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    Obama and Orange Juice Stir Online Passion

    Bloggers expressed strong opinions on two topics last week—President Obama and Tropicana orange juice. Evaluations of Obama broke down on ideological grounds while the uproar over Tropicana’s change in packaging was about brand loyalty.

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    Eastern Europe

    A Crisis of Confidence in Capitalism?

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    Religious Groups Agree: Fixing the Nation’s Economy Is Job One

    In a Feb. 24 address to Congress, President Barack Obama vowed to tackle the problems at the root of the nation’s faltering economy. While there is general agreement among religious groups that strengthening the economy should be a top policy priority for the government, people of different faiths are divided in their support for addressing […]

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    The New Obama Narrative: “Change” was an Understatement

    As the White House moved on a number of economic fronts last week, the financial meltdown and Obama’s big speech accounted for nearly half the news agenda. And the media distilled an unmistakable message about the direction of the new administration.