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 FT.com - Comment and analysis
After Guantanamo: time to cut the wire around Cuba
Apr 16 2009 20:48
On the question of relations with the Castro regime Mr Obama has joined the long list of presidents imprisoned by the humiliation of the early 1960s. His team's desire to invite comparisons between their man and Jack Kennedy is well known. Hanging on to JFK's Cuba policy is surely a step too far, writes Philip Stephens Read more »
A long cool look at budget deficits
Apr 16 2009 22:04
In 1992 the strategy of the then-chancellor Norman Lamont was a parody of St Augustine's "Let me be chaste but not yet". Could it work again, asks Samuel Brittan Read more »
Vampire pensions could be a corporate nightmare
Apr 16 2009 21:57
The law that was designed to protect worker pensions runs the risk of draining the very companies workers depend on for their livelihood and retirement benefits, writes Charles Millard Read more »
Moldova threatens Europe's eastern overtures
Apr 16 2009 20:56
If the EU cannot exert influence in this crisis, broader questions about its relevance in the region will emerge, writes Nicu Popescu Read more »
The role of the state is crucial in this crisis
Apr 16 2009 21:01
The financial crisis raises the issue of the role of the state in a fundamental way. Government intervened in the banking sector but this does not mean it can say yes to every cause that comes knocking, writes Pat McFadden Read more »
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