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It's Saudi Arabia, Stupid!

Haggai Carmon | Posted 02.08.2012 | World

Read More: France, Sanctions, Iran, Bomb, Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia, War, Oil, Israel, United States, Nuclear, Maritime, World News

With the winds of Israel-Iran war looming, albeit thus far primarily in the media, many observers speculate whether Israel will launch an attack on Iranian nuclear installations.

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Casino Industry Accounts For Significant Slice Of U.S. Economy: Study

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.08.2012 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Taxes, Casinos, Video, Gdp, Research, Revenue, New Research, Business News, Florida, United States, Massachusetts, Gross Domestic Product, Recession, Study, Business News

As the U.S. economy sagged, gambling was there to try and prop it up. At least that's the finding of the American Gaming Association. The trade ass...

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Who's Most Likely To Donate To Wikipedia?

Posted 02.07.2012 | Impact

Read More: Wikipedia, India, Video, Donate, Donation, Charity, Germany, Egypt, France, Nonprofit, United States, Japan, Wikimedia Foundation, Impact News

We've all seen it: the appeal for donations from Jimmy Wales at the top of a Wikipedia page. So just who exactly contributes to the online editable en...

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SLIDESHOW: 27 Worst States For Science Education

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 02.08.2012 | Science

Read More: States, The Fordham Institute, Worst States, Science Class, Elementary School, High School, United States, Science Education, K-12 Science, Science News

"Don't know much about science" may be a good description of many students in U.S. public schools, at least if you're swayed by a new report issued by...

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PHOTOS: The 10 Coolest Subways Around the World

Off Track Planet | Posted 02.05.2012 | Travel

Read More: Sweden, Germany, Beijing, Hong Kong, Subway, United States, Travel, China, New York, Japan, Paris, France, Munich, Stockholm, Madrid, Moscow, Public Transportation, Russia, Tokyo, Spain, North Korea, Subways, Travel Blogs, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Subways aren't just a means of getting from point A to point B. The dark nether regions that swallow millions of people daily are often bright and creative spaces to be explored.

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The Worst Possible Option

Shai Baitel | Posted 02.03.2012 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Salam Fayyad, Negotiations, Jerusalem, West Bank, Quartet, State of Palestine, Land Swaps, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Nations, Fatah, European Union, United States, Hamas, Settlements, Palestinians, Palestinian Authority, Israelis, Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, East Jerusalem, Russia, Borders, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, Incitement, Herzliya Conference, Interim Agreement, Security, Green Line, World News

Whoever agrees that the preferred solution to the conflict are two-states-for-two-peoples needs to realize that this possibility to implement is gradually slipping away while no progress, however small or incremental, is being made.

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Fictional Davos Discussion Between Tim Geithner and China's He Yafei

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 02.02.2012 | World

Read More: General Electric, Wall Street Bailout, Trade Imbalance, Davos, Bank of America, Davos 2012, Aig, Fannie Mae, Free Trade, Manufacturing, United States, Cheap Labor, China Currency, Capitalism, Jeff Immelt, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Currency Manipulation, Freddie Mac, Bailout, Tim Geithner, State Capitalism, Quantitative Easing, Bear Stearns, China, Citigroup, World Economic Forum, Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat, World News

The following conversation did not take place... but wouldn't it have been interesting if it did? Geithner: Glad I found you. We really need to talk...

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10 Countries With the Largest Projected Population Growth: American Exceptionalism

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 01.31.2012 | World

The US population is wealthier, older, less fertile and more influenced by immigration than the other countries projected to experience major population growth, so why is the U.S. population is expected to grow much more than other wealthy countries?

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Occupy Your Heart

Gary Zukav | Posted 01.31.2012 | World

Read More: Authors, Religion, Wall Street, Martin Luther King, Occupy Wall Street, United States, Gary Zukav, Peace, Love, Spirituality, World News

The Occupy movement continues to spread around the world despite beatings, arrests, evictions, and the loss of so much personal property, frequently b...

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Driving the Global Economy with the Brakes On

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 01.24.2012 | Business

Read More: India, Weo, Credit, Trade, Christine Lagarde, Banks, European Union, Gfsr, United States, Spain, Italy, Imf, World Economic Outlook, China, Fiscal Policy, Business News

With the right set of measures, the worst can definitely be avoided, and the recovery can be put back on track. These measures can be taken, need to be taken, and need to be taken urgently.

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Why Iraq Still Haunts Europe

The European Magazine | Posted 01.23.2012 | World

Read More: United States, Military Intervention, France Libya Intervention, U.S. Europe War, EU Iraq US, Europe Defense Policy, Use of Force, Iraq War Europe, Interventionism Europe War, World News

The Iraq war will haunt not only U.S. policy-makers but also their European counterparts for years. The dividing lines over Libya differed from those over Iraq, yet it was clear that there was still no EU consensus on the criteria for the use of force.

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The Egyptian Revolution: A Year Later

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 01.23.2012 | World

Read More: United States, Arab Spring, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Syria, Egyptian Revolution, Tahrir Square, Israel, World News

The United States and its allies, especially Israel, must accept the fact that in the wake of the Arab Spring, Islamic governments are likely to dominate the Arab political landscape.

