October, 2009

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  • Sex change for Italy’s Leader – in Washington Post
    Oct 13, 2009

    "Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi," writes columnist Anne Applebaum in The Washington Post, "has been accused of bribery, tax evasion, corruption and subversion of the press." He makes embarrassing jokes and is at war with the Italian legal est

  • Most U.S. Media Get an "F" for EU Coverage
    Oct 13, 2009

    Once again, with a couple of honorable exceptions, the U.S. media failed to deliver on a major story about the European Union, which groups America’s closest allies and trading and investment partners.

  • Obama Prize Evokes Hope and Hostility in Europe
    Oct 9, 2009

    The European media and political leaders are reacting to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama with official welcomes, hope, puzzlement, and some hostility.

    In France, the daily newspaper Le Parisien writes lyrically: