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USA Yesterday |
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September 2007 |
| ". . . Images often focused on attractive love interests and happy stay-at-home moms who--in the optimism of a post-World War II nation--appear delighted by the modern novelties of suburban family life." |
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Economics |
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September 2007 |
| Traditionally, we have had a very special relationship with the Czech people. There is a substantial reservoir of good will towards Americans. The U.S. has been one of the top five foreign investors in the Czech nation since the Velvet Revolution of 1989. |
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Ecology |
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September 2007 |
| "How about an environmental tax on meat like the one recommended on gasoline, or shifting farm subsidies to privilege plant agriculture over animal agriculture? Perhaps that would prompt Al Gore to overcome his own inconvenient love of burgers. . . ." |
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National Affairs |
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September 2007 |
| If you do not have a college degree, it is the best job in the West--unless you die . . . unnoticed. |
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The World Yesterday |
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September 2007 |
| In the 16th century, Portugal was the first European nation to build an extensive commercial global network of trading partners. Contact with so many far-flung regions led to the creation of highly original works of art. |
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Focus |
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September 2007 |
| "In [Central Europe], photography inspired the imagination of hundreds of progressive artists, provided a creative outlet for thousands of dedicated amateurs, and became a symbol of modernity through its use in magazines, newspapers, advertising & books." |
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Science & Technology |
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September 2007 |
| ". . . After rejuvenation, [Georges Seurat's 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte'] appears as if a veil has been lifted, revealing an island bathed in sunlight. The painting's luminosity Is self-evident. Our senses have been heightened." |
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Worldview |
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September 2007 |
| ". . . The U.S. has at least six reasons for singling out Iran to halt its nuclear developent program--and it is past time that we spell them out to the world at large." |
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Law & Justice |
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September 2007 |
| "[Border guards] feel that the Democrats and Republicans talk a good game [when it comes to immigration] but, at the end of the day, both sides use the issue--and the people involved--as pawns without trying to work through a solution." |
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Education |
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September 2007 |
| ". . .It has been the nation's commitment to limited government and individual liberty--not public schools' ability to indoctrinate children into some civic religion, or to mold them into 'proper' Americans--that has been the key to U.S. success." |
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Economics |
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September 2007 |
| "Through diligence & hard work, avoidance of complacency, an active citizenry, election of worthy leaders, & a strong sense of morality, the U.S. can emerge as the undisputed leader of the free world in every sense of the phrase for many years to come." |
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Medicine & Health |
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September 2007 |
| Type 2 Diabetes--the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, and lower limb amputation, as well as one of the major risk factors for heart attack and stroke--now strikes every third person born in this country. |
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Life in America |
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September 2007 |
| A grumbling and disenchanted workforce can learn a lot about gratitude from those who treasure any job they can get--individuals with mental retardation and other severe developmental disabilities. |
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