The German government’s spokesman now has his own twitter account (@regsprecher). The German government’s spokesman also has his own little twittergate, since he surprised his global audience yesterday by claiming that ‘Obama is responsible for thousands of innocent deaths’. What a difference a letter makes.

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The story has now been picked up by just about every news outlet on the planet: A German law professor was supposed to review a monograph on European constitutional law for a learned journal. He soon discovered that various pages were not properly referenced, to says the least. The twist: This monograph is based on Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg’s PhD thesis. And that man happens to be the German defence minister. The review has not yet been published, but the proofs have been leaked. From what you can read there, you would think that the minister cannot have been in his right mind.

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• can't attend the #PVV (#wilders party) pre-election rally tomorrow night because I can't get "security clearance". bother. possibly the firs #

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• can't attend the #PVV (#wilders party) pre-election rally tomorrow night because I can't get "security clearance". bother. possibly the firs #

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• sna #

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• BBC: "there could be a legal challenge" because of the inconsistencies re the queues. Is the UK to Europe what Florida is to the US? #ge2010 #
• "A %0 per cent swing would leave them all in the same place". Well done, BBC #ge2010 #

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• BBC: "there could be a legal challenge" because of the inconsistencies re the queues. Is the UK to Europe what Florida is to the US? #ge2010 #
• "A %0 per cent swing would leave them all in the same place". Well done, BBC #ge2010 #

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• Did they just turn down Gordon's microphone? #leadersdebate #

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• Did they just turn down Gordon's microphone? #leadersdebate #

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• Phd seminar @ #cologne #

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