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In the spotlight because of economic crisis, and Mitt Romney
The Arab Spring created opportunities for the region's Islamist movements. What are they making of their chance?
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An epidemic of incarceration. A prison system that provides neither retributive justice nor rehabilitation. Is this America's moral catastrophe?
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How much is Romney vs Obama 2012 going to cost? Who's paying? And what do they expect in return?
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The Games creep ever closer, though in London you'd hardly know it. Here's a sideways look at the event and its host city
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Francois Hollande is the first Socialist to win a French presidential election in more than 20 years. What change will he bring?
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Airlines opened to us a world of thrilling possibility. But, for many, flying is still a terrifying prospect. Crashes, though rare, do happen. And then there are the security procedures bequeathed to us by 9/11...
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Opinion polls suggest the Socialist challenger, Francois Hollande, is well placed to eject Nicolas Sarkozy from the presidency. On Sunday, French voters will decide
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Will humans run out of natural resources? Is population growth a danger to society? Or will human innovation conquer? You decide
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On the case that has pitched America into soul-searching and division
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The battle over US healthcare reform reaches the Supreme Court. Here's what's at stake
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He has clawed his way to the finishing line for the Republican party nomination. But what makes the man who would be president tick?
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To kill or not to kill?
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Will Israel bomb Iran? What is it telling the US, and what will Washington do? And where does Iran stand?
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Cars, nuclear plants, computers, phones, webcams -- they all succumb to hackers in the end