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The discussion about who will succeed Göran Persson as chairman of the SAP is heating up, read some general guidelines from the party newspaper here.

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Tomorrow Wednesday we have elections in the Netherlands. Loads of possible coalitions make the whole thing difficult to project; my support is with the PvdA of course. Funny political ad from the PvdA here.

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And in another European country – France – Ségolène Royal went all the way, as y’all know. I was happy to see her win, and I think she has a very good chance to become president in 2007. Interestingly enough we now have a French politician who uses the internet a lot, more here and here [in English].

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The New Republic is asking an important question: ”Iraq: What next?” Loads of reading here, and at the same time Bush’s approval ratings hit rock-bottom (here).

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And when it comes to music, don’t miss that Sweden’s best artist in rock’n’roll – Moneybrother – is about to release a new record. Listen to a new, great song!

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And when it comes to movies, both Al Gore (An Inconvenient Truth) and Dixie Chicks (Shut Up + Sing) are up for documentary Oscars.