Merkel Challenges Obama on Surveillance - NYTimes.com:
"BERLIN — Challenged personally by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany about American intelligence programs that monitor foreigners’ communications without individualized court orders, President Obama said Wednesday that German terrorist threats were among those foiled by such operations worldwide — a contention that Ms. Merkel seemed to confirm"
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Humanities Committee Sounds an Alarm - NYTimes.com
Humanities Committee Sounds an Alarm - NYTimes.com:
"A new national corps of “master teachers” trained in the humanities and social sciences and increased support for research in “endangered” liberal arts subjects are among the recommendations of a major report to be delivered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday."
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"A new national corps of “master teachers” trained in the humanities and social sciences and increased support for research in “endangered” liberal arts subjects are among the recommendations of a major report to be delivered on Capitol Hill on Wednesday."
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Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit - NYTimes.com
Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit - NYTimes.com
: "WASHINGTON — Congressional budget analysts, providing a positive economic assessment of proposed immigration law changes, said Tuesday that legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration system would cut close to $1 trillion from the federal deficit over the next two decades and lead to more than 10 million new legal residents in the country."
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: "WASHINGTON — Congressional budget analysts, providing a positive economic assessment of proposed immigration law changes, said Tuesday that legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration system would cut close to $1 trillion from the federal deficit over the next two decades and lead to more than 10 million new legal residents in the country."
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Of Rats and Hit Men - NYTimes.com
Of Rats and Hit Men - NYTimes.com:
"BOSTON — It all depends how you look at it, really."
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"BOSTON — It all depends how you look at it, really."
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Postcard From Turkey - NYTimes.com
Postcard From Turkey - NYTimes.com:
ISTANBUL — Having witnessed the Egyptian uprising in Tahrir Square in Cairo in 2011, I was eager to compare it with the protests by Turkish youths here in Taksim Square in 2013. They are very different. The Egyptians wanted to oust President Hosni Mubarak. Theirs was an act of “revolution.” The Turks are engaged in an act of “revulsion.” They aren’t (yet) trying to throw out their democratically elected Islamist prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What they’re doing is calling him out. Their message is simple: “Get out of our faces, stop choking our democracy and stop acting like such a pompous, overbearing, modern-day Sultan.”
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ISTANBUL — Having witnessed the Egyptian uprising in Tahrir Square in Cairo in 2011, I was eager to compare it with the protests by Turkish youths here in Taksim Square in 2013. They are very different. The Egyptians wanted to oust President Hosni Mubarak. Theirs was an act of “revolution.” The Turks are engaged in an act of “revulsion.” They aren’t (yet) trying to throw out their democratically elected Islamist prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What they’re doing is calling him out. Their message is simple: “Get out of our faces, stop choking our democracy and stop acting like such a pompous, overbearing, modern-day Sultan.”
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Taliban to Start Talks With U.S. and Afghan Government - NYTimes.com
Taliban to Start Talks With U.S. and Afghan Government - NYTimes.com:
"KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban announced on Tuesday that they were prepared to take the first step toward peace negotiations with the Afghan government after 12 years of war, and American officials said that they would meet with Taliban representatives in Qatar within the week to start the process."
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"KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban announced on Tuesday that they were prepared to take the first step toward peace negotiations with the Afghan government after 12 years of war, and American officials said that they would meet with Taliban representatives in Qatar within the week to start the process."
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Monday, June 17, 2013
More Than 400 Animals Offered to Aztec Gods
More Than 400 Animals Offered to Aztec Gods:
"Archaeologists reveal details of bones from sacred precinct in Mexico City."
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"Archaeologists reveal details of bones from sacred precinct in Mexico City."
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