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Woman who slapped chancellor nominated for German presidency
February 27, 2012The "Nazi Hunter" Klarsfeld will be the only candidate opposing "Stasi Hunter" Joachim Gauck.
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Movies you might have missed: “The Intruder”
February 14, 2012A 30-year-old William Shatner presents a convincing composite of a hatemonger: the consummate con man, full of easy charm and courtly manners that he uses to ingratiate himself with unsuspecting locals
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Left on the bookshelf: “The John Carlos Story”
February 9, 2012The name John Carlos will forever be etched in American history.
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Media and power
February 7, 2012Canadian sociologist Jeffery Klaehn has put together a penetrating collection of essays dealing with the political economy of the mass media spanning a broad range of topics.
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The first casualty of war
January 26, 2012It was really disheartening watching the Republican presidential wannabes debating in Florida last Monday.
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