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Mass transit needs mass to work: enough people must live and work near train stations and bus stops. Densely populated Eastern…
Tuesday, the U.S. "stood down" in Iraq, finalizing the pullout of 140,000 troops from Iraqi cities and towns -- the first step on the long…
President Barack Obama’s commitment to creating a more open federal government has inspired a slew of experiments in online dialogue and…
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Public-opinion polls show that citizens in many democracies are unhappy with their leaders. This is particularly true in the United Kingdom…
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