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Italian Senate approves Lisbon Treaty

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

The American official responded tersely to his interviewer regarding opposition to the ’star wars’ missile defence scheme in the Czech Republic: “Democracy isn’t about popular decisions. That’s why we have elected officials, who take decisions on complicated matters that may be unpopular”.
This week, in an extraordinary lesson on Democracy - one best delivered to the [...]