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Wednesday's Top News: TIMEFrames: Making Sense of a Turbulent Decade

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TIMEFrames: Making Sense of a Turbulent Decade

The end of history? More like the start. The 21st century runs on fast-forward, and the only way to keep up is to stop and figure out what really happened

What Will China's Next Move on North Korea Be?

By Hannah Beech / Beijing

The rest of the world may consider North Korea the ultimate rogue state, but China has a long and close connection with its hermit neighbor. What — if anything — will China do to reign it in?

Obama Touts Economic Successes to a Tough Crowd

By Alex Altman / Kokomo, Ind.

Two years after Obama became the first Democrat in four decades to capture the Hoosier State's electoral votes, Indiana was at the heart of the Republican landslide in the midterm elections

Why Ending Direct Election of Senators Is a Terrible (Tea Party) Idea

By Adam Cohen

Some Tea Party activists have jumped on board a curious, misguided campaign to repeal the 17th Amendment, which gives the people the right to vote directly for their Senators

Germany Heightens Security in Response to Terror Threat

By Tristana Moore / Berlin

With intelligence reports saying Islamic militants are planning an attack at the end of the month, security is tightened across Germany. But can an overstretched police force do enough to protect the people?

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By Mark Thompson

The Pentagon's latest report on progress in Afghanistan, released late Wednesday afternoon, is mixed, but it starts out upbeat: Progress across the country remains uneven, with modest gains in security, governance, and development in operational priority areas. The deliberate application of our strategy is beginning to have cumulative effects and security is slowly beginning to [...]

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TimeFrames

The end of history? More like the start. The 21st century runs on fast-forward, and the only way to keep up is to stop and figure out what really happened

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"It would be like a big middle finger to all the people out there that hate my mom and hate me."
BRISTOL PALIN,
speaking before the final results came in on Dancing With The Stars. Palin came third with victory going to Jennifer Grey
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The Eternal City's Residents Fight Graffiti

By Stephan Faris

Volunteers have taken on the challenge of ridding the city's walls of graffiti, doing what their leaders can't [EM] or won't [EM] do. The Eternal City's residents join a fight against grime

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