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Alas, Europe closed the year with a half-fumble. At an EU summit on December 18th the bloc’s 27 national leaders could not ...

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Those who vote against their party while claiming devotion to higher principle lay themselves open to the charge “they ...

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D rive south out of Chicago and you can, for the reasonable fee of $7.80, experience crossing the longest bridge in the ...

E VEN with a ceasefire in place, Gazans still fear death from the skies—but more from the weather now than Israeli jets. The ...

American firms have generally avoided Congo on account of its conflicts, corruption and distance. Meanwhile, Chinese rivals ...