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Sunday, March 31, 2013

NYTimes Review - 10:14 AM 3/31/2013

NYTimes Review - 10:14 AM 3/31/2013

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“There aren't that many places left in the world that are so unexplored. Nobody'...
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“There aren't that many places left in the world that are so unexplored. Nobody's come here for the last 30 years,” says Christopher Zurcher, founder of Afghan Ski Challenge. In one part of Afghanistan that is actively promoting adventure tourism, “you're the first one on the slope everyday,” Mr. Zurcher said.


Video: Skiing Afghanistan
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Bamian Province is the only place in Afghanistan that is actively promoting adventure tourism. Many residents lost what little they had under the Taliban and are wary about what the future might hold.
Week in Pictures for March 29
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Subjects include the opening of amusement parks in Coney Island, a dodgeball marathon and the Bloomberg administration “bullpen” at City Hall.
Around The Block: Another Sport Franchise for Ford
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The 2013 Ford Explorer Sport is a seven-seat S.U.V. that lives up to its name, with more power and better handling than the base Explorer.

The Caucus: Bipartisan Rebuke for Republican Congressman Who Used Slur
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Representative Don Young of Alaska apologized for using the slur to describe Hispanic farm workers who picked tomatoes on his father’s ranch.

ArtsBeat: The Week in Culture Pictures, March 29
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A slide show of photographs of cultural highlights from this week.

Ex-Atlanta Schools Chief Charged in Cheating Scandal
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A third-grade teacher’s 2010 choice to aid a state investigator helped lead to the indictment Friday of a former superintendent and 34 others in a vast alleged cheating scheme.

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A grand jury has indicted Beverly L. Hall, the former superintendent of the Atla...
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A grand jury has indicted Beverly L. Hall, the former superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools, and 34 other teachers and administrators on racketeering charges connected to one of the largest test-score cheating scandals in the country.


Former School Chief in Atlanta Indicted in Cheating Scandal
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A grand jury indicted Beverly L. Hall, the former superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools, and other educators on charges connected to one of the largest test-score cheating scandals in the country.
NPR to Drop ‘Talk of the Nation’
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NPR will end the call-in show “Talk of the Nation” this summer and urge radio stations to replace it with the Boston-based program “Here and Now,” which has a magazine style.
Letters: Reducing Gun Violence: What Works?
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Readers react to a column by David Brooks questioning the effectiveness of gun control.

City Room: New Police Chief Confident He Can Handle Job
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Philip Banks III, the newly minted head of the Police Department, said he would strive to empower people in the community and work with them to further reduce crime.

Op-Ed Contributor: Nature’s Case for Same-Sex Marriage
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The biological evidence right outside the Supreme Court’s chambers makes a natural case for gay marriage.

U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
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The Department of Defense has identified 2,174 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.

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A Word With: Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost: A Hawk and a Hacksaw Discuss Eastern European Style
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On the eve of a European tour, the members of a Hawk and a Hacksaw discuss their Eastern European influences and their new album, inspired by a 1960s Soviet film.
After Cyberattack, Sven Olaf Kamphuis Is at Heart of Investigation
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Although Sven Olaf Kamphuis says he did not orchestrate a large-scale cyberattack this week and has not beencharged, he is at the heart of an international investigation. 

Op-Ed Columnist: Marriage Looks Different Now
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We’re seeing a revolution with wider ripples than its supporters admit.
Opinion: America the Innovative?
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As China becomes richer, is it destined to pass the United States as the world’s most inventive nation?
In Israel's columns, frescoes, and desert palaces, Herod the Great lives on
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King Herod the Great is best known to Christians for trying to kill the infant Jesus. But he also left his mark with stunning architectural achievements, as seen in a new exhibit at the Israel Museum.
    
Op-Ed Columnist: Will Gays Be Punished for Success?
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Once more, the Supremes are singing: You can’t hurry love.

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Economic View: A Sustainable Federal Budget Should Survive Any Storm
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President Obama’s goal for the federal budget is a “fiscally sustainable path.” But he may be applying too easy of a standard for achieving it.

Fundamentally: A Muted Recovery May Mean a Longer Bull Market
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Bull markets typically do not die of old age, but from the side effects of a lengthy rebound.

Web Privacy, and How Consumers Let Down Their Guard
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Consumers insist that they treasure their online privacy. But their mouse clicks tell a far different tale, as the experiments of a behavioral economist show.
Preoccupations: Why Innovators Get Better With Age
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The most common image of an innovator is of a kid developing a great idea in a garage. But that is the exception to the rule.

Novelties: Robots and Humans, Learning to Work Together
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New factory robots, designed to work and play well with others, no longer have to be fenced in to protect workers from accidents.

Sundown in America
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Eight decades of bipartisan Keynesian spending and Federal Reserve money-printing have left us exhausted and bankrupt.

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U.S.: Hillary Clinton: Looking Ahead?
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The Times's Jim Rutenberg on why rumors are running rampant that the former secretary of state will go for the presidency in 2016.

A Hillary Clinton in ‘Transition’ Has Rivals and Donors Frozen in Place
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The early maneuvering for the 2016 presidential race on the Democratic side has been stalled by questions about Hillary Clinton’s intentions.

Satirist arrested: Egypt's rulers not amused by Jon Stewart's kind of humor
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Egypt arrested Bassem Youssef, a popular TV comedian who modeled his show after Jon Stewart's Daily Show. His arrest is seen as aimed at silencing critics of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
    
Pope Appeals for Peace in Easter Message
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Pope Francis used his first Easter Sunday address to call for peace in the Middle East and a diplomatic solution to the tension on the Korean peninsula.

In the Holy Land's columns, frescoes, and desert palaces, Herod the Great lives on
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King Herod is best known to Christians for trying to kill the infant Jesus. But he also left his mark with stunning architectural achievements, as seen in a new exhibit at the Israel Museum.
    
Puerto Rico is the new haven for avoiding U.S. taxes - Lancaster Newspapers
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Puerto Rico is the new haven for avoiding U.S. taxes
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Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States. It has a special relationship with the United States. Puerto Rico has U.S. citizenship for its residents, but it has its own Olympic team and a tax system that allows individuals and ...
Puerto Rico's Economy March MadnessPolitic365
States crack down on top earners who flee as levies riseThe Reporter

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