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Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:06 AM

Mariano Rajoy

Type: Person
Name: Mariano Rajoy
Title: Party Leader - People's Party (Spain)
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents
Opposition attacks Spanish government over Alakrana affair
The truce over the Alakrana between the governing Socialist Party and the opposition Partido Popular has broken within less than 24 hours of the Basque tuna trawler’s release by the pirates. The Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, announced ... [Typically Spanish - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 2 Documents
Spain Papers Review - Tuesday November 17 2009
El Mundo leads with what the paper says is an exclusive interview with one of the pirates on board the ‘Alakrana’ Basque fishing boat captured with her 36 crew off the coast of Somalia. He tells the paper that ‘We have guarantees that the two boys will ... [Typically Spanish - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents
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Somali pirates "may have" released Spanish fishermen
Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister has informed the conservative opposition about the "possible release" of Spanish fishermen held by Somali pirates since October 2, an opposition spokeswoman said Tuesday.Zapatero contacted opposition leader Mariano Rajoy, ... [Topnews.in - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Spanish military helicopter 'fired on pirates'
MADRID (AFP) - A Spanish military helicopter fired on Somalian pirates in a failed bid to stop them from fleeing after they released the Alakrana tuna trawler, Spain's top military officer said Wednesday."The helicopter opened fire in the direction of ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Bribery row hinders Spain opposition
A messy bribery scandal with high-profile casualties is dividing Spain's centre-right opposition Popular party and undermining Mariano Rajoy, its leader, as a... ... [FT.com - World, Europe - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 4 Documents
Spain Papers Review - Monday November 2 2009
El Mundo leads with the headline that party leader Mariano Rajoy told the Valencia President, Francisco Camps, ‘You are to blame for not having the guts with Ricardo Costa’.The paper says that both Cospedal and Trillo from the party were witness to him ... [Typically Spanish - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 10/26/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 2 Documents
Spain Papers Review - Tuesday October 27 2009
El Mundo headlines that the Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, has presented his attack on Esperanza Aguirre, the PP regional president of Madrid, as a service to the party leader Mariano Rajoy. The paper says Gallardón interprets the ‘vomit’ of ... [Typically Spanish - 10/27/2009]
First Reported 10/22/2009 - Updated 10/23/2009 - 2 Documents
Spain Business Brief - Friday October 23 2009
The principals of an agreement have been reached for a new ten year plan to continue car production at the Opel plant in Figueruelas, Zaragoza. The new owners Magna say that they will keep the factory intact until the summer of 2011, and have agreed to ... [Typically Spanish - 10/23/2009]
First Reported 10/23/2009 - Updated 10/23/2009 - 1 Documents
Spain Papers Review - Friday October 23 2009
El Mundo covers the ongoing row on who will be the new Chairman of the Caja Madrid Savings Bank. The paper notes the Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, has asked for the PP leader, Mariano Rajoy, to chose the new Chairman, and that the PP regional ... [Typically Spanish - 10/23/2009]
First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Infighting continues in the Partido Popular in Madrid
The infighting in the Partido Popular in Madrid continues with the row now centred on the comments made against Esperanza Aguirre by the Deputy Mayor, Manuel Cobo, in an interview with El País.Aguirre, who is the PP President of the Madrid region has ... [Typically Spanish - 10/28/2009]
First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 1 Documents
Spain Business Brief - Wednesday October 28 2009
Banco Santander has announced profits for the first nine months of the year at 6.740 billion €, 3% down on last year at the same time. However the bank is now placing 2.247 billion aside as a provision for bad debt. A statement from Santander said the ... [Typically Spanish - 10/28/2009]
First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 1 Documents
Zapatero's slimline government
The decision of the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, to slim down the cabinet, reduce the number of ministries, and to surround himself with Socialist party political heavyweights may be very well in theory, but what about in pra ... [Typically Spanish - 10/29/2009]

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"the handling of the crisis before, during and after the hostage taking was calamitous" said PP leader Mariano Rajoy
Spanish military helicopter 'fired on pirates' [Yahoo! Canada - 11/18/2009]

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Spain Papers Review - Friday November 20 2009 [Typically Spanish - 21 hours ago]
Spanish military helicopter 'fired on pirates' [Yahoo! Canada - 11/18/2009]
Opposition attacks Spanish government over Alak... [Typically Spanish - 11/18/2009]
Spain's PM: Our sailors are free and are coming... [Typically Spanish - 11/17/2009]
Somali pirates "may have" released Sp... [Topnews.in - 11/17/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Tuesday November 17 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/17/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Monday November 16 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/16/2009]
Spanish region teaches kids how to crack one off [The Register - 11/13/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Thursday November 12 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/12/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Wednesday November 11 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/11/2009]
Aznar calls for higher standards from politican... [Typically Spanish - 11/10/2009]
Los piratas imponen su ley en los océanos [Nuestromar - 11/10/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Monday November 9 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/09/2009]
Spain opens the door to extradition of the Soma... [Typically Spanish - 11/09/2009]
Banking secrecy at an end [Island Connections - 11/05/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Thursday November 5 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/05/2009]
Madrid Deputy Mayor suspended from the Partido ... [Typically Spanish - 11/04/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Tuesday November 3 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/03/2009]
Spain Business Brief - Monday November 2 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/02/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Monday November 2 2009 [Typically Spanish - 11/02/2009]
Corruption costs Spain billions, says newspaper [Gulf Times - 11/02/2009]
Bribery row hinders Spain opposition [FT.com - World, Europe - 11/02/2009]
Scandal holds back Spain opposition [FT.com - World, Europe - 11/01/2009]
Scandal holds back Spain opposition [FT.com - World - 11/01/2009]
Bad politics cost Spain $6.2 billion [Daily Nation - 11/01/2009]
Corruption costs Spain billions, newspaper says [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/01/2009]
Thousands march in Valencia for the resignation... [Typically Spanish - 11/01/2009]
Zapatero's slimline government [Typically Spanish - 10/29/2009]
Spain Papers Review - Thursday October 29 2009 [Typically Spanish - 10/29/2009]
Spain Business Brief - Wednesday October 28 2009 [Typically Spanish - 10/28/2009]
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Esperanza Aguirre, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Francisco Camps, [more]
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Caja Madrid, Mercadona, Gas Natural, [more]
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People's Party (ES), ETA, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, [more]
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Bribery, Corruption, Abortion, [more]
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Madrid, Valencia (Spain), Valencia, [more]
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Spain, Afghanistan, Seychelles, [more]
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Corruption, White-Collar Crime, Elections, [more]
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IT, Legal, Health, [more]
Typically Spanish, FT.com - World, Europe, FT.com - World, [more]
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August 19 2009: A credit crunch on crack [The Automatic Earth - 08/19/2009]
Dorothea Lange Cotton June 1935Somewhere in California. "Motherless migrant children. They work in the cotton." Ilargi: Shanghai stocks are taking a whoopin’. China's ...
Politics: Another late night TV shopping [RenewAmerica columns - 04/24/2009]
(Johnny D. Symon) - The last time I tricked myself into believing that I was interested in politics was two weeks ago last Thursday night, when I watched "La hora ...
Gazprom's Move on Spain [Robert Amsterdam - 11/13/2008]
You've got to hand it to the Spanish - while their friends in France, Germany, and even Italy get twisted up in the bickering with other EU members over common energy ...
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