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October 7, 2014

Quote of the day: Ike's dislikes

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Published on October 07, 2014 07:48

Washington's Secret Back-Channel Talks With Syria's Kurdish 'Terrorists'

As the town of Kobani appears poised to fall to the Islamic State, exclusive, previously classified, State Department cables show how U.S. officials both tried to engage and undermine its Kurdish defenders.
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Published on October 07, 2014 07:39

Where Hong Kong Hits Home

Singapore watches its twin city from afar, and considers its own future.
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Published on October 07, 2014 05:31

October 6, 2014

Ebola: Part II

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Published on October 06, 2014 08:59

The Last Safe Place

A small clinic in an eastern Turkish city provides Syrians injured in the war with much-needed help. But the facility is quickly running out of cash -- and the doctors who operate it blame the war on the Islamic State for their troubles. 
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Published on October 06, 2014 08:55

The Great Divide

Chinese with different views of Hong Kong's protests can't even agree on the words to use.
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Published on October 06, 2014 08:20

You Can't Kill Margaret Thatcher If You Don't Get How Hot She Is

Why Hilary Mantel's controversial short story about an imagined assassination of the former prime minister misunderstands the Iron Lady.
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Published on October 06, 2014 07:50

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