News, Opinion and Background - Saturday 21 November 2009
New EU's president's life motto is quiet determination
PORTRAIT - Herman Van Rompuy is a practising Catholic who belongs to the conservative wing of the Flemish Christian Democrat party. He prefers the Beatles to the Stones.
After flirt with Europe, back to Dutch reality
Prime minister's aspirations forced coalition parties to think about the political era post-Balkenende.
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Children can be fooled into believing many things, even about themselves, says psychologist Henry Otgaar.
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British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel
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'Europe chooses nobodies'
- Thursday 19 November
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EU leaders chose path of least resistance
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'Steely Neelie' just wants to finish the job
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More government billions injected in ABN Amro
- 14:11 Conservatives benefit in six local Dutch by-elections
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Our man in too many places?
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A European three-cushions game
- 09:10 Dutch government approves CO2 storage below town
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