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Reading Between the Lines in The Reader: When is Abuse Not Abuse?

Thelma Adams | Posted 12.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Germany, Kate Winslet, Holocaust, Academy Award Nominees, Stephen Daldry, The Reader, Hugh Jackman, Film, Auschwitz, Sexual Abuse, Ralph Fiennes, Movies, David Hare, Oscar Nominees, Child Abuse, Statutory Rape, Harvey Weinstein, Nazis, Sexual Double Standard, Gender Issues, Literary Adaptation, Annie Liebowitz, Cougar Women, Bernard Schlink, Entertainment News
Thelma Adams

The Reader? It's goodish. And Kate Winslet is, as ever, brilliant. And it has Nazis, which elevates it on the Oscar nom scale. But it doesn't fully address the fact that Michael is a victim of abuse.

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Memo to Americans Spying for Another Country or Considering It

Keith Thomson | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: On the Ground 2008, Egypt, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Jordan, Hungary, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, The Philippines, Iraq, China, South Africa, The United Kingdom, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Al-Qaeda, Russia, Austria, Greece, Germany, Relationships, Ghana, Spying, Liberia, Japan, El Salvador, France, Ecuador, South Korea, Poland, Libya, Israel, Cuba, North Korea, Politics News
Keith Thomson

A recent Defense Department report cites cases of 173 Americans arrested between 1947 and 2007 for passing state secrets to al-Qaeda, China, Egypt, Cuba, Poland, Germany, Russia, North Korea, France, among others.

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Eleven Other Countries with Big Auto Industry Problems

Steve Parker | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Renault, Chrysler, France, Suv, Cars, Spain, Prague, Ford, London, Madrid, Liverpool, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Brussels, Zaragoza, Asia, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Czech Republic, Berlin, Saabs, Renault Nissan, Member of Parliament, Gm, Volvo, British, Angela Merkel, Jeep, Japan, Europe, Opel, China, Antwerp, Business News
Steve Parker

Here's some of what's happening, mostly with GM, in Europe and Asia, two markets outside the U.S. hit hardest by the slowing automobile business.

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Germany Drops Scientology Ban Attempt

AP | MICHAEL FISCHER | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Church of Scientology, Religion, Scientology and Germany, Germany, Cults, Politics News

POTSDAM, Germany — Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security off...

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NBC Confirms That "Clean Coal" is an Oxymoron

Josh Dorner | Posted 11.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Anne Thompson, Nbc Green Week, Ccs, Clean Coal, NBC News, Germany, Coal, Brian Williams, Video, Green News
Josh Dorner

It is stunning to see an accurate and honest assessment of what our continued reliance on coal would mean: a crime against the climate. And clean coal? A 50 percent increase in electricity rates.

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French Women Don't Get Fat? It's the Sugar!

Pamela Newton | Posted 11.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Germany, Food, Cane Juice, Weight Loss, Sucrose, Diet, French Women, Glucose, Fructose, Healthfood, Sugar, Style News
Pamela Newton

I have taken the research to a new level, and have turned my own body into a test case for theories about European vs. American diets.

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View From Europe: Hillary Would Be Great As Madame Secretary

Steve Kettmann | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Secretary of State, Afghanistan, France, Germany, Obama's Cabinet, Obama, Europe, Paris, Hillary Clinton, Berlin, Obama Cabinet, Obama Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News
Steve Kettmann

choice of Hillary Clinton to be his Secretary of State would represent a great show of respect to our allies that he wants the best available person to handle the job of being his top diplomat.

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Remembering Wartime Folly

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Winston Churchill, The Great War, Britain, France, Woodrow Wilson, Italy, Franklin Roosevelt, Russia Georgia War, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Veterans, Iraq War, Iraq Veteran Stories, Obama Germany, Austria, NATO Afghanistan, Germany, Adolf Hitler, Hungary, Soviet Union, Politics News
Eric Margolis

Special for the Huffington Post Eric S. Margolis November 12, 2008 As Americans observed Veteran's Day, and other Western nations commemorated the 10...

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Not Everyone in Europe Happy America Has Black President

Sean Jacobs | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Presidency, Europe, John McCain, Germany, President Obama, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day, Obama President, 2008 Election, Obama, Obama Wins, Joe Biden, Election, Election Results, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Election Analysis, Politics News, HuffPost Election Reaction, Presidential Election, Election Reaction, Election Day 2008, Obama Election Day, Presidential Results, World Reaction Obama, Obama Administration, Obama White House, Obama Priorities, Obama Transition, Obama Issues, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Sean Jacobs

Though Europeans generally rejoiced in Barack Obama's election as 44th President of the US, a number of leading European lawmakers and journalists have made "foot-in-mouth comments."

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Kristallnacht: 70 Years Later

Danny Miller | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Holocaust, Germany, World War II, Kristallnacht, Politics News
Danny Miller

Let's mark this anniversary by recognizing that there are still plenty of people, groups, and governments who would persecute and scapegoat certain segments of society.

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Kristallnacht 2008

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Auschwitz, Holocaust, Nazis, Hitler, Holocaust Remembrance, Germany, Kristallnacht, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Kristallnacht marked the beginning of what we now know as the Holocaust.

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Europe's Usurpation of the Obama Triumph

Andrei Markovits | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, World Reaction Obama, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Election, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Germany, Obama Presidency, Europe, Election Analysis, Presidential Election, Obama President, Politics News
Andrei Markovits

Europe is rejoicing in the Obama victory and claiming it as a direct result of their moral superiority over Americans while at the same time hiding their own shortcomings and intolerances.

