Topic: Europe

Is Horse Meat Coming (Back) to America?

Butcher Norbert Hansel, specialized on horse meat, adjusts a price tag next to horse ham in his sales car at a market in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013.
AP Photo/Gero Breloer

Taco Bell is just the latest company in Europe that's been found inadvertently serving horse meat, but as the controversy spreads overseas, the United States may be preparing to bring horse slaughter back to this side of the Atlantic.

By Max Fisher

Jan 8, 2010

U.K. Politics in Turmoil After Failed Ouster of Prime Minister

Members of Gordon Brown's own party tried to force him out of office, creating an opening for Tories

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By Heather Horn

Jan 2, 2010

Condemning the Attack on Danish Cartoonist

Harsh reactions to an attempt on a controversial Muhammed cartoon author's life

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By Heather Horn

Dec 16, 2009

Commentators on the Berlusconi Frenzy: Italian Politics Are Nuts

What journalists think the attack, a followup attempt, and the aftermath say about Berlusconi and Italian politics

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By Carl Franzen

Dec 14, 2009

Bloodied Berlusconi Wins Little Sympathy

Even after having his nose broken this weekend, the Italian prime minister can't catch a break

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By Heather Horn

Dec 6, 2009

Amanda Knox's Guilty Verdict Brings Out Frustration and Relief

Approval and criticism at the end of a high-profile, controversial trial

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By Heather Horn

Dec 4, 2009

4 Problems With the Amanda Knox Trial

The sensational murder trial in Italy has some American observers up in arms

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By Heather Horn

Nov 30, 2009

Damning the Swiss Minaret Ban

Top condemnations of the Swiss majority's decision to ban minarets on mosques

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By John Hudson

Nov 23, 2009

Lightning Rod

Berlusconi Call Girl's Revenge

A new book ties the Italian prime minister to prostitution and the Mafia

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By Heather Horn

Nov 20, 2009

EU Chooses No-Names for Top Positions

A blow to European unity--or is it?

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By Heather Horn

Nov 17, 2009

Lessons from the Velvet Revolution

Reflections on the twenty-year anniversary of Czechoslovakia's non-violent uprising against communism

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By John Hudson

Nov 9, 2009

Why 1989 Doesn't Matter

Tearing down the Berlin Wall? No big deal.

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By Heather Horn

Nov 9, 2009

Why 1989 Matters

Twenty years later, historians, journalists, and intellectuals remember the year that changed the world

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By Carl Franzen

Sep 28, 2009

Good Question!

Is Socialism Dead?

Germany's election results are just the latest example that it might be

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By Heather Horn

Sep 28, 2009

5 Takes on the German Election Results

What the German election results mean for Merkel, Germany, and the free market

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By John Hudson

Sep 28, 2009

Lightning Rod

Berlusconi Calls Obama "Sun- Tanned." Again.

Move over Joe Wilson. The Italian PM draws contempt for his "unique" sense of humor

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By Heather Horn

Sep 18, 2009

What Western Europeans Think of Obama's 180 on Missile Defense

French and German responses to the president's about-face

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By Heather Horn

Sep 18, 2009

What's the Biggest Issue in the German Elections?

On September 27 Germany will hold federal elections: what is at stake?

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By Carl Franzen

Sep 9, 2009

Who's Better at Fighting Terror?

The U.S. or the U.K.? The conviction of 3 would-be airplane bombers in Britain has commentators debating which country is more secure.

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By Heather Horn

Sep 8, 2009

Strange Bedfellows

Fighting the Wrong Guy Over Lockerbie

A Vanity Fair contributing editor finds herself in agreement with the British publication she is attacking

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 20, 2009

Outrage at Lockerbie Bomber's Release

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, convicted for killing 270 above Scotland, walks free to a chorus of American anger.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 19, 2009

Pirates, Drugs, Russian Nukes? An Irresistible Debate Turns Serious

The disappearance of the Arctic Sea freighter remains unresolved as international authorities smell a cover-up.

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By Anup Kaphle

Aug 6, 2009

Raising Expectations for Georgia

One year after the conflict, critics of the U.S. ally believe it's time to demand more democratic reform.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 5, 2009

Laughing at Russian Nuclear Subs

Are Cold War dangers really so passé and kitsch?

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