February 2012
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How Heinrich Rudolf Hertz revealed the invisible... →
Today’s Google doodle inspired what has become the most read story on our site today.
Following deadly prison riot, Mexico announces...
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Mexico is expanding the capacity of its federal prisons, in an attempt to move dangerous inmates away from insecure state run prisons, plagued by corrupt officials. (Photo: fotopedia.com)
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Latin American Affairs
Mexico said that it will build eight new prisons this year in an effort to mitigate overcrowding and violence in the country’s jails and move...
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USA.gov: Five Ways to Keep More of Your Tax Refund →
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By Dan Rutherford from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
About 75 percent of taxpayers are expected to receive a federal income tax refund this year. If you’re one of them, here are five ways to help you keep more of the money you’re getting back from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS):
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“What does six dates mean? Is it serious? Do we change our relationship status on...”
– Hannah Seligson, the author of “A Little Bit Married,” a book about 20-somethings and their feelings about dating and marriage.
As dating gets more confusing, now members of Generation Y are also delaying marriage until their late 20s, asking; “What’s the rush?”
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“The truth is that Iran isn’t alone in its discomfort for the four-fingered,...”
– Scott Baldauf, in his story - Sanctioned and isolated, Iran boldly bans the Simpsons
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Egypt soccer riot: Have police lost control? →
At least 79 were killed in the Egypt soccer riot yesterday, the deadliest violence since Mubarak’s ouster a year ago. Some blame the military regime for stirring up trouble to justify extended its rule.
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Graphic images flood out of Syria. Why no world... →
Grainy videos depict the violence that has killed at least 6,000 Syrians, but the prospects for international intervention appear dim. Is the world inured to the ubiquitous images?
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“Chinese companies go to these dangerous countries without evaluating regional...”
– Shen Dingli, a professor of international relations at Fudan University in Shanghai, commenting on the risks of shipping workers abroad. More than 50 Chinese workers were seized in two separate incidents in Sudan and Egypt in the past three days.
READ: Why Chinese workers are getting kidnapped...
January 2012
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“The deal that is being offered, in the end, is not a good one.”
– James Anaya, United Nations expert on land acquisition for wind development in the developing world.
READ: Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?
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“The sad part is that the international community’s actions do not reflect what...”
– Sima Samar, chairperson for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. READ: Afghanistan women: ‘Give us a seat at the peace table’
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Latino vote could save Mitt Romney in Florida... →
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Ben Arnoldy writes this week cover story, encapsulating India’s tough challenge - building 50,000 schools in the next 10 years to educate up to 100 million students.
Schools are already springing up across the landscape – from big campuses in suburban fields to one-room boutiques in teeming malls. As they do, Americans who feel inadequate about their education system can take solace in at...
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Marines urinating on the dead? This is war. →
The video of US marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters has shocked many. But the dehumanizing of the enemy was much worse back in the day.
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“Of the 172 democracies in the world, the United States ranks 139th in voter...”
– The Monitor’s Editorial Board in the piece,
Rowdy politics aside, Americans are in a ‘civics recession’
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Dodge Dart returns to the Detroit Auto Show. A... →
Dodge Dart fans saw production of their beloved compact cease in 1976. The return of the Dodge Dart at the Detroit Auto Show signals a change of priorities for the US auto industry as it seeks to grab more market share.
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Too white? Iowa is 91% white, but does that mean... →
It’s not necessarily a fair representation of the US population, but analysts do say Iowa reflects the national average.
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“The freedom of the high seas for both shipping and the US Navy is about as...”
– Dan Murphy in the back channels blog, addressing Iran’s latest threats to the United States and others lingering around the Strait of Hormuz.
December 2011
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In Germany, postal elves reply to Christmas... →
Seven towns in Germany have special post offices dedicated to answering children’s Christmas letters, which letter writers see as a chance to undermine seasonal greed and instill joy and hope.
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Home sales rising. New wave of home investors? →
Existing home sales rise in November and are now 34 percent higher than the mid-2010 low. Low prices and interest rates are drawing some new investors to real estate.
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4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced... →
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In March, veteran foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid and three other journalists were held and beaten by security forces in Libya. On today’s Fresh Air, Shadid talks about his experiences in Libya and why he decided to continue reporting from conflict zones. In the past year, he’s covered the Arab uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Tunisia. Before that, he covered the...
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Kim Jong Il: Greatest. Filmmaker. Ever. →
Scott Baldauf explains:
“Called one of the most, well, Kim-Jong-ilian movies of the century, Pulgasari is an allegory of the common man’s fight against tyranny, as hapless medieval Korean peasants team up with a giant iron-eating bull to overthrow an evil king. The fact that the young director Kim had to kidnap a South Korean director, Shin Sang-Ok, and his actress wife, Choe Un-Hee, and...
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WatchScott Peterson talks about the US drone captured in Iran, part of his exclusive story from yesterday.
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Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian... →
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DC Decoder: The Fox Debate in Iowa: Livechat with... →
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A friend or two from The American Enterprise Institute. The Christian Science Monitor’s White House reporter Linda Feldmann. InOtherNews. PantslessProgressive. Shortformblog. EvilTeaBagger. Conservapost. JV Brewer.
Four Eight of the best reasons beyond Newt Gingrich’s…
Time for a live chat! Veteran DC reporter Linda Feldmann will join the DCDecoder team to talk about...
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Kids tablets: Five touch-screen computers for the... →
We’re a little torn. After watching our youngest kin space out, open-mouth and glassy-eyed over an episode of Dora the Explorer on the iPhone, we’re not sure if this is good or bad progress.
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Chanting 'Russia without Putin,' flash mobs roil... →
Protesters across Russia are marching against Vladimir Putin’s ruling party following allegations of official vote-rigging in last weekend’s Duma elections.