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To: Elsewhere who wrote (166815)	7/22/2005 11:59:57 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

What's your take on the EU constitution? Is it permanently dead? Do you think the EU will ever be able to come together as a power to rival the US? Many Americans are pulling for it.

To: Elsewhere who wrote (166815)	7/22/2005 3:22:15 PM
From: WillP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Too much for this post - if anybody is interested apart from you I can discuss the parties, one at a time :) Count me in, sir! Regards, WillP

To: Elsewhere who wrote (166815)	8/1/2005 6:15:23 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

A new Socialist party has been founded which is rapidly gaining popularity. Now the NYT/Bernstein have picked it up: New Leftist Coalition Shuffles Political Deck in Germany By Richard Bernstein The New York Times August 1, 2005 nytimes.com BERLIN, July 27 - You could almost say that a specter is haunting Germany, and while it is not the specter of communism, as Marx and Engels had it in their famous Manifesto, it is the specter of former Communists - along with a scattering of idealistic socialist reformers and a larger number of defectors from the governing Social Democratic Party of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. All of those groups have come together to form a new party in Germany, the Linkspartei, or Left Party. While it is new and still small, it could have a major impact on the national elections set for Sept. 18. ...