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FOR THE RECORD
But the Iranian men, who have the cash and do the negotiating, drew the most attention from the cabbies. Decked in tight jeans and T-shirts with Italian print, they emitted a cool, confident brusqueness as they marched through the rusted door: their gateway to pork products, alcohol, and easy sex.
Peter Savodnik
From “The Tijuana of the Caspian”, December 2009
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The Cancer of Health Care Costs
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Free Speech Surrender
Fearing backlash, an anti-censorship magazine doesn’t publish the infamous Muhammad cartoons (AFP-Getty Images) READ MORE
Shark Fin and Memory in Singapore
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Person of the Year
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Can Democrats Make This Marriage Work?
The next health care obstacle is merging the House and Senate bills (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) READ MORE
Google Sabbatical
For one week I just used Bing to research an article. Here’s what I found (Courtesy of Bing) READ MORE
Health Care Cartels
The more the medical system becomes like a public utility, the worse prices will get (David McNew/Getty Images) READ MORE
The Best Book I Read This Year
The Atlantic’s managing editor couldn’t help himself and picked four works by dead or aging white men…and one about basketball (Courtesy Amazon.com) READ MORE
The Smallest Guests at Christmas
The joy and nuisance of chicks living in the kitchen (alex ford/flickr) READ MORE
