Germany
Tough on euros, weak on Nazis
December 14, 2011Picking one's way through the financial gobbledygook, two key words emerged: "Austerity" was one, "discipline" the other.
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The Left Party still relevant in Germany
October 28, 2011The Left dropped to about half its 12 percent high; it was weakened or defeated in seven elections in 2011.
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Police evict Occupy Berlin
October 19, 2011The Left Party has come out against Saturday's police eviction of demonstrators occupying the Reichstag lawn.
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Pirates in Berlin and troubles on the left
September 21, 2011An unusual new party, the Pirates, won seats in Berlin's parliament on Sunday, while right, left and Greens are in turmoil.
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Right-wing music fest gets punked by anti-racists with Trojan Ts
August 16, 2011Hundreds of right-wing neo-Nazis and fascists got a big surprise when they went home and washed their new T-shirts from a German right-wing music festival: a message of hope and tolerance.
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