Monday, May 7, 2012

HuffPost World Daily Brief: Putin's Royal Ceremony.. New French President.. Greece Calls For Change

Monday, May 7, 2012
MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in a brief but regal Kremlin ceremony on Monday, while on the streets outside thousands of helmeted riot police prevented hundreds of demonstrators from protesting his return to the presidency. running for a fourth term.
Hollande Beats Sarkozy In French Presidential Election
Calls For Change In Greece
Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed In Airstrike
Attacker Wearing Afghan Army Uniform Kills NATO Soldier
Around The World in 10 Photos
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Anne Sinclair: Good Luck, Mr. President!
There we go, it's done. The French wanted change. Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his bid for re-election. On Monday, we'll start evaluating the downfall of the outgoing president, who went from being a popular candidate in 2007 to a president quickly pushed aside by his fellow citizens.
David Bromwich: The Peace Prize War President
In his campaign to win the election as a war president, Barack Obama flatters the worst vices of chauvinism and panders to the most vulgar and brutal idea of the qualities that define a leader and the actions that ennoble a country. No alchemy of eloquence can atone for the confession of moral surrender involved in such a boast.
Daniel Wagner: Greece's Message
Yesterday's vote is a message that young Greeks are tired of a future without promise, and for older Greeks, a message that the medicine they are being given hasn't worked to turn their situation around.
Edward Jay Epstein: What I (Still) Don't Know About The DSK Case
I have spent the last 10 months investigating the incident of May 14th 2011 involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn. But despite all my digging, I have been unable to answer 10 key questions about the incident -- and nor was DSK able to shed light on them during my interview with him.
Robert Reich: The Answer Isn't Socialism; It's Capitalism That Better Spreads the Benefits of the Productivity Revolution
We don't need socialism. We need a capitalism that works for the vast majority. The productivity revolution should be making our lives better -- not poorer and more insecure. And it will do that when we have the political will to spread its benefits.
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