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Ready for Euro Collapse? Germany’s ex-currency alive & kicking

While Germany is striving to make sure the Euro stays afloat, its old currency, the Deutschmark, is showing no signs of being discarded. RT’s Peter Oliver has the details of Berlin’s old school savings for a rainy day. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com [...]

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US Central Bank Will Stimulate Economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will stimulate the American economy by injecting billions of new dollars into the money supply, bringing new life to the economy and lowering the unemployment rate. Ben Bernanke makes case for stimulus amid ‘painfully slow’ economic growth www.latimes.com…

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John Boehner on Republicans and Minority Voters

Complete video at: fora.tv Speaking to reporters at a Monitor-hosted Lunch in Tampa, Florida, US Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) expressed optimism that Republicans may be able to make inroads with minority voters in November. “I think our economic message, in this election cycle, will help us recruit more of those groups than [...]

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Sustainability: Mayors Must Highlight Economic Benefits

Roger Platt, Senior Vice President of Global Policy & Law at the World Green Building Council, discusses the magnitude of American energy usage on a global scale. The poorest of the United States have greater access to energy than those in the majority of developing nations. Platt argues that city mayors need to find economic [...]

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Counting the Cost – The economic rise of Mozambique

Could the African nation be a bright spot on the fiscal horizon?

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US Drought: 8 Surprising Effects

The United States, a huge global food supplier, is experiencing the worst drought in more than 50 years. These are eight consequences of the drought. Take the poll, watch video reports and get the full story here: ywtv.tv Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Follow The Daily [...]

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Flying Low: ‘Suicidal’ cuts strike Spanish aviation

The Spanish government’s sweeping economic cuts are having serious knock-on effects across the country. The aviation industry is the latest to feel the pinch, with Spanish airlines cutting corners that could impact on passenger safety. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on [...]

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Argentina feels pinch of global economic crisis

Argentina’s economy has long been upheld as a model for successful recovery from a financial crash. Its leaders managed to steer the country to growth, following a 2001 banking sector collapse. But the global economic crisis is threatening that recovery. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Buenos Aires.

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The Nation’s Chris Hayes: Why Our Elites and Leaders Fail

MSNBC Host and Editor-at-Large of The Nation Chris Hayes argues that the decline of meritocracy in US leadership is resulting in elites that cannot help but fail. “We have a social model that is breaking down before our eyes,” says Hayes, “a method of elite selection that is growing increasingly sclerotic, rigged, and corrupt.” Complete [...]

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‘Scrap banks or they’ll bring chaos’ – Nobel Economist

Nobel Economics Laureate Edward Prescott explains what he thinks has gone so wrong in the region, and what needs to be done to put it right. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news [...]

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‘Germany will die to make Euro live’

Read full script on.rt.com The question facing the EU is no longer whether or not to use the Euro, because a collapse would be catastrophic, endangering the Union and leading to a currency-devaluation war, former top EU legal adviser Jean-Claude Piris told RT. The time has come for a decision, the former Legal Counsel of [...]

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‘US created the monster of China’

Read full script on.rt.com As America battles a crippled economy and high unemployment, its superpower status seems to be ever more fragile. Meanwhile, China’s economy and military continue to grow at an amazing rate — and some US politicians say America is to blame. “We have built China into a major economic power without demanding [...]

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