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Newsweek Hides Ties To Controversial Religious Figure
This photo illustration shows a man reading a copy of the new print edition of Newsweek magazine in Washington on March 10, 2014. Newsweek, online only since the end of 2012, returned to print on March 7 in the United States and Europe. Parent company IBT Media is taking a gamble in re-launching the once-iconic news weekly, which has nearly disappeared in the face of serious financial difficulties. In crafting its print resurrection, the New York-based online media group, led by French businessman Etienne Uzac, has adopted a strategy that goes against current practices. The new magazine will seek to position itself as a high-end product, in particular with higher quality paper and printing than its competitors. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
This photo illustration shows a man reading a copy of the new print edition of Newsweek magazine in Washington on March 10, 2014. Newsweek, online only since the end of 2012, returned to print on March 7 in the United States and Europe. Parent company IBT Media is taking a gamble in re-launching the once-iconic news weekly, which has nearly disappeared in the face of serious financial difficulties. In crafting its print resurrection, the New York-based online media group, led by French businessman Etienne Uzac, has adopted a strategy that goes against current practices. The new magazine will seek to position itself as a high-end product, in particular with higher quality paper and printing than its competitors. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

TWO DAYS AFTER BARACK OBAMA won reelection, I met a young Chinese woman, whom I will call Anne, in the basement café at the San Francisco Public Library. Anne worked part time and gave a large portion of her earnings to a group she called

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