These statements come without any explanation as to why the EU would fold without the single currency.

BBC: Fear in Europe as eurozone crisis deepens

European federalists know that the single currency zone will need at least a ten-fold increase in direct EU taxes (currently 1.28% of GDP) for there to be any prospect of European social stability.

BBC: Simpson: Bonfire of insanities

The arrival of the phones, impressive as they may be, now puts the pressure on a single question: Are the phones good enough to keep the 79 million existing BlackBerry users from leaving the fold, or even to lure Android and iOS devotees to the platform?

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