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Global Warming and Severe Weather: Is There a Link?

Bill Chameides | Posted 01.20.2012 | Green

Read More: Germany, Climate Change, Roger Pielke Jr., Fukushima, Science, United States, Weather, Extreme Weather, Mississippi, Global Warming, Global Warming Climate Change, Global Warming Extreme Weather, Green News

It seems like the recent past has delivered some strange weather. Is it part of a long-term trend? A trend due to global warming? If you require rigorous scientific evidence, the answer, at least today, is that we just don't know.

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Sarkozy: Middle East Peace Quartet Is A Failure

AP | Posted 01.20.2012 | World

Read More: Russia, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Video, United Nations, European Union, United States, Mideast Peace Quartet, Nicolas Sarkozy, World News

PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the so-called Quartet of Mideast negotiators is a failure and a new method for finding peace is needed....

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Let's Get Physical

Jerry Zezima | Posted 01.18.2012 | Comedy

Read More: Triceps, Stamford Advocate, Biceps, Humor, Spider-Man, Canada, United States, Gym, People Magazine, Hollywood, Dumbbells, Melville, College, Cpr, Abs, Bradley Cooper, Heineken, Aarp, Muscles, Stamford, Comedy News

Even though I was recently edged out by Hollywood hunk Bradley Cooper as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, I am proud to say that, for a guy with an AARP card, I still have a boyish figure.

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The U.S. Is No Longer The Land Of The Free

The Washington Post | Posted 01.17.2012 | Politics

Read More: September 11, Congress, Land of the Free, Freedom, United States, Washington-Post, United States Freedom, Politics News

Every year, the State Department issues reports on individual rights in other countries, monitoring the passage of restrictive laws and regulations ar...

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The Short Life Expectancy of Iranian Nuclear Scientists: Assassinations with a Message

Haggai Carmon | Posted 01.15.2012 | World

Read More: Murder, Iran, Social Justice, Attack, United States, Mossad, Israel, Assassination, Missile, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Scientists, World News

Does the killing of nuclear scientists stop or delay the Iranian nuclear weapons plan? Hardly.

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Faceless Movements

Fron Nahzi | Posted 01.13.2012 | World

Read More: 1 Percent, Egypt, Social Media, Civic Engagement, Islamic Radicals, Tunisia, Russia, Age of Information, Libya, Twitter, Democracy, United States, Occupy Wall Street, Facebook, Bahrain, World News

Participatory democracy in the Age of Information has turned out to be no more participatory than it ever was in states undergoing the transition from dictatorship and repression.

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Imperatives and Choices

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 01.13.2012 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United States, Hamas, West Bank, Israel, World News

Due to the fact that this is an election year in the U.S., Israel, and perhaps among the Palestinians, many noted observers, suggest that not much can really be done during this period to advance the peace process. I disagree.

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Mourners Chant 'Death To Israel' On Scientist's Funeral

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 01.14.2012 | World

Read More: Video, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan Buried, United States, Iran, Israel, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan Assassinated, Iran Nuclear Program, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, Iran Nuclear Scientist Assassinated, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of mourners chanted "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" on Friday during the funeral of a slain nuclear expert who...

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Stories to Watch in 2012: U.S., China, Food, Renewable Energy, Rio+20

Manish Bapna | Posted 01.12.2012 | Green

Read More: International Climate Policy, Energy, Solar, Governance, Forest Restoration, Agriculture, Wind, Renewable Energy, US Policy, Shale Gas, rio2012, Climate Change, United States, Green Economy, Forests, China, Green News

What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012? While we can't predict the future, here's a rundown of the key issues to keep an eye on.

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Pity the Billionaire? But He's Winning

Francine Hardaway | Posted 01.11.2012 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Frank, New Hampshire Primary, Tea Party, Ron Paul, United States, Obama, Pity the Billionaire, Benjamin Franklin, Republican, Politics News

Unlike in other countries, our protestors don't continue; they don't even register at the ballot box. They make some noise, get the pundits excited, and retreat.

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Message to the U.S. and Europe: "It's Leadership, Stupid."

Andrew Nagorski | Posted 01.09.2012 | World

As for the politicians, both the incumbents and those seeking to replace them, they'd do well to begin to engage in those discussions rather than merely scoring points against each other -- and to take the lead in the search for new strategies and new solutions.

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A Fond Farewell From Washington

Nigel Sheinwald | Posted 01.06.2012 | World

Read More: Uk, Ambassador, Sir Peter Westmacott, Nigel Sheinwald, Ukinusa, Great Britain, Washington DC, UK-US Relations, Peter Westmacott, Hawaii, United States, Usa, British Embassy, World News

I leave Washington today after over four years as the British Ambassador. It's been a fascinating and rewarding time to represent Britain in this country.

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America's Exceptionalism

Ijeoma E. Okoli | Posted 01.03.2012 | Culture

Read More: American-Exceptionalism, 2012 Elections, Statue of Liberty, United States, US Politics, Culture News

America is far from perfect, but it is still exceptional. Exceptionalism does not mean perfection, rather exceptionalism acknowledges a lack of perfection, but continues to goad all citizens, without coercion and regardless of their origins, to strive for prosperity and excellence.

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