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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea.

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European Council President-elect Herman Van Rompuy, left, and Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor, right, attend a joint press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Herman Van Rompuy
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People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Europe's currency union faces an unprecedented crisis as markets and the euro currency have tumbled in recent weeks _ with the euro trading at an eight-month low against the U.S. dollar _ on worries that Greece might need financial rescue to cope with its soaring debt and deficit.

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People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Europe's currency union faces an unprecedented crisis as markets and the euro currency have tumbled in recent weeks _ with the euro trading at an eight-month low against the U.S. dollar _ on worries that Greece might need financial rescue to cope with its soaring debt and deficit.

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German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

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German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

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German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

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German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

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A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe.

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A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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In this photo released by the Blair Drummond Safari Park, a rhino calf named Ailsa is seen with its keeper Ailsa West, right, as it is weighed at the Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling, Scotland, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Ailsa is one of eight southern white rhinos born in captivity in Europe last year and there are an estimated 11,000 in the wild, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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In this photo released by the Blair Drummond Safari Park, a rhino calf named Ailsa is seen with its keeper Ailsa West, right, as it is weighed at the Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling, Scotland, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Ailsa is one of eight southern white rhinos born in captivity in Europe last year and there are an estimated 11,000 in the wild, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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In this photo released by the Blair Drummond Safari Park, a rhino calf named Ailsa is seen with its keepers Ailsa West, left, and Chris Lucas, right, as it is weighed at the Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling, Scotland, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Ailsa is one of eight southern white rhinos born in captivity in Europe last year and there are an estimated 11,000 in the wild, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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In this photo released by the Blair Drummond Safari Park, a rhino calf named Ailsa is seen with its keepers Ailsa West, left, and Chris Lucas, right, as it is weighed at the Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling, Scotland, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Ailsa is one of eight southern white rhinos born in captivity in Europe last year and there are an estimated 11,000 in the wild, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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TOKYO - FEBRUARY 04: Toyota Motor Corporation's Prius is displayed at their Tokyo headquarters on February 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota has already announced the recall of eight million vehicles in U.S., Europe and China, and has been ordered to investigate the brake system by Japanese government.

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"We are extremely pleased that six teams -- more than ever -- will open their season in Europe ... With these games, nearly half of our clubs will have participated (in overseas openers), a testament to how excited our teams are..."


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"The issue is whether there is transparency for the membership of the party"


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People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Europe's currency union faces an unprecedented crisis as markets and the euro currency have tumbled in recent weeks _ with the euro trading at an eight-month low against the U.S. dollar _ on worries that Greece might need financial rescue to cope with its soaring debt and deficit.

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People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Europe's currency union faces an unprecedented crisis as markets and the euro currency have tumbled in recent weeks _ with the euro trading at an eight-month low against the U.S. dollar _ on worries that Greece might need financial rescue to cope with its soaring debt and deficit.

AP 

German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

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German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

AP 

German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

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German Economic Minister Rainer Bruederle briefs the media about the developments with General Motors Co's Opel unit at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. General Motors Co.'s Opel unit announced a restruction drive that will result in about 8,300 job cuts across Europe.

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A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe.

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A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 4: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on February 04, 2010 in New York City. The Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Concerns over continued weakness in the job market and Europe's national debts, contributed to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.6% drop.

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