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Alberto Contador \ Appearance \ Arbitration \ Clenbuterol \ Court Of Arbitration For Sport \ cycling \ doping \ leaves \ Remainder \ Television Cameras
Contador leaves road open to appeal two-year doping ban
In an emotional appearance in front of the television cameras, Alberto Contador on Tuesday vowed to return to cycling after serving the remainder of a two-year ban imposed upon him by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after a positive test for c…
budget deficit \ congress \ jose luis rodriguez zapatero \ Mariano Rajoy \ Opposition \ prime minister \ Socialists \ Stability Pact
PP violated budget stability pact, say Socialists
The opposition Socialists announced on Tuesday that they will vote against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s law capping the budget deficit when it reaches Congress because they feel that it goes beyond the terms of what the PP and the previous government…
Alberto Ruiz \ Gay Marriage Laws \ Justice Minister \ Law Justice \ marriage \ Marriage Law \ spain
Gay marriage law should not be overturned, says justice chief
In remarks that have ignited a debate within his party, Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz Gallardón said Tuesday that he would prefer to leave Spain’s gay marriage laws untouched.
Economy Ministers \ finance \ Fine Details \ Mariano Rajoy \ prime minister
Ministers divided on how to deal with labor reforms
The Finance and Economy ministers are reportedly split over the fine details of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s ambitious labor reform package.
alfredo \ Continuation \ Familiar Faces \ jose luis rodriguez zapatero \ Leadership \ no doubt \ Regional Races \ socialist party \ Socialists \ wounds
Rubalcaba to heal party wounds as Socialists prepare for regional races
Critics of the new Socialist Party will no doubt be quick to point out that there are so many familiar faces that this is simply a continuation of the previous leadership of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. But Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba’s team is quick t…
Bomb Site \ Cleanup \ foreign minister \ spain \ Us Government \ Us State Department
US belies Spain claim on cleanup of Palomares bomb site
The US State Department on Saturday contradicted an announcement by Spain’s foreign minister to the effect that the US government was going to clean up radioactive land in Palomares “as soon as possible.”
Alberto Contador \ Arbitration \ awaited decision \ CAS \ Clenbuterol \ Court Of Arbitration For Sport \ madrid \ mallorca \ palma \ Trofeo
Contador waits on CAS’ clenbuterol case ruling
Alberto Contador was expected to return to Madrid from Mallorca, where he was competing in the Trofeo Palma, the first stage of the Mallorca Challenge, ahead of the long-awaited decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over his racing future.
alfredo \ Carme \ Farewell Address \ Former Prime Minister \ jose luis rodriguez zapatero \ luis rodriguez \ Party Leader \ Rubalcaba \ Socialists
Socialists to choose new leader as Zapatero tries to unite party
As the race between candidates Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba and Carme Chacón grew bitterly tense, former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero used his farewell address on Friday to ask his fellow Socialists to unite behind whichever of the two is…
Air Crash \ B 52 \ Cleanup \ fishing village \ Nuclear Bombs \ Payload \ united states
Palomares to get US cleanup 46 years later
The United States has committed to clean up “as soon as possible” the area near the Almería fishing village of Palomares where 46 years ago a payload of nuclear bombs accidentally fell following a B-52 in-air crash.
Businessmen \ Ceoe \ Confederation \ Court Judge \ Embezzlement \ euros \ Gerardo \ Travel Agency
Ex-CEOE head indicted for embezzlement at Marsans
A High Court judge on Friday indicted former businessmen’s confederation (CEOE) president Gerardo Díaz Ferrán and an associate on charges that they embezzled 4.4 million euros from his Marsans travel agency.
Party Administration \ Public Money \ Salaries \ Salary Caps \ savings banks \ Top Executives
Cabinet puts salary caps at banks that got public money
The Popular Party administration on Friday announced it would cut salaries for top executives at all savings banks that received public money.
cold front \ Cold Snap \ disruption \ europe \ Inexorable March \ nationwide \ spain
Alerts issued nationwide as Siberian cold snap sweeps south
The Siberian front sweeping across Europe continued its inexorable march south on Thursday, causing widespread disruption across the north of Spain.
Gürtel chief released on reduced bail of 100,000 euros
Pablo Crespo, the suspected number two in the Gürtel corruption network, was due to leave prison on Wednesday after posting bail.
Cold Snap \ europe \ meteorological agency \ poland \ spain \ Ukraine
Siberian front expected in Spain over the weekend
The cold snap that has swept across Europe this week, leaving many fatalities in Poland and Ukraine in its wake, is expected to exert its grip on Spain until Sunday, the state meteorological agency said.
abortion law \ Chiefs \ Education Law \ Justice Education \ Law School \ Legislation \ Party Government \ Promise \ School Curriculum \ spain
Justice, education chiefs promise changes to abortion law and school curriculum
As expected, the Popular Party government announced on Tuesday that it will reform a controversial 2010 abortion law by going back to the conditions outlined in the 1985 legislation under which women could obtain the procedure in Spain.
Court Judge \ crimes \ Defense Arguments \ dictatorship \ francisco franco \ General Francisco Franco \ General Francisco Franco 1939 \ spanish civil war \ Spanish Civil War 1936 \ Supreme Court Justices \ vote
Supreme Court justices reject defense arguments in Garzón case
By just one vote, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to throw out a case filed against High Court Judge Baltasar Garzón for allegedly overstepping his authority in 2008 by trying to open an inquiry into crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War …
airline \ closure \ creditors \ Demise \ jobs \ spain \ spanair \ Workforce
Failed airline Spanair sets ball rolling for official closure
Spain’s fourth-largest airline Spanair on Monday moved to rubber-stamp its demise by filing for protection from creditors. It will shortly seek official leave to lay off its entire 2,075-strong workforce, a move that threatens another 2,000 indirect jobs.
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Lawyers seek Garzón jail term for extortion
For the first time, Baltasar Garzón could be facing jail time if the Supreme Court agrees to a petition by the complainants in one of three cases the embattled High Court judge is facing.