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A convenient "tie"

Published on: 1 November 2012

Written by: Magnus Nome All articles by Magnus Nome

A tie that isn't quite what it seems, and a US election sideshow: pundit gut v nerd calculator.
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Why has Barack Obama done so little about America’s most racist domestic policy?

Published on: 15 October 2012

Written by: Stuart Rodger All articles by Stuart Rodger

When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, it was hailed by many as a final triumph over race. Some people muttered at...
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The old lady and the prophet

Published on: 15 September 2012

Written by: Trygve Svensson All articles by Trygve Svensson

Could Obama quell the outrage over the anti-Islamic film with an elegant and decisive speech, as he did with the...
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Sports for people who don't like sports

Published on: 12 August 2012

Written by: Magnus Nome All articles by Magnus Nome

With the selection of the politically extreme Paul Ryan as his VP candidate, Romney will energize Obama’s base as...
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What will Obama do with Churchill's bust?

Published on: 20 January 2009

Written by: Srdjan Vucetic All articles by Srdjan Vucetic

Hussein Onyango Obama, the US president's Kenyan grandfather, endured torture in a British prison

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