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Europe’s populists set for slap in Slovak vote

Bloomberg An election in the heart of the European Union’s increasing populist eastern wing is poised to deliver a different kind of anti-establishment triumph. Sandwiched between Poland and Hungary — perennial thorns in the side of Brussels officials —Slovakia is set to pick as president an NGO lawyer who backs EU integration, vows to fight nationalism and wants to rebuild ...

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Democratic hopefuls push past Iowa with early primaries in mind

Bloomberg Democratic presidential contenders are already making strategic decisions about where to dedicate campaign resources, putting heavy focus on select states because of a compressed primary calendar and an unusually crowded field. A cross-country sprint through 14 states to sort out winners and losers earlier than in past years. Democrats are making the first four states their top priority and ...

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May prepares Britain’s next great Brexit mistake

Britain’s government will soon begin pleading for a delay in the country’s exit from the European Union (EU). Without this, Brexit would go ahead on March 29 with no agreement in place to manage the disruption that would follow. The House of Commons has already rejected (twice, and by huge margins) the withdrawal agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May, ...

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