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Republicans Take Obamacare Strategy to War on Coal - Bloomberg
"When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared before the Environmental Protection Agency's listening session on regulating coal plants Thursday, he had two options. Option one: Lay out the conditions that would make new rules easiest for the coal and utility sectors to swallow, and use his authority to nudge the EPA in that direction. "
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When Pilgrims Privatized America - Bloomberg
"The 102 Pilgrims who sailed to the New World in 1620 were destined to be communists. Under the terms of their agreement with the Plymouth company, they were to work communally for the first seven years, ‘‘during which time, all profits & benefits that are got by trade, traffick, trucking, working, fishing or any other means ... remaine still in ye comone stock.’’ After that time the proceeds would be shared with the investors in England. "
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Spain’s construction leaders export expertise - FT.com
"“Spanish infrastructure and construction groups have become international leaders and today they have the scale, the resources and the strategy to extend this leadership to new geographies,” says Daniel Carreño, president of General Electric for Iberia, which has partnered with many Spanish companies on projects across the world. "
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Spain: Tourism bears ever greater economic load - FT.com
"For anyone who has visited Spain and knows it reasonably well, it will be little surprise that a country so blessed with one of the richest diversities of terrain and culture in Europe, ranks as the world’s fourth most popular tourist destination. "
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Spain property: Deals struck by foreign investors raise revival hopes - FT.com
"Still cranes looming above half completed ghost towns across Spain have become the lasting image of the country’s traumatic property boom and bust. With many of the banks that lent money for these developments in the hands of the state, and house prices having tumbled from their pre-crisis highs, hopes are rising that the very worst, at least, may now be over."
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The mouthy airline chief who annoyed too many passengers - FT.com
"“Michael. Big bollocks. Loudmouth. You’ll find me not very sensitive.” That is how Michael O’Leary replied to a question from the Financial Times two years ago about how he preferred to be addressed. And this is what the chief executive of Ryanair – arguably Europe’s most reviled airline – said back then about the case for being nicer to its customers: “Couldn’t possibly be nicer ... Our service consists of the lowest fare, an on-time flight on a brand-new aircraft. Anything over that: go away,” he declared, amid some trademark expletives. "
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Iran will test Obama’s diplomatic game plan - FT.com
"aving tiptoed up to a historic deal with Iran, the west – chiefly France – got cold feet. But they will try again next week and a deal is still within reach. There is little doubt how badly the White House wants one. An Iran deal could rejuvenate Barack Obama’s presidency and retrospectively earn him his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Equally, it could show how easily he gets outflanked by tougher players. As diplomatic challenges go, it is about as tricky as it gets. Mr Obama’s mercurial handling of the Syria crisis suggests we should hope for the best but expect the worst. Just ask the French. "
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KPMG treads new ground with fund - FT.com
"KPMG, the giant professional services company, will on Monday launch its first investment fund as it branches out into other areas in a sign of the big changes afoot in the financial services industry. "
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Franklin Templeton takes $5bn Ukraine debt gamble - FT.com
"Franklin Templeton, a big US money manager known for astute but aggressive bets in the sovereign debt market, has emerged as the dominant bankroller of Ukraine despite the country teetering on the edge of an economic crisis. "
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