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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 10 (b): Obama’s World

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Sabine Muscat

Washington, DC often has a provincial feel to it, but every four years, it gets a dose of glamour. Hundreds of thousands (including yours truly) will watch President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony on the Mall this Monday. The city’s … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 10 (a): Obama’s America

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Sabine Muscat

Apart from the crazy campaign year of 2008 and my occasional exotic adventures in other parts of the country, I spent most of my time in Washington, DC. From my leisurely neighborhood in the city’s newly gentrified North East, I … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 9: The Wild West

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Sabine Muscat

Every morning, Enos Poor Bear Junior pulls up two flags at the entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: the flag of the Oglala-Lakota nation, and the star-spangled banner representing the United States. For the rest of the day he … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 8: The South

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Sabine Muscat

What is not to like about the American South? It has New Orleans, where you can listen to the big band at Snug Harbour or watch Kermit Ruffins fry sausages between his gigs. And it has Charleston where you can sip … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 7: Texas and Alaska

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Sabine Muscat

Two places in the U.S. that I would have liked to write more about are Texas and Alaska. Texas is to the U.S. what Bavaria is to Germany – a place with a strong economy that values its heritage, votes … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 6: The Midwest

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

The Midwest was where it all began for Barack Obama – and for me. Democrats and Republicans hold the first primaries for the nomination of their Presidential candidates in Iowa. Two weeks into my assignment as FTD’s Washington correspondent in … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 5(b): Pakistan

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

The mullahs greeted us with all the respect that is due to guests in Pakistan. Maulana Sami Ul Haq, leader of the Haqqani Islamic seminary in Akora Khattak, received us in his office. We sat on sofas facing a group … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 5(a): Afghanistan

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

My first encounter with Afghanistan happened in the pedestrian zone of Königswinter. Instead of the mountain range of the Hindu Kush I could see the Petersberg mountain by Bonn. In late November 2001, hundreds of Afghan leaders as well as … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 4: India

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

If you are looking for challenges as a reporter, try P. Chidambaram. The man who currently serves his third stint as India’s Finance Minister was clearly not impressed when a young female reporter walked into his hotel suite in Berlin … Continue reading →

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Ten Years FT Deutschland. Part 3: South East Asia

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Sabine Muscat

The Tiger Bar in Phuket was the last place where I would have seen myself on New Year’s Eve 2004. It was filled with techno beats, smoke and drunken tourists, many with Thai girls sitting on their laps. It was … Continue reading →

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