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Tweet My two activities this weekend were to listen to the podcast of Grover Norquist speaking to the Commonwealth Club  and attending the annual California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento. Norquist played up the libertarian angle, probably a smart move when a conservative addresses a liberal crowd.
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Beppe Grillo "We are the French Revolution Without the Guillotine" With Beppe Grillo and unwilling to form a coalition government, and with Prime former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi making demands that Bersani will not go along with, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano Considers Options . One of those options includes stepping down early so the next president can call elections
Image: Aung San Suu Kyi’s “Saffron Monks” are committing genocide in Myanmar.
As details of the EU’s heavy handed blackmail of Cyprus come pouring in, the volatile reactions mount as expected. Cyprus President Statement on Confiscation of Accounts 5
Haruhiko Kuroda (Abe’s nominee to head Japan’s central bank) pledges to do Whatever Needed to Combat Japan Deflation .
See original article: Italians Head to Voting Booths, Election Ends 9:00AM EST Monday; Surge for Grillo and "The Apathy Factor"…
Foreign Meddling Ahead of Malaysia’s Elections Xenophon: The Not-so Impartial Observer February 20, 2013 ( Nile Bowie ) – Malaysia’s decision to detain and deport Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has become a hot topic of discussion across the nation’s blogosphere. Xenophon came to Kuala Lumpur as part of a seven-member international team of election observers invited by de-facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
In addition to stock market cheerleading and targets from Japan’s economy minister, Yen Weakens as Candidate for Bank of Japan Promotes Easing . Japanese stock futures rose and the yen weakened after Haruhiko Kuroda, a potential contender for Bank of Japan chief, said additional monetary easing can be justified this year.“If we do see a BOJ Governor of Kuroda’s calibre, the dollar-yen could well punch through 95 and would head to 100 very quickly,†said Evan Lucas, Melbourne-based market strategist at IG Markets Ltd., a provider of trading services.