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American girls in Italy: a history before Amanda Knox's ordeal
Sometimes the meeting of foreign women and local men in Italy is a lighthearted encounter; other times, there can be a darker element.
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Glittering Vancouver is now the poverty capital of Canada
This dubious distinction points up how severe income inequality has become in Canada and the U.S. New evidence shows the terrible toll on people and economies such widening gaps can have.
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How Sam Reed bent his sword against KIRO-TV
The retiring secretary of state, a model of public candor, found that media don't always like accountability when it is turned toward them.
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Sizing up the chances for a late-entry presidential candidate
Chris Christie? Maybe as a veep. Sarah Palin? Vanity might make her do it. Hillary Clinton? No longer beyond the realm of the possible.
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Good leaders need good followers. Some tips on 'followership'
Everyone complains about a lack of leadership. But where are the schools proclaiming that they will educate tomorrow's followers?