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Groper in Chief?

Jul 18, 2006
At the G8 summit, President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel an unsolicited back massage, which an obviously uncomfortable Merkel quickly shrugged off (h/t: Crooks and Liars) Video (much more after the jump).

Will Racism Bring Violence to World Cup?

Jun 4, 2006
Soccer fans mocked with monkey noises and spit on Nigerian forward Adebowale Ogungbure as he left a soccer field in Germany in late March. It sounds like a story from another decade, but this type of violent racism might just destroy this year's World Cup. The NYT offers a must-read piece about the recent surge in racist sentiment among European soccer fans.
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Let’s Try That Diplomacy Thing…

Jan 13, 2006
Bush and the new German chancellor are pushing diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear issue | story If this seems in stark contrast with the president's Iraq policy, read Truthdig's Robert Scheer or Juan Cole--who argue that we've lost leverage over Iran because the Iraq war has empowered the Shiites in both countries to link arms against us .