I lived in europe (France) when the euro was adopted. A single currency has been good for europe however it comes with conditions, one of them being, national debt targets and responsible goverence by member states. This can only be accomplished if citizens recognize and embrace the need to meet these objectives. Failure to do so will mean a return to an even worse situation for Greece. Economic exclusion from europe.  View

I believe the problem first starts at home....We as parents need to communicate better with our children.....Also as someone that has been to Europe and other countries it appears to me that the U.S. is distorting the message.....What I mean by this for years you would see anything related to contraceptive on television or anywhere else.....Where as in Europe the message was you as an individual were not being responsible if you didn't protect yourself....Don't think that message is being voice with the contraceptives that are being shown on television....We have to give a message that will assist with this....Not going to stop every child from doing this but, will make a foot print....And we as a country don't stand for something will continue to fall for the same thing.  View

I enjoy Cadbury chocolate; I think it's good chocolate, but I never knew about its history. I know Cadbury has a much larger history in the UK and Europe, but I just don't see the relevance this has to Americans. I appreciate that this story appeals to people from both sides of the pond, though. It definitely brought new insight to an issue I knew nothing about.  View

I think in today's global economy, takeovers such as this one are inevitable. However, I hope Kraft maintains the tradition and integrity of the Cadbury brand for the sake of the consumer in the UK and Europe that has ties to such a historic company.  View

I have to agree with Channel NewsAsia, there probably won't be a gigantic amount of immediate implications for Google if things do not go perfectly with China and its censorship laws. But, I do think the Google's future lies predominantly in the country--as well as the U.S., Europe, etc.--because of the mere number of internet users. And that number, just as in all globalized countries, is only growing. Google canNOT afford to give that up.  View

Check out ETF Data Base for a European take on Copenhagen. With Europe now committed to such high carbon emmisions cuts, we are starting work on a Carbon Trading Investment fund, for launch in 2010 for the UK market. Tony Silver Director White House Capital Management Ltd. Lloyd's Building - London  View

Public release is one thing. I would suspect the Justice Department is already looking at the emails. Anybody who thinks the loss of these emails was an accident underestimates the GOP. The GOP been involved in creepy stuff like this for a long time. Watergate comes to mind as does the secret bugging of the Internet under the Patriot Act. Don't forget the torture of Islamic detainees, a cross border operation into Syria during the Iraq War, secret CIA prisons, or the illegal rendition of terrorist suspects off of the streets of Europe. There will be some major embarrassments for the Bush administration that will be revealed. Executive privilege does not provide immunity for criminal acts.  View

What will it take in order for the people to get together and protest this abuse of power! People too busy blogging and tweeting at home or work! We should march and scream our frustrations on the streets across this nation! Like they do in Europe ! Just make sure you ask for a day off from work! New and higher taxes are coming !!  View

We have a rare opportunity here. In the past, we haven't learned about new invasive species in the Great Lakes until it has established itself and, usually, destabilized the ecosystem even further. With the Asian Carp (which is making its way toward Lake Michigan via the Sanitary and Ship Canal), we have a window of time in which to take action to prevent their arrival in the lake. There are currently two electric barriers in the canal to stop the fish from reaching the lake, but there is concern that they may not be entirely effective. Recent testing of the canal water was positive for the asian carp DNA. This means that the fish are closer to the lake than previously thought. The decisive step of poisoning a stretch of the canal to kill all fish in the area has turned up at least one carp that jumped the electric barrier. Sealing off the canals would be a wise step at this point in the battle. This is not a permanent fix for the problem, though, because flooding of the Des Plaines River could sweep the fish past these closures. Shipping in the Great Lakes is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is this industry that has transported the majority of the invasive species (from around the world) to the Great Lakes. The zebra mussel (from the Caspian Sea), the quagga mussel (from the Ukraine), and the round goby (from Europe) all hitched rides in the ballast water of ships from fresh water ports around the world and were then dumped into our lakes. How costly is it to treat ballast water so that nothing survives from these far off ports to attack our lakes? Certainly nowhere near the billions of dollars that just these three invasive species have cost the Great Lakes. There are two major ports on the south end of the lake. I walked by both of them. Ocean going vessels can dock here, then barges take goods inland via canals and rivers to the Mississippi. This is a multi-billion dollar industry. How costly, really, would it be to seal off the canals permanently and transport cargo a short way overland to nearby rivers that connect to the Mississippi? It can't be as costly as turning our lakes over to these voracious, invasive fish. -Loreen Niewenhuis http://LakeTrek.Blogspot.com  View

I don't understand why this is still a debate. People should be allowed to marry whomever they want, male or female. This isn't about redefining marriage; it's about equal rights. This isn't about morals or religion; it's about equal rights. The same complaints and assertions the Religious Conservatives are bringing up now are almost the exact same reasons people opposed giving equal rights to women and Blacks. Our country was founded on the idea of religious freedom (among many other things), so why do religious groups feel that it is vital and "right" to force-feed everyone else their dogma? The truth is that gay marriage has been around throughout time. Do a little research, people! A great place to start is "Same Sex Unions in Premodern Europe." In the video, the bishop says that we (homosexuals) want anything BUT a vote by the people. You got that right! Who is supposed to protect and stand up for the rights of minority groups when the majority votes on their fate? How does that make sense?  View