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Anger Debtline: Thousands protest after police violence in Spain

Crowds of students in Spain are turning out once again in Valencia against planned education cuts. Earlier this week, the police were accused of being heavy-handed when similar demonstrations ended in clashes. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

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What keeps SEC Chair Schapiro up at night? Money market funds, market structure

Complete video at: fora.tv Calling out weaknesses to money market funds and underlying structural problems with equity markets, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro laid out her main concerns about global financial markets at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor in Washington, DC —– On Wednesday, February 22, Mary Schapiro, Chairman of the SEC, joined [...]

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Chinese president Hu Jintao’s Washington visit

www.nma.tv Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has left Beijing for the US and will meet with President Barack Obama and other top officials in Washington tomorrow. Xi, 58, will be under heavy scrutiny from the media during his trip, as he is widely expected to succeed Hu Jintao as president of China when Hu retires [...]

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Iranophobia: ‘Why negotiate when West can cash in on tension?’

Iran’s threatening to switch off its oil supplies to Europe before the EU embargo comes into force in July. Parliament will discuss whether to make the move next week. The EU decided to stop buying Iranian oil hoping to force Tehran back into talks over its nuclear programme. Shirin Shafaie, from the Campaign Against Sanctions [...]

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Iranophobia: ‘Why negotiate when West can cash in on chaos?’

Iran’s threatening to switch off its oil supplies to Europe before the EU embargo comes into force in July. Parliament will discuss whether to make the move next week. The EU decided to stop buying Iranian oil hoping to force Tehran back into talks over its nuclear programme. Shirin Shafaie, from the Campaign Against Sanctions [...]

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Americans oppose war: Does govt care?

With harsh US rhetoric and tensions around Iran’s nuclear program snowballing by the hour, American polls nonetheless show that most Americans think a war with Tehran would be a grave mistake. But do the leaders care? Despite Iran’s recent consent to return to negotiations over its atomic work, the Obama administration says war with Tehran [...]

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‘Warships real deal, Iran oil ban is propaganda’

Iran has apparently found a way to stay in business despite a new EU oil embargo and asset freeze. India is reportedly agreeing to pay Iran in gold for its oil, instead of US dollars. Reports suggest Iran’s biggest customer, China, could follow suit. Christoph R. Horstel, a government consultant and political analyst in Potsdam, [...]

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Escobar: EU needs Iran’s oil, shoots itself in foot

Reports from Iran suggest a fierce reaction to the EU’s move to impose an embargo on Iran’s crude exports. To discuss the implications of fresh sanctions against Iran, RT talks to Pepe Escobar – columnist and ‘Asia Times’ correspondent, from Bangkok RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

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Oil-for-gold: Iran to dodge US ban with metal shield?

The EU has delivered on its threat to ban the import of crude oil from Iran, in response to its nuclear programme. The latest round of sanctions prohibits any new oil contracts, while allowing for existing deals to run until July. But Tehran is apparently finding ways to keep business pumping. Reports say Iran will [...]

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William Engdahl: US economy goes down the tube by days

European markets have remained stable on Monday, despite the wave of credit downgrades across the eurozone by the ratings giant Standard and Poor’s. It slashed the credit scores of 9 EU countries on Friday, including France, which lost its triple A status, and Austria. But other ratings agencies, Fitch and Moody’s, say they will maintain [...]

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Jim Rogers: Lazy bank & ratings clique must take a hit

European markets haven’t let the massive ratings downgrade cast a shadow over trading today, with only a slight fall. On Friday, ratings giant Standard and Poor’s slashed the scores of 9 EU nations, including the triple-A scores of France and Austria. RT talks to Jim Rogers, a financial commentator and co-founder of Quantum Hedge Fund. [...]

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Worst managers go to Hollywood & Wall Street

Watch the full Keiser Report 234 on Tuesday. In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss copyright and how Hollywood cons Congress by using Wall Street accounting. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Amir Taaki about hackers, piracy, technology and bitcoin. KR on FB: www.facebook.com

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