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Combating the recession
The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 1.5%, an all-time low
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India’s Enron
Scandal hits Satyam, one of India’s biggest software companies
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Cold shoulders
An annual spat between Russia and Ukraine over gas supplies turns nasty
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On the road
Where car ownership is highest
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The Arabs and Israel: The hundred years' war
How growing rejectionism, the rise of religion, a new military doctrine and a new cold war keep peace at bay
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The budget deficit: Waiting for God-only-knows-what
America’s grim fiscal outlook could either be a nightmare or an opportunity for Barack Obama
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Sri Lanka: The Tigers' last stand
A long-awaited military breakthrough comes at a high cost
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Libel tourism: Writ large
Are English courts stifling free speech around the world?
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Second-act chief executives: Comeback kings?
Steve Jobs triumphed, but most returning bosses do not do so well
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Emerging markets: Stumble or fall?
Will the global financial crisis halt the rise of emerging economies?
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Science policy: Blessed are the geeks
Barack Obama is making good his promise to welcome scientists into his administration
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Central bankers: Lords of finance
The central bankers of the Great Depression were obsessed with a single idea, rather like their successors today
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Europe.view: Thorns in the east
Pipelines, missiles and maybe something worse
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Asia.view: Unguided democracy
Hardy political perennials in Thailand and Bangladesh
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Lexington: Leading the lawmakers
Until he becomes unpopular, Barack Obama will get most of what he wants from Congress
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Art.view: The incredible shrinking saleroom
Bad days behind us, worse days ahead
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Bagehot: Year of judgment
The recession is increasingly likely to help the Tories
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Business.view: A giving recession?
The downturn poses new challenges for philanthropy
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Buttonwood: Yielding to none
The dilemma facing investors in government bonds
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Charlemagne: Of antibiotics and globalisation
The surprising link between protectionism and pill-popping
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Green.view: O Tannenbaum
How green are your branches?
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Market.view: Company woe
To look ahead, look back to 2002
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Tech.view: Everybody does it
Who has a closet without a skeleton?
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Democracy in America
A confirmation battle we'd like to see
Trouble for Dr. Sanjay Gupta?
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Free exchange
How low can they go?
Adventures in unbelievable home prices
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Private jets and their image problem
Why they're "right up there with Saddam Hussein"
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