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May 29th 2007 | CARACAS From Economist.comThe president closes a critical TV station Reuters  IN THE ultra-modern, digital newsroom of Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), a message taped to a room-divider reads: “If you’re looking to buy consciences, ours are not for sale”.…

May 28th 2007 | DUBLIN From Economist.comAgainst the odds, Ireland's prime minister gets another term AFP  FOR three weeks opposition parties had pressed Irish voters to opt for change. And for a while they looked like succeeding, as the electorate briefly flirted with the idea of a new…

   POOR Jeff Immelt. Since taking control of General Electric (GE) in 2001, he has hardly put a foot wrong. He has reshuffled his pack of companies, divesting volatile ones and acquiring fast-growing businesses in higher-margin areas such as infrastructure and health care. Recent revenue…

May 24th 2007 | BERLIN AND LONDON From Economist.comTurmoil among Europe's corporate champions Claudio Munoz  Get article backgroundAT A time when Europe’s big companies can hold their heads up high, with results comparable to those of America’s corporate giants, comes a crop of…

May 23rd 2007 | NEW YORK From Economist.comA display of force in the Persian Gulf is unlikely to change Iranian minds over the country's nuclear programme AFP  Get article backgroundIT IS easy to see why nine American warships carrying 17,000 personnel were sent steaming into the Persian…

www.savenetradio.orgBy DOREEN CARVAJALPARIS, May 13 — Since Pandora.com closed its box of digital musical delights this month to users outside the United States, the complaints have been pouring in from Dubai to Patagonia.It is “a step back to the dark ages in the music world!”…

American immigration reform, Britain's energy policy, California's greener cars and Myanmar's lack of democracy AFP • EXPECT a the debate on immigration in America to intensify, after the White House and a leading group of senators struck a provisional deal on reform that could allow an…

May 17th 2007 | NEW YORK From The Economist print editionMid-range brands suffer as department stores focus on “private label” clothing THIS month Liz Claiborne, an American clothing firm, reported a 65% drop in profits for the first quarter, largely due to a 7% fall in sales in its…

Paul Wolfowitz agrees to quit the World Bank. His successor faces a double challenge AFP  IT WILL not be the first time the great powers have gathered in Potsdam to sort out the aftermath of a long-running conflict. The city, where the Allies divvied Germany up after the second world war,…