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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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50 Years After Cuba's Revolution: Castro in the Jungle

Fifty years ago, photographer Enrique Meneses accompanied the young revolutionary and his men for four months during their historic push to Havana

'Old Europe' Wary as Czechs Take Over E.U. Presidency

By LEO CENDROWICZ / BRUSSELS

As the former Soviet vassal takes over at the head of the EU, some European leaders worry that the Czech Republic will not take its duties seriously

Overcoming Addiction: Why Falling off the Wagon Isn't Fatal

By MAIA SZALAVITZ

Everybody falls off the wagon at least once. But if you know what to do when that happens, you've got a better chance of changing your bad habits for good

Fighting the Last Depression: The Fed's Policy Errors

By LAWRENCE H. OFFICER AND ARI J. OFFICER

The government is treating the current recession as a crisis of liquidity, when it's really a crisis of confidence

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"There are high expectations, both inside and outside the country, almost on the scale of the Obama victory."

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Bangkok Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

By Hannah Beech

Thais immerse themselves in the spirit of Christmas without the foggiest idea who Jesus was

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