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The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.
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The European Commission president stated the Treaty of Lisbon is not dead, despite its rejection in a referendum. In this clip, Margot Wallström, vice-president of the European Commission, is asked what voters would have to do to kill the Treaty. She repeatedly avoids the question. The implication is that there is nothing voters can do, because the European Commission will push on regardless.
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