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Poland Wakes Up from a Bad Dream

After the October 2007 elections, is Poland finally ready to stop tearing itself apart from the inside?

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Microsoft and General Gates

What global image problems is Microsoft encountering — thanks to the U.S. government?

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Dateline Burma: Monks, Not Bombs, a Revolution Make

Is an inverted tin cup a more potent trigger for democracy than any airforce?

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Dateline Pakistan: Lawyers as Revolutionaries?

Is Pervez Musharraf the Gorbachev of Pakistan — or the Shah of Islamabad?

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Now He Tells Us

Why is Alan Greenspan just now getting around to criticizing the Bush Administration?

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Subprime People?

When a crisis hits, is there a tendency in the United States to just blame the people?

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Minneapolis and Melodrama (Part II)

In light of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, how can the United States regain its inner strength?

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Minneapolis and Melodrama (Part I)

What does the reaction to the tragedy in Minneapolis reveal about America’s purpose and resolve?

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Chirac, the Movie

As Jacques Chirac’s political career draws to a close, have his personal traits served him well in leading France?

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Dateline Afghanistan: Should German Soldiers Fight? (Part II)

Is it the right of mature democracies to help less fortunate nations secure a prosperous future?

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