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From Stalwart To Skeptic, Germany Rethinks EU Role

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 07/12/2010 - 10:10pm

Germany, long a postwar champion and financier of European integration, is flexing its muscles more independently in the wake of Europe's debt crisis.

A growing number of Germans see the European Union as irrelevant. NPR's series on new pressures facing European unity looks at Germany's changing role.

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Madoff To Find Out How Long He'll Be In Prison

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 06/29/2009 - 3:30am

The sentencing of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff is expected to draw a crowd Monday. Officials say hundreds of people are likely to show up.

Prosecutors are seeking a 150-year prison sentence. The defense has asked for a 12-year term because of Madoff's age.

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