Brian Gongol
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Chirac Begs and Pleads for a "Yes" Vote on the EU
France looks like the place where the EU will be first (and maybe permanently) derailed. Things are going badly for the EU in the Netherlands (63% of Dutch plan to vote "No"), too, but Ireland has scheduled its EU vote for next year anyway. Sign the affair is doomed: The EU Parliament is talking about mandatory seat belts on school buses. Seems like that's the kind of thing that individual countries and regions could decide for themselves.
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Wall Street Journal to Turn European, Asian Editions into Tabloids
Just a change in printing format; not a change to Bat Boy Shares His Stock Picks
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BBC Employees On Strike
First walked off jobs earlier in week; now back temporarily, but reserving the right to strike again. They're angry over a plan to cut 4,000 jobs.