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On poor, beleaguered February, a low-cost way to improve schools, and gun-runners on the border
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On poor, beleaguered February, a low-cost way to improve schools, and gun-runners on the border
This isn't the best time for oil prices to skyrocket, economically speaking
On the history of the Peace Corps, the place of the United States, and the unexpected upside to the Internet
On Libya's importance, Apple's gamble, and China's secret
An official state firearm, the seizure of federal land, a slew of anti-immigration legislation; just another few days in Arizona's state government.
On the "warfare/welfare state," the example of Germany, and the off-switch for the Internet
Maybe you don't believe in charts or graphs or studies. How about owls?
Libyan ruler Muammar Qaddafi may be losing allies left and right on his own continent but he's still got a friend across the Atlantic
On humans and computers, 2011 and 1848, and Libya versus Egypt
Also, some analysis of the situation in Bahrain
According to early reviews, it's like a forest, a cigarette break, Seamus Heaney onomatopoeia, snuffed out light and darkness, and being an embryo. Go figure.
Newly found films show surprisingly advanced attempts at three-dimensional footage
On the place of the drug qat in Yemen's protests, on the place of the Fed in the coming food crisis, and on the place of forgiveness in online scandals
The would-be Chicago mayor is actually kind of nice, says a New York Times Magazine profile
Iran's Green Movement, Jeopardy, Japanese education and the Arizona obsession with illegal immigration
On genetically modified foods, Jeopardy-playing computers, and private police forces
60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan is currently in the U.S. recovering in a hospital from what CBS described as "a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating"
On Eminem, Shakespeare, and fighting malaria
Three reasons why Google may not forever be king
On "eating the future," questioning Wall Street, and refusing to accept decline
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How not to make the day about Hallmark and an empty wallet
On the Muslim Brotherhood, conservative prison policies, and the greenness of city living
Going boldly where no Walmart has gone before, the giant makes moves towards New York, Boston, D.C.
Has anyone had success in negotiating with N. Korea?
On labor unions, healthy eating, childhood innocence and the Egyptian military
The First Lady told a group of reporters that it's been almost a year since the President lit up.
The Super Bowl may have been the last NFL game in 2011 if a new labor contract isn't signed with players. Here' s where the showdown stands.
On loose guns, rogue networks, Republican budgets, and rude Angelenos
On Egypt's future, female authors, and America's Republican bubble
Palin aims to trademark her and her daughter's names
A cow, a civil rights suit, and some unpopular Polish programs--and you thought classical music was boring
See if you can tell which controversial ads were banned, and which weren't
On auto-industry recovery, Pluto's unlikely history, and Mubarak's twisty path out of office
On winter snows, dumb college students, and Europe's response to the Middle Eastern turmoil
Forever synonymous with Bill Murray
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