Controversies
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Palin: Is she running, or just protecting her brand?
feature Palin has set off on a “One Nation’’ tour of America, but is she eying the presidency or trying to sell more books and to boost her TV ratings?
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Pakistan: Was the U.S. betrayed by its ‘ally’?
feature Since 9/11 the U.S. has sent nearly $20 billion in aid to Pakistan, on the understanding that it would help us fight terrorism in the region.
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Iraq: Is it a mistake to bring home U.S. troops?
feature Iraq's stability is extremely fragile, and the possibility of renewed conflict among Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds is all too real.
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Murdoch: An emperor meets his Waterloo
feature Murdoch's media empire has been shaken to its foundation by revelations of widespread phone hacking by his tabloid newspapers in Britain.
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Social media: Are Facebook and Twitter tools of revolution?
feature Social networking played a key role in the popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Iran over the past year.
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Japan: Is this the end for nuclear power?
feature The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was poised to approve the construction of 20 new reactors, but with the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex those plans will probably go on hold.
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Iraq: What was gained, what was lost
feature President Obama declared an end to the war in Iraq and welcomed home soldiers at Fort Bragg.
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A death in Tehran: Is it moral to kill Iran's scientists?
feature The deputy director of the Natanz uranium-enrichment plant is the fifth Iranian nuclear scientist to die a violent, mysterious death.
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Pre-school: Could it close the education gap?
feature In his State of the Union address, Obama proposed a program that would give all U.S. 3- and 4-year-olds access to “high-quality” pre-school education.
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Obamacare: The GOP’s last stand
feature “The final battle against Obamacare” is about to begin.
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Obamacare: Too complex to work?
feature The Affordable Care Act's “mind-numbing complexity” will make it difficult—too difficult?—to implement.
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Obamacare: Is the GOP raising the white flag?
feature “Washington’s repeal-Obamacare crowd is feeling a little lonely these days.”
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The GOP: Is the fight to defund Obamacare doomed?
feature It was a good week for Sen. Ted Cruz, but a disaster for a bitterly divided Republican Party.
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Climate change: Will Obama’s emissions edict help?
feature The president announced a wide-ranging plan to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.
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