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President Obama: Israel Is Ready for You

Yoav Sivan | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush, Germany, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Jews Obama, Obama, Iran, Israel, American Jews, Barack Obama Germany, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Joe Biden, Election Results, Sarah Palin, Election, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Presidential Election, Election Analysis, Politics News
Yoav Sivan

After eight years of failed American policy in the Middle East, President Obama has the chance to reassert constructive American leadership in one of the most complex geopolitical regions of the world.

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Mike the Writer is for Obama: So are Most Europeans, but Why Do Media Pundits See That as a Downside?

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Germany, John McCain, TKTS Booth, Russnow, Mike the Writer, George W. Bush, Writers Guild, Gallup Poll, Absentee Ballots, 2000 Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Ichael Russnow, England, France, Times Square, Cnn, New York Times, Voting, Media News
Michael Russnow

Rather than think our foreign friends' hopeful anticipation is a bad sign, it should give us more incentive to restore the love and respect the world has long held for the United States.

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Sarah Palin's Not Done Yet - The World's New "Ugly American"

Steve Kettmann | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, World Series, France, Germany, Vladimir Putin, Europe, Philadelphia Phillies, Russia Georgia War, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Steve Kettmann

We might all think that, come Tuesday, if indeed all goes as expected (nail-gnawing encouraged), Sarah Palin will mercifully retreat from public view ...

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Global Obama: Big Opportunities, Bigger Challenges

William Bradley | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Venezuela, Britain, Tunisia, Opec, Missile Shield, Iran, Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Qatar, Ukraine, Arctic, Boris Johnson, Libya, Energy Future, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Germany, Petro Rush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Oil, Dmitry Medvedev, Iraq, Israel, John McCain, Natural Gas, John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Poland, Politics News
William Bradley

If he wins, Obama will have the global popularity that no American president has had in a great many years.

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From Germany It Was Clear: So Why Didn't the Media See McCain Suffered a Nervous Breakdown?

Michael Russnow | Posted 10.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Cnn, Germany, Presidential Debate, John McCain, Russnow, Cologne, Michael Russnow, Candy Crowley, Democrat, Paul Begala, Bill Bennett, Barack Obama, Republican, Dax, Media News
Michael Russnow

The TV panel has to justify its salary and keep interest in the campaign for the next few weeks, so most of these folks propped up McCain.

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What Will Be Tomorrow?

Frank Schirrmacher | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Greed, Wall Street, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Germany, Economy, Economic Crisis, Jared Diamond, Financial Crisis, Politics News
Frank Schirrmacher

Why do we live in a society that, having ruined its natural environment, is now about to knowingly ruin its social environment and the lives of an entire generation?

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Notes on Europe - Chrysler's troubles, Nardelli speaks, VW buys-out dealers, death of a neo-fascist

Steve Parker | Posted 10.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, Europe, John McCain, Chrysler, Cars, Volkswagen AG, Highland Park, Austria, Daimler, Daimlerchrysler, Joerg Haider, Kurt Waldheim, Wall Street Crisis, Cerberus Capital Management, Nissan Sentra, Brilliance Jinbei Automotive, Dodge, Robert Nardelli, Germany, Jeep, Brilliance, Autobahn, China, BS4, Business News
Steve Parker

Chrysler's CEO, Robert Nardelli, who has been running the company for just 14 months, fears the collapse of an "extremely fragile" auto industry amid ...

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We the Losers

Rusel DeMaria | Posted 10.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Unity, John McCain, Nazi, Terrorists, Germany, Palin, Sarah Palin, Mccain, Obama, Hate Speech, Frankenstein, Hitler, Home News
Rusel DeMaria

They'll get all hopped up with Palin and start yelling out all kinds of horrible chants, like "terrorist" and "kill him." What Palin is doing, and knows she's doing, is inciting a mob. Country first? Give me a break.

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Late Car Payments Now Total $25 Billion; US May Lose 700 Dealerships This Year

Steve Parker | Posted 10.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, Toyota, Chrysler, Gm, Detroit Three, $25 Billion Bailout, Home Mortgages, Home Mortgage Crisis, Experian, Cars, $700 Billion Bailout, Italy, Santa Monica, National Association of Automobile Dealers, Ford, Car Payments, Santa Monica Daily Press, General Motors, Japanese Cars, South Korea, Germany, Great Britain, Detroit, Vietnam, Foreclosure, Japan, Repossession, China, Nada, Business News
Steve Parker

The number of people late on their monthly car and truck payments is huge, represented by nearly $25 billion worth of consumer auto loans that are delinquent.

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Palin's "Hill": Shining City is Forbidding Fortress

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Germany, John McCain, U.S. Election Overseas, Pakistan, Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy, Foreign Relations, Politics News
Mort Rosenblum

Feelings about Palin -- and the man who chose her -- range mostly from fear to contempt. We Americans had better understand this.

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Debate Watching With the World

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: World Reaction, Germany, Cnn, Presidential Debate, Debate, New Zealand, Mexico, 2008 Presidential Race, Obama, Mccain, Presidential Debates, American Idol, Politics News
Jeannie Ralston

At first I thought I wouldn't be able to watch Friday's debate at all. But as it turned out, I felt as if I watched it with the whole world.

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Welfare Policy, Leg-Up Versus Hand-Out

Emily Henry | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Dependents, Welfare Reform, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Economy, Government Assistance, United States Welfare, Welfare Policy, Hand Out, Home News
Emily Henry

Britain is criticized as being too lenient, too ready to hand out money first and ask questions later. America, on the other hand, forces people to jump through loops even to find out what help is available.

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US Soldiers Face Court-Martial For Killing Iraqi Prisoners

AP | PATRICK MCGROARTY | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq, War Wire, Prisoner of War, Court Martial, Germany, Home News

BERLIN — Two American soldiers will face a court-martial in Germany for the alleged slaying of four prisoners in Iraq, the Army announced Friday...

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