Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Across Europe, the embattled left loses its clout

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VIENNA — Pity Europe's Socialists. It's getting lonely on the left. Just when you might think capitalism's global crisis would breathe new life into the left, it's looking increasingly divided and tired.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's re-election a week ago is highlighting a conservative surge in her country and Europe's other powerhouse economies — Britain, France and Italy where the center-right is either firmly in power or about to get there.

What happened?

[Reality caught up with demagoguery.]

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