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Sunday seems to be a good day to review some of the news events of the past week, some that I have written about and maybe some that I haven’t. If you would like to receive this weekly review via email, Become a citizen of The Conservative Nation, or send me a note to bill@theconservativenation.com. [...]

PARIS ? The European Central Bank upgraded its growth outlook for the euro zone on Thursday, but sought to temper optimism by caution that the nascent economic recovery would be irregular . In another note of warning , the chief bank president , Jean-Claude Trichet, also rejected to define when the bank might begin unwinding [...]

TOKYO ? Japan?s opposition party won an overwhelming triumph at the polls on Sunday pledging to increase social prosperity , better defend workers and do away with American-style, pro-market reforms to lead the country out of its long slump. But while the presumptive prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, rallied campaign gatherings with his security to shift [...]