'Outliers" are not politicians who lie even more than other politicians. It is a term used by statisticians to describe some data that are far from the average- data on 7-foot women or freezing temperatures in ...
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When the new Congress begins this week, many familiar faces will be missing. While the most notable absentees will be Barack Obama and Joe Biden, something tells me we will see plenty of them in coming months.
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As violence diminishes and U.S. troops draw down, Iraqis are trying to figure out what kind of political system will emerge when American influence fades.
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Like pebbles tossed into ponds, important Supreme Court rulings radiate ripples of consequences.
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THE deadly offensive launched by Israel in the complicated Gaza region on December 27 has once again exposed the complex set of factors which make a comprehensive peace in this region next to impossible.
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IT IS a tried and tested recipe for dealing with a civilian population perceived as the enemy.
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