Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, one thing is increasingly clear: Boy, do the Republicans miss communism. For Republicans, being anti-communist didn’t merely mean opposition to the Soviets and their ideology. That kind of anti-communism was all but universal in the United States, from the Republican right to the small, democratic socialist left (and encompassing European socialists as well). For the 45 years after World War II, however, anti-communism was also the Republicans’ ultimate wedge issue in U.S. politics. Read full article > >

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The GOP scrambles for a bogeyman

A letter from Apple’s legal team reveals that the firm wants Europe to revise rules covering patents that are essential to industry standards.

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Apple seeks revised patent rules

Italy activates emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country and much of Europe.

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Italy acts on Russia gas shortage

The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.

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After weeks of protests, Emil Boc, Romania’s prime minister, resigned Monday, the latest European leader to fall victim to a mood of public outrage over austerity measures and stagnant growth.

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European bailout on the line.

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Greece Up Against Debt Deadline

Freezing weather hits transport hubs across Europe, as a cold spell that has now claimed 260 lives continues.

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Europe freeze hits transport hubs

Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an “early grave” if it continues to ignore Asia’s rise.

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Europe ‘at risk of early grave’

MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians embraced the numbing cold and marched to a frozen river bank near the Kremlin Saturday, demonstrating their determination to keep up the pressure on Vladimir V. Putin for fair elections and honest government. Read full article > >

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Russians in thousands give Putin the cold shoulder

ROME — Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has declared he is “stepping aside” from frontline politics, revealing he has no intention of running again for his old post. In his first interview since resigning amid turmoil over financial markets in November, Berlusconi spoke to the Financial Times at his Rome residence on a range of subjects, including what he called a media-inspired furor over his “bunga bunga” parties, his anger at “left-wing” magistrates hounding him in the courts and his drive to promote political and judicial reforms. Read full article > >

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Italy’s Berlusconi to quit frontline politics

Regulators from the European Union have requested that Google to hold off on rolling out its new privacy policy. In a letter to Google chief executive Larry Page, privacy regulator Jacob Kohnstamm said that European data protection officials would like to examine how the changes to Google’s privacy policy may affect European citizens. He also called for a “pause in the interests of ensuring that there can be no misunderstanding about Google’s commitments to information rights of their users and EU citizens” until the analysis is done. Read full article > >

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EU regulators ask Google to delay new privacy policy

Rabbi Menachem Youlus, who told stories of traveling to Europe and beyond to search for Torahs that were lost during the Holocaust, said in Federal Court that he had made up those tales.

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Rabbi Menachem Youlus Says He Lied About Saving Torahs

Another 29 people have died in Ukraine and Poland as temperatures in large parts of Europe fall below -30C (-22F).

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Europe freeze strands thousands

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and its European and Arab partners have agreed to drop a demand to impose U.N. sanctions and a voluntary arms embargo on Damascus, in exchange for a commitment from Russia to allow adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution that paves the way for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s departure from power. Read full article > >

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An advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe’s cold weather “Cooper” in Germany, after the firm’s Mini Cooper car, but the stunt backfires.

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Cold front ad for Mini backfires