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		<title>EU: Speak Scots Gaelic? No Problem!</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/10/09/eu-speak-scots-gaelic-no-problem/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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As a little boy I always looked forward to special Christmas and birthday presents from my &#8220;Auntie Etta&#8221; &#8211; usually a book with a personal note inscribed on the inside cover, accompanied by the &#8220;x&#8217;s and o&#8217;s&#8221;  of kisses and hugs. As with most small children it was  about the gift and not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Health Care: More Competitive, Multi-Payer</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/10/08/european-health-care-more-competitive-multi-payer/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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The EU has a long experience with nationalized, single-payer1 health systems. Do they really provide the best patent care and experience? A new pan-European study supports the idea that competition and patient involvement in medical decisions is most effective. The study shows that, once again, the drones who speak of the marvels of single-payer European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Irish &#8220;Yes&#8221; and US Implications</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/10/05/an-irish-yes-and-us-implications/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>solitaryconspiracy</dc:creator>
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In the wake of the overwhelming Irish &#8220;yes&#8221; vote to the Lisbon treaty, some things seem almost certain: Poland will sign the treaty; the Czech Republic will be pressured to adopt it; Tony Blair may1 become &#8220;EU president&#8221;; an EU &#8220;Secretary of State&#8221; will be named; and there will be new impetus to add Turkey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Promising Start, but Many Questions Remain</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/10/02/a-promising-start-but-many-questions-remain/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>solitaryconspiracy</dc:creator>
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The 1 October 2009 meeting in Geneva between the so-called E3+3 (Britain, France, Germany, the US, Russia and China) and representatives of &#8220;Mahmoud and the Mullahs&#8221; was a not-so-surprising initial success. The Iranian leadership knows it&#8217;s being backed into a corner following the disclosure of the under-construction Qom enrichment facility. The only hope for them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even the French think Obama is a wimp</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/09/30/even-the-french-think-obama-is-a-wimp/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>solitaryconspiracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American view that the French are wimps is ugly and undeserved but widely held, so French President Sarkozy&#8217;s statement implying that President Obama is one gets our attention. Apparently Obama didn&#8217;t want Sarkozy to upstage him at the UN in September. The result:

Sarkozy was so annoyed with Obama’s weak-kneed approach that he reportedly told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama snubs Brown at UN. No more &#8220;special relationship&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/09/24/obama-snubs-brown-at-un-no-more-special-relationship/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;d think that President Obama could spare a few minutes for a formal meeting with the leader of one of our oldest and most important allies while both are in town on business. Not so. According to the BBC:
The prime minister&#8217;s team were &#8220;frantic&#8221; after being unable to secure the talks at the UN summit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Obama Outsourcing US Foreign Policy?</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/09/17/is-obama-outsourcing-us-foreign-policy/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Is President Obama unintentionally outsourcing US foreign policy?
A pattern emerging from recent events suggests so. Up first, of course, is the plan to scrap the US Missile Defense shield in Eastern Europe, a long-time thorn in the side of many European and US Liberals, not to mention Vladimir Putin. By putting the planned system on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tragedy of the Roma</title>
		<link>http://solitaryconspiracy.com/2009/07/08/centuries-of-roma-history/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>solitaryconspiracy</dc:creator>
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Every day an elderly Gypsy woman walks past my building, following the seemingly quaint custom of calling out for iron and steel for making pots. The destitute world of the Roma is rarely seen by the casual tourist, but once you&#8217;re off the beaten track an air of civility barely masks the unspoken distrust and [...]]]></description>
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