Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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U.S.
Immigration battle heats up in context of the elections
February 5, 2016There is no immediate possibility of getting a humane immigration reform bill through the Republican-controlled Congress.
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World
Left government possible in Spain, but social democrats divided
February 4, 2016After weeks of political wrangling saw no party win a majority, an arrangement to install a social democratic-led government now appears possible.
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U.S.
Whither Virginia in the 2016 national elections?
January 29, 2016Election outcomes in Virginia have swung back and forth between Republicans and Democrats, largely depending on election turnout.
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World
U.S. vultures circle Argentina, demand repayment of odious debt
January 19, 2016The vulture funds bought up distressed debts from the past for pennies on the dollar; now they are demanding repayment of the whole original value, thus making a killing.
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World
Right and left face off in Venezuelan legislature
January 15, 2016Since Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela lost its majority in the Dec. 6 legislative election, its battle with right forces has entered a new stage.
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World
New bombings raise tensions, repression in Turkey
January 15, 2016A suicide bombing, evidently carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, killed ten German tourists in a historic square in downtown Istanbul, Turkey.
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World
Heirs to notorious gangster seek to be compensated by Cuba
January 11, 2016A close examination of the books of many former U.S. enterprises in Cuba would show a whole lot of questionable activity.
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World
Courageous prosecutor indicts 18 high-ranking military officers for Guatemala genocide
January 11, 2016Up to now very few of the direct perpetrators have ever been brought to account.
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