Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterAfter Sarkozy, a Czech takes EU helm (The Christian Science Monitor)
Published 1/2/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
The Christian Science Monitor - He has called global warming a myth, backed Russia's recent invasion of Georgia, likened bank bailouts to socialism, and refuses to fly the European Union flag over his office in the Prague Castle.
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