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How can the Bush Administration ban stem cell research — but push GM products?

Our key facts on Cuba, its culture, its economy — and its global role.

How has the global energy economy changed — and what does it mean for the future?

What does history say about U.S. efforts to restrict subjects studied by foreign students?

Is language responsible for all the controversy surrounding globalization?

Will larger commercial success contradict French singer Manu Chao’s anti-globalization sentiments?

Will U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell’s foreign contacts ensure his political comback?

Joschka Fischer, Germany’s Foreign Minister, shares his views on some burning global issues — from the Middle East to U.S.-EU relations.