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...Germany, business confidence is at its highest point since May 2000, according to a recent survey, auguring well for the new coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel. In a well-received Davos speech, Merkel promised to introduce greater flexibility into the German economy and attack bureaucracy in an attempt to break out of what she called "our self-inflicted paralysis...
...assumption that Tony Blair, Prime Minister since 1997, was facing a crisis. The House of Commons was to vote on two measures, both of which, it was thought, might see his government defeated, despite the Labour Party's thumping majority in the lower chamber. Meanwhile, Gordon Brown, Blair's Chancellor of the Exchequer, partner, rival and anointed successor, was rumbling away, giving speeches that were not even barely concealed as the outline of the themes of his own future premiership. And Blair's deeply unpopular adventure in support of the U.S. invasion of Iraq was once more winning the sort...
...earlier this week the Archdiocese announced a new approach in dealing with the investigations of sexual abuse by the clergy. From now on, the Church plans to remove priests almost immediately after they are accused - effectively putting them on the ecclestiastical equivalent of desk duty. The archdiocese?s current chancellor, Jimmy Lago, will oversee all probes of abuse allegations against priests across Chicago...
...Portugal Parents of today must expect a reduced standard of living if they start a family. To have and educate children is a major effort for parents, even more for a single parent. For mankind, however, it is the most important task, despite imposing some hardship on the parents. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, both childless, will enter the history books, but for the continuation of humanity, they are worthless. Dieter Gebrath Gelnhausen, Germany My son was born in Germany 11 years ago. That is how I got to know a Germany even my mother would...
Oxford University’s Chancellor will embark on a visit to India next month in an attempt to advertise Oxford University as an alternative to Harvard and other Ivy League universities. Chancellor Christopher Francis Patten said in an interview with the Financial Times (FT) that Oxford needed to increase its recruiting efforts to stay competitive with American schools such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Noting that Oxford was “falling further and further behind” U.S. universities in recruiting top international talent, Patten said that all schools need to have a thorough strategy to target prospective...