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Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson Preps for Sochi
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The Limited Allure of Extremism
If recent history is any guide, extremists’ current momentum will likely be followed by a strong backlash. Indeed, generally speaking, the more people are exposed to extremist violence and al-Qaeda-style rule, the less they like it.
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Deficit Reduction Declines as Policy Priority
Survey Report For the first time since Barack Obama took office in 2009, deficit reduction has slipped as a policy priority among the public. Overall, 63% say reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority for Congress and the president this year, down from 72% a year ago. Most of the decline has come […]
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SoftBank to Dentsu, Firms Start to Court Gays
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Will Binyavanga Wainaina Change Attitudes to Gay Africans?
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Most See Inequality Growing, but Partisans Differ over Solutions
Survey Report There is broad public agreement that economic inequality has grown over the past decade. But as President Obama prepares for Tuesday’s State of the Union, where he is expected to unveil proposals for dealing with inequality and poverty, there are wide partisan differences over how much the government should – and can – […]
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Why It Matters That Ellen is the First U.S. Talk Show in China
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Chinese Dissident Awaits Trial Verdict