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Robert Baer: A Dagger to the CIA
On December 30, in one of the deadliest attacks in CIA history, an Al Qaeda double agent schemed his way onto a U.S. base in Afghanistan and blew himself into the next life, taking seven Americans with him. How could this have happened?
2010-06-13 to al kaida, bestof, cia, espionage, intelligence, politics, usa by soobrosa
Did Christianity Cause the Crash?
America’s mainstream religious denominations used to teach the faithful that they would be rewarded in the afterlife. But over the past generation, a different strain of Christian faith has proliferated—one that promises to make believers rich in the
2009-11-16 to bestof, business, depression, faith, global recession, gospel, mortgage, prosperity, religion, usa by bagoly
The Octomom and Her Babies Prepare for Prime Time
The Making of the Nadya Suleman Story
2009-11-16 to bestof, celebrity, children, media, reality show, story, usa by bagoly
Speedy decline
Success in the war against methamphetamines—at a certain price
2008-06-10 to bestof, cocaine, crack, crystal meth, drugs, meth, society, usa by soobrosa
James Surowiecki: The Free-Trade Paradox
The reason for this is simple: free trade with poorer countries has a huge positive impact on the buying power of middle- and lower-income consumers—a much bigger impact than it does on the buying power of wealthier consumers.
2008-06-02 to bestof, business, china, commerce, finance, usa by soobrosa
The Last Good Campaign
Increasingly opposed to the Vietnam War, Robert F. Kennedy struggled over whether he should challenge his party’s incumbent president, Lyndon Johnson, in 1968. His younger brother, Teddy, was against it. His wife, Ethel, urged him on. Many feared he would
2008-05-08 to history, politics, stroy, usa by bagoly
Disharmony in the spheres - The militarisation of space
Modern American warfare relies on satellites. They make America powerful but also vulnerable, particularly in light of China's new celestial assertiveness
2008-01-23 to bestof, china, future, space, technology, usa, war by bagoly
Old U.S. Allies, Still Hiding in Laos
Four decades after the Central Intelligence Agency hired thousands of jungle warriors to fight Communists on the western fringes of the Vietnam War, men who say they are veterans of that covert operation are isolated, hungry and periodically hunted by a L
2007-12-19 to bestof, history, politics, usa, war by bagoly
Paul Harris: Viva la revolution!
For decades, Hispanics have existed mainly in the shadows of the American dream. With $1 trillion to spend, millions ready to vote and their own candidate for President, Hispanics hold the key to the new American century.
2007-12-10 to bestof, hispanics, mexico, power, society, state, usa by soobrosa
Why America's Currency Is the World's Problem?
The ailing US economy seems to be driving the exchange rate of the dollar inexorably downward, with serious consequences for the global economy. Politicians and central bankers are looking on helplessly as the economic outlook worsens by the day and Europ
2007-12-06 to bestof, business, euro, finance, usa by bagoly

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