Queen Beatrix

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1. Dutch queen calls for Sept. 12 elections

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   Wed, 25 Apr 2012

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   … resigned Monday after failing to agree on billions of euros (dollars) in cuts to rein in government spending. He met with Queen Beatrix late Tuesday night and she told him to dissolve parliament and schedule Sept. 12 elections. Rutte had been one of the most …
2. Europe's debt fix falters, rattling markets

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   Mon, 23 Apr 2012

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   … cricitized its European neighbors for inflaming the crisis by losing control of their budgets, submitted its resignation to Queen Beatrix after failing to agree on its own budget cuts. The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, had hoped to clinch a deal to cut …