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Missile Defense Founders on Bush Missteps

Jul 2, 2007 11:27 AM CDT

Missile Defense Founders on Bush Missteps

Poles and Czechs underappreciated, Congress stiffens

(Newser) - President Bush is looking for support for his missile shield in all the wrong places, the LA Times reports. While he dallies with president Putin, an increasingly underwhelmed Congress is readying to pull the plug. Meanwhile, Poland and the Czech Republic—the designated missile-defense bases—are increasingly skeptical of American...

Sarkozy Is Europe's
New Clinton

Jun 25, 2007 12:31 PM CDT

Sarkozy Is Europe's New Clinton

French PM scored with diplomatic charm offensive at EU summit

(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy was the star of the EU’s constitutional summit last weekend, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat with a virtuoso diplomatic performance reminiscent of the former president. The new PM displayed what Der Spiegel called ‘Clintonesque ease’ in solving big problems, returning France to her traditional...

EU Members Spar Over Constitution

Jun 22, 2007 7:34 PM CDT

EU Members Spar Over Constitution

Conflict centers on voting power, market protections, more

(Newser) - Disagreement is widespread at the European Union summit meeting in Brussels, where the main goal is to produce a new treaty governing the 27-country group. The French have tamped down language about free-market competition, the Brits don't want certain provisions to be legally binding, and the Poles are angling for...

Top 10 Up & Coming Destinations

Jun 14, 2007 4:17 AM CDT

Top 10 Up & Coming Destinations

(Newser) -

Gdansk, Poland
Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
Nesebar, Bulgaria
San Ignacio, Belize
Antananarivo, Madagascar

Bush Tries to Calm Russian Fury Over Missile Shield

Jun 5, 2007 9:51 AM CDT

Bush Tries to Calm Russian Fury Over Missile Shield

'The Cold War is over,' says the president

(Newser) - Russia has nothing to fear from a US missile shield in Eastern Europe, President Bush insisted in a speech in the Czech Republic today aimed at smoothing Vladimir Putin's ruffled feathers en route to the G8 summit. The Russian president threatened over the weekend to aim nuclear warheads at Europe...

US and Russia Lock Horns over Kosovo, Missile Shield

May 31, 2007 4:24 AM CDT

US and Russia Lock Horns over Kosovo, Missile Shield

Cold War fault lines rumble at prelim G-8 summit

(Newser) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US counterpart Condi Rice butted heads during a sit-down with G-8 foreign ministers yesterday, over US plans to grant Kosovo independence and build a missile defense shield in the region. The entire group endorsed freeing Kosovo from Serbian control, the Washington Post reports, except...

Court Orders Abortion Access in Poland

Mar 21, 2007 9:16 AM CDT

Court Orders Abortion Access in Poland

Even where abortion is severely restricted, it must be available to women legally entitled

(Newser) - Even countries that severely restrict abortion must make them available to those who are entitled to them by law, the European court of human rights ruled yesterday. A Polish mother sued because her fourth pregnancy's damage to her failing eyesight made her legally eligible for an abortion to preserve her...