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		<title>Weekly Quiz: Test Yourself on This Week’s Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Nation Building in South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 05:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa is an incredibly diverse country, with 11 official languages and dozens of distinct ethnic groups. Zulu is the mother tongue for approximately 23 percent of South Africa’s population, but is spoken by about 80 percent of the population &#8230; <a href="http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/nation-building-in-south-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4222822&#038;post=2073&#038;subd=worldpoliticsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Destabilizing the Syrian Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quoting unnamed US officials, the New York Times today reported that Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria as part of a longstanding arms trade agreement. The missiles, known as the Yakhont, are radar-guided, supersonic missiles, with a range &#8230; <a href="http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/destabilizing-the-syrian-crisis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4222822&#038;post=2077&#038;subd=worldpoliticsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Quiz: Test Yourself on This Week’s Events</title>
		<link>http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/weekly-quiz-test-yourself-on-this-weeks-events-48/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The 400 ppm CO2 Milestone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 15:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Climate scientists yesterday warned that the earth had crossed an important milestone. For the first time in 3 million years, the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million. The last time CO2 levels &#8230; <a href="http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/the-400-ppm-co2-milestone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4222822&#038;post=2069&#038;subd=worldpoliticsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Truth and Reconciliation: The Global Politics of Justice</title>
		<link>http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/truth-and-reconciliation-the-global-politics-of-justice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC is reporting that a long-awaited report investigating violence and human rights abuses in Kenya will recommend some prosecutions of key officials for their roles. The Truth Reconciliation and Justice Commission was established in the aftermath of post-election violence &#8230; <a href="http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/truth-and-reconciliation-the-global-politics-of-justice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4222822&#038;post=2063&#038;subd=worldpoliticsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Quiz: Test Yourself on This Week’s Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Happy World Press Freedom Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 05:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. In observation, Reporters Without Borders produced this map exploring the scope of press freedom around the world. Most of the findings of the accompanying report  are not particularly surprising… Places experiencing civil unrest &#8230; <a href="http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/happy-world-press-freedom-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4222822&#038;post=2057&#038;subd=worldpoliticsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>(Near) Final Thoughts on the Social Science Research Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogging at the Monkey Cage, John Sides posted extensive comments from John Holdren, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology. Holdren’s speech suggests that the White House is starting to weigh in on the House’s attack &#8230; <a href="http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/near-final-thoughts-on-the-social-science-research-question/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4222822&#038;post=2055&#038;subd=worldpoliticsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Collecting Economic Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that House’s war on (political) science is not yet over. House Resolution 1638, The Census Reform Act of 2013, was introduced yesterday. If passed, the legislation would prohibit the U.S. Census from collecting any information beyond the Constitutionally-mandated &#8230; <a href="http://worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/collecting-economic-data/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4222822&#038;post=2051&#038;subd=worldpoliticsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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