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how they do itHow They Do ItLessons for the U.S. from abroad.2NA=1154&NC=9513&DI=4098&PS=84702&PI=7315howtheydoitfalsefalsespacernotembeddedhow they do itMeet Harun YahyaSteve PaulsonfalseThe leading creationist in the Muslim world.noMeet Harun YahyaMeet Harun Yahya, the leading creationist in the Muslim world.noI was startled by how quickly the phone call came. I'd just sent an e-mail to Istanbul to see whether Islam's leading creationist would be available for an interview. I would soon fly to Turkey for a 10-day fact-finding trip with the International Reporting Project, and I had one free day. Would Harun Yahya, the scourge of Richard Dawkins and founder of a global media empire, be free to talk?truenotochyperlinkno20091021120344PMWednesdayOctOctober1210/21/2009 4:03:44 PM63391723424000000020091021120344PMWednesdayOctOctober1210/21/2009 4:03:44 PM633917234240000000how they do itDoing Democracy RightJuliet Lapidos1/123122/2202502/lapidosj.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009102145132PMWednesdayOctOctober1610/21/2009 8:51:32 PM6339174069252508992009102145132PMWednesdayOctOctober1610/21/2009 8:51:32 PM6339174069252508992009102145132PMWednesdayOctOctober1610/21/2009 8:51:32 PM633917406925250899false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseWhy are other countries so much better at conducting elections than we are?noDoing Democracy RightWhy are other countries better at conducting elections than we are?noThe presidential election is drawing to a close in the time-honored fashion—with widespread concern over voting irregularities from both parties. Last week, John McCain and the Republican National Committee accused ACORN, a community-organizing group, of generating phony voter registration cards in at least eight states. On Monday, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that Michigan's voter-removal program violates federal law. And in Palm Beach County, Fla., thousands of ballots went missing during a local judicial race, prompting comparisons to the 2000 recount. To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, we are not better at running elections now than we were eight years ago.truenotochyperlinkno2008101753920PMFridayOctOctober1710/17/2008 9:39:20 PM6335986196000000002008101753920PMFridayOctOctober1710/17/2008 9:39:20 PM633598619600000000how they do itEurope Deals With ImmigrationEurope Deals With ImmigrationEurope deals with immigration.Alexandra Starr0As Spain's economy cools, what happens to the millions of recent immigrants?MADRID, Spain—It wasn't so long ago that Spain was considered one of the most immigrant-friendly countries in the world. In 2005, the nation's European neighbors looked askance when the Spanish government instituted an amnesty program that granted residency papers to more than 500,000 foreigners. It was a potential first step to acquiring Spanish citizenship and, by extension, an EU passport. That wasn't the only chance non-EU citizens had to settle in the country through legal channels: The government has also allowed businesses to recruit for so-called hard-to-fill positions—ranging from medical technician to domestic worker—by hiring abroad. Last year, more than 200,000 foreigners arrived in Spain this way. Upon arrival, newcomers both legal and illegal could access Spain's health care system at no cost by registering at the local town hall.nonotruenonotochyperlinkno2008101312039PMMondayOctOctober1310/13/2008 5:20:39 PM6335950083900000002008101771751AMFridayOctOctober710/17/2008 11:17:51 AM633598246710000000how they do itWiretapping, European-StyleEric WeinerfalseThink Bush's warrantless NSA surveillance is bad? Wait till you hear what the British government does.noWiretapping, European-StyleEuropeans love warrantless wiretaps.noFor Europeans, scolding the Bush administration for everything from Guantanamo to the Iraq War to secret CIA prisons has become a full-time job. But when it comes to the American scandal over President Bush's warrantless wiretaps, there's been a curious reaction from the other side of the Atlantic: silence. Where is the European outrage?truenotochyperlinkno200621355421PMMondayFebFebruary172/13/2006 10:54:21 PM632754500610000000200621463950AMTuesdayFebFebruary62/14/2006 11:39:50 AM632754959900000000how they do itThe Seoul of ClonesDavid Plotz1/123122/2202502/plotzd.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009102162548PMWednesdayOctOctober1810/21/2009 10:25:48 PM6339174634873198122009102162548PMWednesdayOctOctober1810/21/2009 10:25:48 PM6339174634873198122009102162548PMWednesdayOctOctober1810/21/2009 10:25:48 PM633917463487319812false2008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM6335984621100000002008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM633598462110000000falseSolving a biotech mystery: Why South Korea leads the world in stem-cell research.noThe Seoul of ClonesWhy does Korea lead the world in cloning research?noThe Chopstick Theory of Scientific Supremacy goes like this: Koreans eat with narrow, metal chopsticks. Nabbing grains of rice with slippery, steel sticks requires a surgeon's dexterity. That's why Koreans have mastered extraordinarily precise "micromanipulation" of eggs and embryos required for stem-cell and cloning research. Westerners with their clunky forks—and even other Asians with their thick, grippy wooden chopsticks—can't hope to compete with the dexterous Koreans.truenotochyperlinkno2005101911549PMWednesdayOctOctober1310/19/2005 5:15:49 PM6326532454900000002005101911549PMWednesdayOctOctober1310/19/2005 5:15:49 PM63265324549000000020051494127AMTuesdayJanJanuary91/4/2005 2:41:27 PM63240428487000000020051494127AMTuesdayJanJanuary91/4/2005 2:41:27 PM632404284870000000falsetruetruetruetruetruetrue20041217124312PMFridayDecDecember1212/17/2004 5:43:12 PM632388841920000000200621463950AMTuesdayFebFebruary62/14/2006 11:39:50 AM632754959900000000