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Gearing up for Putin’s potential power play
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The debate over whether Russia is a functioning democracy is one that has occupied international attention ever since Vladimir Putin came to power in 1999. Putin’s possible stay as Russia’s de facto leader from the Prime Minister’s seat after his presidential tenure comes to an official end in 2008 it could be an undeniable symbol that Moscow is once again under autocratic rule. Read More
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Ellen Goodman
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There’s something rotten in US child rearing
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In a scenario Karl Marx couldn't have made up, the winners of the war were dubbed “upper class,” the runners-up were labeled “merchants,” then “cooks,” and finally “laborers.” The little capitalists were allowed to use their very unequal paychecks for very unequal chores to pay for goodies at the town store. The producers did everything but deny the lower-income children their health coverage. |
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The only hero so far in CBS’s Kid Nation is 8-year-old Jimmy, the New Hampshire boy who had the good sense to go home. As for the rest? The children of Bonanza didn't make the rules. They inherited them. It's not a kid nation. It's our nation. Read More
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