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foreignersForeignersOpinions about events beyond our borders.1NA=1154&NC=1271&DI=4098&PS=58283&PI=7315foreignersfalsefalsespacernotembeddedforeignersPower ShortageAnne ApplebaumfalseNo one wants America to be the sole global superpower, but no one wants to share the load.noPower ShortageNo one wants America to be the sole global superpower, but no one wants to share the load.noLike comets hurtling at one another from opposite ends of outer space, two different phenomena in different parts of the world soared into public awareness last week. Separately, they might not have had cosmic importance. Put together, however, they could prove to be an interesting sign of things to come.truenotochyperlinkno20091123103922PMMondayNovNovember2211/24/2009 3:39:22 AM63394612762000000020091123103922PMMondayNovNovember2211/24/2009 3:39:22 AM633946127620000000foreignersCoughing, Sneezing, and Spreading RumorsAnne ApplebaumfalseWhy has the global response to swine flu been so politicized?noCoughing, Sneezing, and Spreading RumorsWhy has the global response to swine flu been so politicized?noI woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat and mentioned this fact to a friend. "Swine flu?" he asked, oinking a few times for emphasis. No, as far as I can tell, I do not have swine flu, the virus more formally known as H1N1. But even if I did, I'm not entirely sure that anyone around me would take it very seriously.truenotochyperlinkno2009111680405PMMondayNovNovember2011/17/2009 1:04:05 AM6339399864500000002009111680405PMMondayNovNovember2011/17/2009 1:04:05 AM633939986450000000foreignersFollow the RocketsDavid SamuelsfalseWhy Russia is the big winner in the Middle East arms race.noFollow the RocketsHow rockets transformed the Middle East arms race and made Russia the big winner.noEvery week in the Middle East is more or less the same. On Monday, Iranians and Israelis spit fire at each other. On Tuesday, the leaders of the United States and Europe announce that the Iranians have agreed to stop enriching uranium. On Wednesday, Hamas and Fatah fail to reach agreement on a unity government that neither party wants, while the Israelis proclaim their willingness to discuss a peace agreement with a Palestinian government that doesn't exist. On Thursday, the Iranians suggest that they might be interested in the West's latest offer—but only if they can keep their centrifuges spinning. On Friday, Muslims go to mosques. On Saturday, Jews go to synagogues or the beach. On Sunday, politicians in Washington, D.C., go on morning talk shows and speak with measured optimism about diplomatic endeavors that may as well be targeted at the moon.truenotochyperlinkno20091113124923PMFridayNovNovember1211/13/2009 5:49:23 PM63393713363000000020091113124923PMFridayNovNovember1211/13/2009 5:49:23 PM633937133630000000foreignersHow I Got That Shot of Ayatollah KhomeiniDavid BurnettfalseA photojournalist recalls the tumultuous days of the Iranian revolution.noHow I Got That Shot of Ayatollah KhomeiniA photojournalist recalls the tumultuous days of the Iranian revolution.noOn Christmas Day, 1978, photojournalist David Burnett arrived in Iran to cover the unrest that became the Iranian revolution. On one side was Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the nation's West-leaning but authoritarian and unpopular ruler; on the other, a coalition of angry opposition interests from secular leftists to ultra-conservative mullahs. For six weeks, Burnett photographed everything from the shah posing outside his lavish palace to scenes of horrific, sudden violence; massive protests on the streets of Tehran; and intimate moments with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. In his new book, 44 Days: Iran and the Remaking of the World (preface by Christiane Amanpour; introduction by the New York Times' John Kifner), Burnett collects photographs from that tumultuous period along with diarylike recollections of how he got the shots and got the story out of the country.truenotochyperlinkno20091111102931AMWednesdayNovNovember1011/11/2009 3:29:31 PM63393532171000000020091111102931AMWednesdayNovNovember1011/11/2009 3:29:31 PM633935321710000000foreignersAfter the Wall TumbledAnne ApplebaumfalseIn 1989, Central Europe's fate was supposed to be uncertain and bleak. Today the region prospers more than ever.noAfter the Wall TumbledAfter the Fall of the Wall, Central Europe's fate was supposed to be uncertain and bleak. Today the region prospers more than ever.noBERLIN—For some time now, I've been trying to put my finger on what has been bothering me about the exhaustive and perfectly blameless celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. There is nothing wrong with holding dozens of conferences, after all, and I'm all in favor of the many new books. In Washington, German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a joint meeting of Congress. In Los Angeles, a fabulously kitschy "Wall" was constructed and then knocked down by "invited dignitaries." (Although, in deference to the habits of the natives, the timing of that event had to be changed from afternoon to midnight, so as not to disrupt L.A. traffic.)truenotochyperlinkno2009119112232AMMondayNovNovember1111/9/2009 4:22:32 PM6339336255200000002009119112232AMMondayNovNovember1111/9/2009 4:22:32 PM633933625520000000200311442819PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:28:19 PM631781584990000000200311442819PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:28:19 PM631781584990000000falsetruetruetruetruetruetrue20011018111443PMThursdayOctOctober2310/19/2001 3:14:43 AM6313904368300000002001102954214PMMondayOctOctober1710/29/2001 9:42:14 PM631399741340000000