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Follow this link: 70% of Spanish Citizens Don’t Believe Prime Minister Rajoy on the Recovery
Read this article: China’s Bill for Cleaning Air Pollution Mounts; State TV Promotes Benefits of Smog
Continue Reading: France in Review: Perfect Track Record of Economic Ineptitude
Zero Hedge : Pending Home Sales Plunge At Fastest Pace Since April 2011 It took about one second to understand the discrepancy. All but the ZeroHedge headline (not necessarily the articles) ignored the NAR statement (see first link) " The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, inched up 0.2 percent to 101.7 in November from a downwardly revised 101.5 in October, but is 1.6 percent below November 2012 when it was 103.3. " ZeroHedge has a chart that shows just that.
Judge Bars San Jose from Imposing Voter-Approved Pension Cuts; Hollow Victory for Unions On December 24, a state court judge barred the city of San Jose, California, from imposing voter-approved pension cuts on current municipal worker. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, a Democrat, encouraged voters in his city to back municipal pension cuts he proposed as part of last year’s Measure B, which drew 70 percent support at the polls. The unions challenged the measure, leading to Judge Lucas’ ruling in Santa Clara County Superior Court
See the original article here: Toxic Smoke Cloud Engulfs Greece; Six Years of Relentless Recession; Horrific Statistics
See original article: Madrid Bans Vacation Home Rentals to "Protect Tourists" and "End Unfair Competition"
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