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Obama is trying to inject some momentum into the gun debate, but the congressional bill will be a diluted version of his original vision. Lebanon has again become a weather vane for the Middle East....
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♦ The collapse of Rana Plaza this week and the fire at Tazreen Fashions last year have raised questions about the Bangladeshi government’s ability to regulate its garment industry, and the intimate...
View ArticleRunning low on ‘juice’: Obama to look beyond Congress
By Richard McGregor in Washington It is remarkable that Barack Obama, only months after a convincing re-election, seems to keep falling back on his self-professed powerlessness when pressed about his...
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♦ The FT argues today that Apple’s decision to borrow money in order to fund a dividend, despite being one of America’s most liquid companies, indicates a need for reform to the US tax system. ♦...
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Britain, Europe and the immigration debate
I am pleased that my column on Britain and Europe today has attracted lots of hits and comments. But, inevitably, when you try to deal with such a complex subject in 900 words (give or take), there is...
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Smart Reads October 8, 2013
♦ Serbia plans to borrow billions from the United Arab Emirates – the country’s deputy prime minister warned that it could face bankruptcy without urgent steps to cut public sector wages. ♦ The...
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By Luisa Frey ♦ Spaniards may have less faith in European institutions than before, but no eurosceptic parties have risen in the country, writes the FT’s Tobias Buck. ♦ The higher the fire burns in...
View ArticleSpanish sausages highlight temptations overseas
An elderly woman walks through a wintry Spanish city, sadly bemoaning her country’s fate. “All the studies show we always come last in the rankings,” she exclaims, shuffling past a placard...
View ArticleDavos leaders: Cameron’s immigration contradiction
In his address to the World Economic Forum, the prime minister was his fluent self. But there was also an obvious tension between his embrace of a globalised and open UK and his determination to curb...
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The prospect of intelligent machines improving human lives will depend on how the gains are produced and distributed, says Martin Wolf. Hassan Rouhani has fended off the hardliners and can count on...
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Obama is trying to inject some momentum into the gun debate, but the congressional bill will be a diluted version of his original vision. Lebanon has again become a weather vane for the Middle East....
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President Obama’s long-awaited plans to overhaul the US immigration system will set up a showdown with Republicans that could lead to another government shutdown Cracks are beginning to appear in the...
View ArticleFT column: Immigration could swing it for Brexit
By Gideon Rachman In the referendum campaign on Britain’s membership of the EU, each side has one trump card that they will play repeatedly until voting day on June 23. The Remain camp will talk about...
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Merkel’s populist challenge Angela Merkel is facing a new challenge to her leadership after the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany dealt her party a stinging blow in a regional election on...
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