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Modernity makes a mark in Iran vote
if you are interested in contributing. The June 14 election in Iran has not only shattered many prejudgments about the supposedly predetermined results of the 11th Iranian presidential poll on the international level, but it has also taken many inside Iran by surprise. The reformists, who have been subject to the most severe media criticism and sabotage ...
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Cambodian opposition calls foul on election
By Radio Free Asia Leaders of Cambodia's main opposition group said Tuesday that they will reject the results of upcoming national elections if the ruling party, which is widely expected to win, continues to disrupt campaigning activities of opposition party members. Nhem Ponharith, spokesman for the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) opposition coalition, told RFA's Khmer ...
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My view People deserve rights at our borders
The policies and practices of our harsh immigration system violate human rights: basic respect, dignity, safety and needs of ...
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Letters Act on Alzheimers
Alzheimer's disease is becoming the most expensive malady in the country. Coupled with the numbers in the baby boom generation, the costs of treating it will skyrocket at a rate rarely occurring in chronic diseases. Utah will have the highest per capita prevalence increase of Alzheimer's among all states — a 127 percent increase by 2025. As a result, the "Health Outcomes, ...
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In our opinion New leader in Iran but changes not likely to come overnight
Hassan Rowhani isn't likely to dramatically change the face of Iran overnight. While his campaign speeches promised better relations with the West, he has set strict conditions for those relations, including for the United States to back away from efforts to curb Iran's nuclear ...
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Stalking The Elusive Worthy Apricot
Cheryl's Apricot Fragipane Galette . Apricots are the finest of summer's fruits, with dense, juicy flesh and delicate, velvety skins. Piled in baskets in farmers market stalls, they seem to glow in the early morning light. The prettiest ones have a celestial blush and a sweet, floral fragrance. That's why it is so disheartening when you bite into one only to find it ...
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Ugly EBT truth wins out
A House oversight committee got an earful from state Auditor Suzanne Bump about the apparent inability - or unwillingness - of Patrick administration welfare officials to do the most routine of checks to fight fraud in the EBT program.The governor continued - as recently as yesterday - to insist that there was an element of "exaggeration" in the reporting on claims that 1,164 ...
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Immigration reform needs to help families
United States illegally. Although her two younger children are American citizens and her long-term partner is a legal permanent resident, Sonia, 50, was in the U.S. without legal papers. So when she tried to return after a brief trip to Mexico for the funeral of her eldest son, she was arrested at the border and convicted of illegal entry, a federal crime. After serving a 45-day prison ...
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Congress kicks the can
US Senate, Washington, DC 20016, USA But we've also had some better-than-expected fiscal news, and that has taken the pressure off Congress. Last month, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that this year's deficit will amount to a mere $642 billion, down 24% from its earlier forecast of $845 billion. And Standard & Poor's has even upgraded the federal government's ...
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Russias family values experiment
The Kremlin has just issued a 12-year plan to address Russia's demographic crisis - that is, its high mortality rate and low birthrate. Buoyed apparently by a recent rise in the birthrate - 1.9 million Russian children were born in 2012, compared with 1.2 million in 1992 - the country has announced that it will give bonuses to families that have more than two children and will provide ...
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Morrison Evgeny Morozov Internet Cassandra
Evgeny Morozov, 27, originally from Belarus, is the author of a new book called "To Save Everything, Click Here." Above: Morozov recently participated in a debate at ...
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Op-Ed Columnist Of Rats and Hit Men
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Editorial The Taliban Agree to Talk
The Taliban, more used to lobbing mortars and laying improvised explosive devices on the battlefields of Afghanistan, used a televised address in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday to declare their interest in a negotiated peace agreement. After nearly three years of stumbling starts, the announcement counts as a breakthrough of sorts. Given ...
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Op-Ed Columnist Postcard From Turkey
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Editorial Details on Spying Not More Assurances
Battered by weeks of criticism about surveillance abuses, President Obama has embarked on a reassurance offensive. The spy programs have been used narrowly, he said on ...
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Op-Ed Contributors How to End the Stalemate With Iran
THE stunning election of a pragmatic former Iranian nuclear negotiator, Hassan Rowhani, has offered the Obama administration a once-in-a-lifetime chance to end the atomic stalemate with Iran. In the West, Mr Rowhani is widely seen as a turbaned politico from inside the establishment. One of us has worked for him directly, as his deputy in nuclear talks. The other has conducted research ...
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Op-Ed Contributor Our Genes Their Secrets
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Op-Ed Contributor Surviving the Next Gulf Oil Spill
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Editorial Reading is fundamental
ENJOY the summer break, but don’t forget to pick up a book - often. Summer is a good time to help the very youngest kids hold onto basic literacy skills. Tweens and teens can curl up with a book without fear of having to write a report about it. A collective "hooray" echoing around Puget Sound signals the end of the school year, but the prospect of students falling ...
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Editorial Quit paying salary of SPD union president
The city of Seattle’s contract with the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild should be reopened, as soon as it is signed, to end paying the president’s ...
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Letter Unpaid Internships
To the Editor: An unpaid internship the summer after freshman year of college was one of the most valuable experiences of my life. I developed useful skills, built my résumé and learned I loved working for nonprofit public interest groups. Because of that summer, I applaud Judge William H. Pauley ...
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Letter Unpaid Internships
To the Editor: An unpaid internship the summer after freshman year of college was one of the most valuable experiences of my life. I developed useful skills, built my résumé and learned I loved working for nonprofit public interest groups. Because of that summer, I applaud Judge William H. Pauley ...
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Letter Unpaid Internships
To the Editor: An unpaid internship the summer after freshman year of college was one of the most valuable experiences of my life. I developed useful skills, built my résumé and learned I loved working for nonprofit public interest groups. Because of that summer, I applaud Judge William H. Pauley ...
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Letter Unpaid Internships
To the Editor: An unpaid internship the summer after freshman year of college was one of the most valuable experiences of my life. I developed useful skills, built my résumé and learned I loved working for nonprofit public interest groups. Because of that summer, I applaud Judge William H. Pauley ...
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Letter Unpaid Internships
To the Editor: An unpaid internship the summer after freshman year of college was one of the most valuable experiences of my life. I developed useful skills, built my résumé and learned I loved working for nonprofit public interest groups. Because of that summer, I applaud Judge William H. Pauley ...
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