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Month: January 2012

What does 2012 hold in store overseas?

What does 2012 hold in store overseas?

David Herdson dusts off his crystal ball for the year ahead For all that 2011 was a big year for politics domestically – the first nationwide referendum since the 1970s, in which AV was voted down, the formation of a majority SNP government at Holyrood, cracks appearing in both the coalition and Ed Miliband’s leadership – the biggest stories came from abroad. At the start of the year, predicting mounting trouble for the Eurozone, where problems in Greece, Ireland and…

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Is Iowa now down to Romney and Santorum?

Is Iowa now down to Romney and Santorum?

Could Mitt be over-taken on Tuesday? The big news tonight in the race for the White House is that the much anticipated Des Moines Register poll is just out. The overall figures are in line with other recent surveys – Romney 24% / Paul 22% / Santorum 15% / Gingrich 12% / Perry 11% / Bachmann 7%. But the paper reports that there was a massive difference in responses later in the week which suggest that the momentum is with…

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