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President Obama is finalizing a decision on a way forward in Afghanistan. Here's what different decisions would mean, and why any of them could ultimately come up short.
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All Talk and No Integration
By Stefan Theil German Chancellor Angela Merkel has put integration at the top of her agenda, pushing for naturalization of immigrants and creating a high-powered Islam Conference that has raised the visibility of Muslim leaders in German public life. Yet last week, the OECD published a damning report on Germany's integration efforts, ranking it at or near the bottom on several measures of its ability to provide education and employment opportunities for its 15 million migrants (who make up 19 percent of the population). One painful statistic: young second-generation immigrants--who should be getting integrated through the education system--are twice as likely to be unemployed as native Germans, even when both hold a college degree. The gap was the highest among the 16 countries studied, a result that author Thomas Liebig blames on rampant discrimination.
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Should Socio-Emotional Learning Be Taught in Schools? Part 2
In 2005, elementary schools in England were told by their Department of Education to include, in their curriculum, a program known as SEAL─which teaches children how to develop their social and emotional skills. In 2007, this mandate was extended to high schools─English children now get this
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10/01/2009Tech and BusinessWhy Ken Lewis Gave Up
…for the seemingly abrupt end to the career of a self-made, homespun banker: the mid-crisis acquisition of Countrywide Financial , big credit losses at the bank's core operations, and the hornet's nest of troubles the bank acquired when it purchased …
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09/03/2009Blogs2010 Preview: The Hottest Races in the Senate for Democrats
…subject of a federal bailout. This summer, Dodd came under fire again for mortgage discounts he received by embattled lender Countrywide . Last month, the Senate Ethics Committee cleared him of any wrongdoing, but polls show the flaps hurt Dodd with voters …
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07/18/2009Voices - Fareed ZakariaAfrica’s New Path
…every month. Average incomes have increased by 30 percent. The country has a na-tional health-care system, burgeoning countrywide education, and much less corruption than is usual in Africa. It is becoming increasingly attractive to corporations and …
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07/09/2009PoliticsToo Big To Jail
…scheme" to defraud investors. Maybe you have heard of Angelo Mozilo, the perpetually tanned former head of Countrywide Financial who faces civil fraud charges that he and two others knew many of their subprime loans were "toxic," as Mozilo …
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06/08/2009PoliticsLike Father, Like Son
…home mortgage from the banking giant Countrywide under something called the "Friends ……reference to Angelo Mozilo, then CEO of Countrywide . Though Dodd probably did not save much ……Dodd. What about the mortgage from Countrywide ? "I haven't followed the details …
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