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This week's top stories [20 November 2009]

The Economist: News analysis -- Our top articles ranked by reader popularity.Space exploration: Any drop to drink?Italy's justice system: Imposing limitsThis week's top stories [13 November 2009]The coming days: The week aheadBA and Iberia: Uniting in the skyAmerica and China: Pleased to meet youIntel and AMD: Agreeing on a pay-offShootings at Fort Hood: After the horror at homeOracle and Sun Microsystems: Too close to SunAmeric...     02:37
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The parable of the sower

The Economist: News analysis -- The debate over whether Monsanto is a corporate sinner or saintMonsantoFEW companies excite such extreme emotions as Monsanto. To its critics, the agricultural giant is a corporate hybrid of Victor Frankenstein and Ebenezer Scrooge, using science to create foods that threaten the health of both people and the planet, and intellectual-property laws to squeeze every last penny out of the world’s poo...     11-20     采编 greenshow
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The EU presidency: Name a famous Belgian

The Economist: News analysis -- Two minor but competent figures will be president and high representive of the European UnionA MAN who has been Belgian prime minister for less than a year and a British technocrat who has never held elected office were chosen by European Union leaders on Thursday November 19th to represent their 27 countries around the world, and lead their policy making at the highest level. It seems odd to appo...     11-20
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Israel's settlement policy: Settling for less

The Economist: News analysis -- The latest row over Israeli settlements in Palestinian territoryBINYAMIN NETANYAHU, Israels prime minister, came under pressure this week when news leaked of a new plan to build 900 homes in the occupied Jerusalem suburb of Gilo. His aides say that he knew nothing about the scheme before a local planning committee considered it.True or not, the latest settlement expansion is exasperating for those...     11-20
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Afghanistans anti-corruption drive: Taming the mafia state

The Economist: News analysis -- Anti-graft pressure mounts in Afghanistan, as Hamid Karzai is again sworn in as president IT WAS no secret what the world wanted to hear from Hamid Karzai when Afghanistans president was sworn in for a second term on Thursday November 19th: a commitment to get tough on corruption. Visiting Kabul for the inauguration, Hillary Clinton, Americas secretary of state, said Mr Karzai had a window of oppo...     11-19
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