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Si era del gabacho

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Here's a really nice essay from Barney Ronay in the Guardian about the symbolic meanings of the 2026 World Cup: The most notable part of being here is the confirmation of just how much people around the world do reflexively despise the US now, or regard it solely...

Rare Notable Exceptions

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LA5H5981scPresident George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, one of 14 recipients of the 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded Wednesday, Nov..

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Election of the Day: Colombia

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It's run-off day in Colombia, where voters will elect either right wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella or progressive politician and Senator Iván Cepeda. In the first round three weeks ago, Espriella got just shy of 44%, about 3% ahead of Cepeda's 41%. Cepeda would keep...
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Corruption in the New Gilded Age

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There was a time, early in her years in the Senate, that I thought Kirsten Gillibrand had real potential as a Democratic Party leader. She had originally won a conservative district and then moved well to the left as she moved into the Senate. But once...
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