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BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 John Rossant	Turkey At The EU's Door Turkey's decades-long quest to join the European Union looks set to take a great leap forward. But while official pronouncements sound friendly, popular opposition is rising.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 James Mehring	European Union: Sending The Wrong Signal To Business Recently proposed measures intended to protect workers' health and safety could also be a competitive drag for the EU.
InternetNews October 1, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Pressures EU Court on Price A European judge must sort through competing ideas on the balance between intellectual property and fairness to decide whether antitrust penalties against Microsoft should be suspended.
InternetNews September 30, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Takes IP Argument to EU Appeal Microsoft's next days in a European court to request suspension of anti-competition penalties may be more critical than the appeal itself.
ifeminists September 22, 2004	Fertility Tourism Many aspiring parents dislike the laws that control fertility in the UK and are attracted by the more flexible foreign policies.
ifeminists September 15, 2004	Location, Location, Location Residents of the EU are learning what's well known in America: the three most important factors in divorce are the same as in real estate.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Pete Engardio	Nice Dream If You Can Live It "The European Dream - How Europe's Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream" by Jeremy Rifkin makes a compelling case for the desirability of a utopian vision, which he says is usurping the American Dream as a global ideal.
Geotimes September 2004 Jay Chapman	Global Science Standings In a new study of scientific standing among nations, the United States leads the world in scientific wealth, although many European countries are closing the gap.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 John Rossant	Can An Unknown Whip Europe Into Shape? Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Du- rao Barroso is winning over many skeptics as the European Commission's new president. It also marks the end of Franco-German domination of the EC decision-making apparatus.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Seth Jayson	Europe's New War With America Apparently, in Europe, competition is OK, so long as there's no winner. That may be a nice way to run a church T-ball league, but it's no way to advance an economy or culture.
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