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Shared spaces, shared shame
Green Square in Tripoli. Tahrir Square in Cairo. The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Washington's National Mall. We humans know, deep inside, that public places — squares and greens and plazas that are open to all — are more than just...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Johns Hopkins University, Gardens and Parks, Charlotte, Democracy
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Powell raises possibility of suspending Iraq sanctions
Associated PressUNITED NATIONS - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell briefly raised the possibility of suspending U.N. sanctions against Iraq on Wednesday as Russia and France have urged, but quickly backtracked and said the United States wants them lifted immediately....Tags: United Nations, France, Colin Powell, Foreign Aid, Saddam Hussein
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Bulgarian party scuppers idea of broad coalition
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party MRF declined to work with a nationalist party on Tuesday, scuppering chances of a broad coalition government and deepening the political stalemate in the European Union's poorest country. The...Tags: European Union, Bulgaria, National Government, Parliament, Radio Industry
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Bulgarian parties struggle to form government
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - The center-right GERB has emerged from Bulgaria's election as the largest party but it is short of coalition options, and any new government will almost certainly need backing from a nationalist party which alarms the European Union....Tags: Political Systems, European Union, National Government, Energy, European Debt Crisis
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Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to soothe anger
Reuters* Rightist GERB government resigned during protests * Remains most popular party but unlikely to win majority * Discontent with poverty likely to persist By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, May 12 (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote on Sunday in an election forced...Tags: European Union, European Debt Crisis, Bulgaria, National Government, Government
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Deadlock looms for Bulgaria as election nears
Reuters* GERB and Socialists neck-and-neck two days before poll * Hung parliament likely, hard to form new government * Uncertainty may hurt economy, prompt more unrest By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, May 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's two main political parties were...Tags: European Union, Polls, Finance, Bulgaria, Parliament
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Bulgarian activists vow protests on vote day as anger simmers
Reuters* Activists angry that ousted party looks set to win * Demonstrations forced resignation of government in Feb * Protests over corruption, high prices, austerity By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, May 8 (Reuters) - Bulgarian activists vowed to take to the...Tags: European Union, Bulgaria, Activism, Organized Crime, Voting
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Soccer-Angry CSKA Sofia fans dig owner's grave at home ground
ReutersSOFIA, May 1 (Reuters) - Disgruntled fans of CSKA Sofia, upset at the way Bulgaria's most successful side are being run, have dug a grave in the middle of their pitch for the company which owns the club. Fans even erected a tombstone at the Bulgarska...Tags: Bulgaria
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Bulgaria prosecutors say ex-minister oversaw wiretapping breach
Reuters* Accusations of wiretapping may hurt party's popularity * Ex-minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov may be charged after vote * Wiretapping could undermine public, investor confidence By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, April 30 (Reuters) - Bulgarian prosecutors on...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, European Union, Bulgaria, Justice System
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Soccer-Ref banned for display in Bulgarian game marred by racism
ReutersSOFIA, April 22 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Football Union (BFU) has suspended referee Nikolay Yordanov for his performance in Levski Sofia's 2-1 league win at Litex Lovech on Saturday. Yordanov, one of the country's leading officials, has been banned for...Tags: Civil Rights, Bulgaria, Racism
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Kidnapped daughter of Bulgarian gang boss released
Reuters* Bulgaria struggling to impose rule of law * EU has justice system under special monitoring SOFIA, April 22 (Reuters) - The 11-year-old daughter of a convicted Bulgarian gangland boss has been freed, seven weeks after being kidnapped on the way to...Tags: European Union, Bulgaria, Cocaine, Italy, Kidnapping
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Senior Bulgarian policeman accused of bribery
Reuters* Prosecutors want head of organised crime unit suspended * Graft, organised crime remain major problem in Bulgaria By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, April 19 (Reuters) - The head of the Bulgarian police's organised crime unit is being investigated on...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, European Union, Bulgaria, Corporate Crime
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