FamousAbout.com » Politics http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 04:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Greek politics, Spain banks test eurozone survival http://famousabout.com/greek-politics-spain-banks-test-eurozone-survival http://famousabout.com/greek-politics-spain-banks-test-eurozone-survival#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 09:15:28 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/greek-politics-spain-banks-test-eurozone-survival Chaos in Greek politics and Spanish banking combined this week to underscore just how fragile Europe’s economy remains after an eviscerating austerity regime that has spawned unemployment, desperation and misery.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/greek-politics-spain-banks-test-eurozone-survival/feed 0 Murdoch to be quizzed on his UK political sway http://famousabout.com/murdoch-to-be-quizzed-on-his-uk-political-sway http://famousabout.com/murdoch-to-be-quizzed-on-his-uk-political-sway#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:55:58 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/murdoch-to-be-quizzed-on-his-uk-political-sway He was long considered one of the most important power brokers in British politics. Now, with his influence shriveled by Britain’s phone hacking scandal, media mogul Rupert Murdoch is returning to the U.K.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/murdoch-to-be-quizzed-on-his-uk-political-sway/feed 0 UK to raise Heywood murder with senior Chinese official http://famousabout.com/uk-to-raise-heywood-murder-with-senior-chinese-official http://famousabout.com/uk-to-raise-heywood-murder-with-senior-chinese-official#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:22:31 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/uk-to-raise-heywood-murder-with-senior-chinese-official LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to discuss the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood in China with a visiting senior Chinese official, an aide said on Monday, as the British government faced questions over its handling of the affair. “It’s likely to come up,” a spokeswoman for Cameron said when asked about the prime minister’s talks on Tuesday with Li Changchun, China’s propaganda chief and a member of China’s most powerful leadership body, the nine-member Politburo Standing Committee.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/uk-to-raise-heywood-murder-with-senior-chinese-official/feed 0 Chechen first lady unveils Islamic fashion in Dubai http://famousabout.com/chechen-first-lady-unveils-islamic-fashion-in-dubai http://famousabout.com/chechen-first-lady-unveils-islamic-fashion-in-dubai#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:47:21 +0000 CoolNews http://famousabout.com/chechen-first-lady-unveils-islamic-fashion-in-dubai Chechnya’s first lady, Medni Kadyrova, has displayed her Islamic fashion collection to a captivated audience in Dubai, faithful to the politics of her husband who has sought to impose Islamic dress codes in the Caucasus republic.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/egypts-brotherhood-faces-double-backlash/feed 0 US preschool program: model of reform or ripe for cuts? http://famousabout.com/us-preschool-program-model-of-reform-or-ripe-for-cuts http://famousabout.com/us-preschool-program-model-of-reform-or-ripe-for-cuts#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:01:17 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/us-preschool-program-model-of-reform-or-ripe-for-cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When officials in Frederick County, Maryland voted last year to stop paying for the local Head Start preschool program, they pointed to a nearly $12 million projected budget shortfall as proof that the mostly rural county could no longer afford it. But some parents, supporters and others saw politics at play, especially as two county commissioners who supported relinquishing the program emphasized the need for strong marriages and the fact that their own wives stayed home to care for their children.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/us-preschool-program-model-of-reform-or-ripe-for-cuts/feed 0 Anti-Communist pastor Gauck elected German president http://famousabout.com/anti-communist-pastor-gauck-elected-german-president http://famousabout.com/anti-communist-pastor-gauck-elected-german-president#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:07:08 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/anti-communist-pastor-gauck-elected-german-president BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans resoundingly elected Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and human rights activist from communist East Germany, as president of the European Union’s largest country on Sunday, posing a potential headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel. In the largely ceremonial office of president, Gauck presents no threat to Merkel’s domination of national politics. But his moral authority, independence of mind and lack of party affiliation could make him an awkward partner for her government as it struggles to overcome Europe’s economic crisis

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]]> http://famousabout.com/anti-communist-pastor-gauck-elected-german-president/feed 0 Greece turns to growth, elections after debt deal http://famousabout.com/greece-turns-to-growth-elections-after-debt-deal http://famousabout.com/greece-turns-to-growth-elections-after-debt-deal#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:34:24 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/greece-turns-to-growth-elections-after-debt-deal ATHENS (Reuters) – After the success of a debt cut plan which paves the way for a 130-billion euro ($170.55 billion) international bailout, attention in Athens is shifting to politics and on how to kick-start debt-laden Greece’s stricken economy, officials said on Saturday. Greece averted the immediate threat of an uncontrolled default on Thursday when it successfully concluded a bond swap deal under which private sector creditors agreed to accept deep cuts in the value of their holdings.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/greece-turns-to-growth-elections-after-debt-deal/feed 0 Facebook co-founder buys New Republic magazine http://famousabout.com/facebook-co-founder-buys-new-republic-magazine http://famousabout.com/facebook-co-founder-buys-new-republic-magazine#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:20:23 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/facebook-co-founder-buys-new-republic-magazine (Reuters) – Chris Hughes, one of the co-founders of Facebook and a former online strategist for Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign, has purchased a majority stake in The New Republic, the magazine said on Friday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/facebook-co-founder-buys-new-republic-magazine/feed 0 Network says airing Palin movie not about politics http://famousabout.com/network-says-airing-palin-movie-not-about-politics http://famousabout.com/network-says-airing-palin-movie-not-about-politics#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:23:04 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/network-says-airing-palin-movie-not-about-politics The ReelzChannel television network says it scheduled a pro-Sarah Palin documentary on the same weekend as HBO’s “Game Change” debut strictly for business considerations, not political ones.

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