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FT Op-Ed: The battle of the oligarchs behind the gas dispute | 30 comments (30 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Did I hear correctly that Sarkozy is sending a fact-finding mission to Ukraine and Russia to try to see if "a reliable partner" can be found?

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 06:42:25 AM EST
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Re: On France24 tomorrow (4.00 / 2)

LOL. Sounds like if they were going to send a mission to find out if there is intelligent life on Mars.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 06:52:01 AM EST
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Re: On France24 tomorrow (none / 0)

Yep, because for intelligent life in the presidential palace, we are still waiting for the evidence...

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 11:02:13 AM EST
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Re: On France24 tomorrow (none / 0)

Oh, come on, Carla Bruni clearly has some.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 11:02:47 AM EST
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Re: On France24 tomorrow (none / 1)

Assuming she's living there: I understand the Sarkozys live elsewhere in town and Monsieur commutes to the office.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 at 11:13:39 AM EST
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