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...their sites, which drives revenue. Furthermore, Breitbart is a true believer. "I'm Upton Sinclair 2.0," he says, "except instead of attacking rotten meatpacking houses, I'm attacking the rotten political establishment and the mainstream media that discourage dissent in this country." As for the charge that his sites pay too much attention to the prurient side of issues, he responds, "I like decadent. I like rambunctious. I like mirth...
...leaders' respective supporters have upped the ante in the showdown this week. Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin warned that if Greece cannot pay its bills, "it should do what every debtor has to do and file for insolvency." And the fiery Greek Deputy Prime Minister, Theodoros Pangalos, accused Germany of betting on rising Greek bond yields. "In allowing monetary and credit institutions to take part in this miserable game, people in Germany are making money," Pangalos said. (See more about the E.U.'s bailout of Greece...
...rival in France's 2012 presidential election.) Others, like French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, have criticized Germany for making impossible demands on Athens by saying that E.U. support is only conceivable if Greece accepts draconian austerity measures that will shrink its economy further and make it more difficult to pay off its debts...
...Merkel blinks and that happens, Papandreou's audacious gamble will pay off. But it could be a long and nervous wait until she finally shows her cards...
...public services - including decent education and medical care - and regularly vote them out of office when they fail to deliver. Taxes may be slightly higher in Europe, but medical fees are heavily subsidized by governments and are drastically cheaper than they are in the U.S. The French, for example, pay a fixed $30 for a doctor's visit - and proposals to raise that fee even a few cents can ignite national protests. And in most of Europe, insurance companies are barred from rejecting applicants because of pre-existing conditions. (See pictures of immigration in Europe...