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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...these gates—how like the Chinese examination system. It is bigger and badder than the SAT, because Chinese colleges look at nothing else but this single test when accepting students. Gao kao—a phrase feared among high school seniors—represents a one-time chance to determine a significant portion, if not the rest, of your life. It is one of China's most unrelenting dams, after which students trickle into universities and later ooze into the job force...

Author: By Maria Y. Xia | Title: Metaphors | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...does a country often parodied for its neutrality policy have a conscript army? This makes especially little sense when one considers that Switzerland is now surrounded by countries beginning to look more and more like Switzerland itself: friendly, peaceful, and law-abiding. The Swiss have no threatening neighbors and it is popular sentiment that the army would quickly be blown to smithereens if an invasion did occur...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Service with a Smile | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...Force VIP fleet is usually reserved for work-related foreign travel, which is a double-edged sword for lawmakers. While some boast they avoid it to save taxpayers money, others argue it is needed to visit foreign leaders and conflict zones to get a firsthand look at the impact of U.S. foreign policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress's Bid for More Plush Planes Hits Turbulence | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...years, public libraries have offered free, structured, fun summer reading programs proven to keep skills sharp. Before we add to the school year, we should look to support the real pillars of lifelong education--our public libraries. Pamela Fitzgerald, CHARLOTTESVILLE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...Palin gamble: A behind-the-scenes look at the selection of Sarah Palin to be John McCain's running mate, and the strife that choice eventually prompted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle for America | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

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