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| international papers Israel's religious crisis. |
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| explainer Why Gore Paid His Accountants $4 Million |
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| the gist A brief history of missile defense systems. |
| dear prudence Should I report the grocery store grazer? And other questions on manners and morals. |
| movies Liberty Heights fails to solve Barry Levinson's Jewish problem. |
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| best of the fray Michael Berube on Cornel West, how Dick Morris empowered New Zealand, and more comments from our reader forum. |
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