano erupts again
The responses to Indonesia's back-to-back disasters this week and revelations about the possibility that the warning system did not have proper upkeep highlight the difficulties in trying to put together an efficient disaster management system.
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Is hard currency on its way out? Introducing the new virtual world currency.
The new virtual world currency is an index of the world’s 15 largest economies, weighted by their gross domestic product, adjusted for purchasing power parity.
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Britain's budget cuts outline radical path toward smaller government
Britain announced deep and wide-ranging budget cuts today that aim to eliminate its $245 billion deficit over the next five years.
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Japan: Lessons of a debauched currency
Everything happening in the US today happened in Japan in the 1980's. And when their bubble burst, they fell into a decline from which they've never recovered.
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When at first printing money doesn't succeed, should Fed really try again?
Fed easing hasn't worked any better than it did in Japan in the '90s. It makes little sense for Bernanke to fire up the money printing presses.
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Japan gets its Tojo back: Will it save the foundering economy?
Japan's central bank economists have tried everything to keep their economy afloat, including record levels of quantitative easing. Will America follow its example?
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Gold coins and quantitative easing
Governments keep printing more money, hoping to ignite an economic barbeque. But cheap cash – also known as quantitative easing – burns more like a highway flare. You want slow-burning, steady value? That's gold, not greenbacks.
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Tea party convergence: Big boost for Republicans in Election 2010
The tea party movement has evolved from a scattered insurgency into a sophisticated, organized effort. Its energy and enthusiasm about the midterm elections is helping Republicans.
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Manipulating currency: The pot calls the kettle black.
World governments have manipulated currency ever since they unpinned it from gold, 40 years ago. Today, everyone is devaluing their own currency, while gold skyrockets.
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How long will Wall Street stay in America?
Bankers warn lawmakers that regulation will drive them overseas — and then warn overseas regulators that too much oversight will drive them to America. They're playing everyone against each other in a global race to the bottom.
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How the Commonwealth Games pushed me to learn about India
The dust raised by the Commonwealth Games drove this child of Indian immigrants to begin reading about the land of her ancestors.
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College savings plans: Skip that MBA
College savings plans can be as simple as avoiding education you don't need. Unemployment for MBA grads is way up.
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Pope Benedict trip: Why move John Henry Newman toward sainthood?
Pope Benedict XVI plans on Sunday during his state visit to Britain to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, who converted to Catholicism from Anglicanism.
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Steve Jobs preparing to revolutionize the newspaper business?
Steve Jobs and Apple are rumored to be preparing a newspaper subscription service. Could Steve Jobs shake up another industry?
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Bangladesh makes its play in the international gold game
Gold's price has risen lately, and more countries are buying it from IMF. What does this mean for the American economy?
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War spending and the economy: You say boom, I say ka-boom!
Paul Krugman argues that WWII spending bought America out of the Great Depression. But what about the other side? What happened with military spending in Japan?
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Opinion: Corporate land grabs threaten food security
Wealthy countries are buying up farm land in poorer countries – with global consequences. These controversial land grabs hurt local workers and ecosystems, and dangerously tip the scale of the world's food economy.
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Pakistan floods: Cash grants for families on the way
The government plans to start handing out cash grants to victims of the Pakistan floods in the coming weeks. Donations from abroad are dwindling as a costly recovery effort begins.
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August recap: misguided gratitude for government stimulus
Government economists claim the economy would be worse without their stimulus package. We'll never know.
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Economy stuck? Print money. Watch out.
Central bankers have faced today's crisis before. But their new weapon, quantitative easing, could make the mess worse.
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German banker comments raise concerns about new 'intellectual racism'
German banker and Bundesbank member Thilo Sarrazin caused a stir yesterday with remarks widely perceived as anti-Semitic. This comes on the heels of his disparaging comments about Muslim immigrants.
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Welcome to the recovery? No, Mr. Geithner, the Twilight Zone.
Treasury Secretary Geithner's recovery is a debt-financed nightmare.
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