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Look Who’s Downgraded Now
The reappraisal of Austria’s and France’s credit ratings shows that the Greek economic crisis is at high-risk of contagion.
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Friday Miscellany
Touched led investigators to Sandusky’s victims … happy families are all alike, even two-mom happy families … women in Mexico are jailed for abortions … and does Tennessee hate transgender folks?
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It All Falls Apart
In the beautiful A Separation, even the family is no refuge from society.
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U.S. Identifies 4 Marines Taped Urinating on Dead Afghanis
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called the video, which shows the Marines laughing and joking, “utterly deplorable.” Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Women, War, & Peace
Hillary Clinton points out that women’s involvement in peace-building results in more stable resolutions.
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Hungary Games
The country is seeking help from the IMF even as its internal policies scare off investors.
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Mitt the Unassailed
The rest of the Republican field backed off the frontrunner at the New Hampshire debate.
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International Adoption or Child Trafficking?
As Finding Fernanda documents, Guatemala’s adoption system has been the most corrupt in the world for over a decade.
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Pruning the Pentagon
President Obama’s new defense strategy reflects a shift in global politics to Asia.
