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Via Google translate from El Pais, please consider Catalonia proclaimed "sovereign subject" The Catalan Parliament proclaimed that Catalonia is "legal and sovereign political subject" in the vote will mark the formal start of the independence process and solemnly opened by the President of the Generalitat, Artur Mas . The Catalan House will vote on the first floor of the legislature, scheduled for the 23th, the statement called sovereignty of Catalonia, first step to call the query for self-determination in 2014.
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In response, Business leaders warn UK’s David Cameron that leaving the EU would be bad for economy . Top business executives have warned U.K.
Bruce Krasting notes Ben Bernanke Is Facing A Legacy Problem The surprise of the week was not the goofy ending to the cliff. It was the minutes from the Fed. The meeting in question took place on 12/12, just 23 days ago.
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Krugman Supports the $1 Trillion Coin; Why Stop There? I Support the $1 Quadrillion Coin There is a lot of crazy talk out there regarding the minting of a $1 trillion coin to get around the debt ceiling
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