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Barnier makes last-ditch effort to prevent government collapse – POLITICO

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Barnier makes last-ditch effort to prevent government collapse – POLITICO

After being named prime minister in early September, Barnier said his priority was to bring down France’s budget deficit and get the country’s finances in order. To do so, he proposed a budget with €60 billion in combined tax hikes and spending cuts. Barnier attempted to pass part of the French budget using a constitutional … Read more

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt to avoid U.S. extradition

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt to avoid U.S. extradition

Jamil Jaffer: Well, one, he’s not a U.S. citizen, so he doesn’t actually have rights from the U.S. Constitution. Now, he’s being brought here, prosecuted here. Presumably, those rights will apply once he’s here and in our courts. But having published from abroad, he doesn’t actually have First Amendment rights. That being said, even if … Read more

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