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...theory is holding up in the Gulf - almost. On the one hand, Saudi Arabia and Iran are not liberalizing, while Bahrain is. The outlier is Dubai. It is diversifying economically as its oil runs out, but has taken almost no steps to democratize. When Bush brought up the "Freedom Agenda" in private talks with Sheikh Mohammad, says National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley...
...With a per capita GDP of $71,400, Luxembourg is always that outlier in Stats...
...47th out of 50 states, the state that puts “The Spirit of America” on its license plates had a 24 percent college volunteering rate, 6.5 percent below the national average and better than only New York, Nevada, and Georgia—a rare political outlier...
...Pluto Is No Planet Astronomers say eight is enough A celestial outlier and easy target, Pluto was demoted to dwarf- planet status last week by the International Astronomical Union. Pluto backers are already petitioning for its reinstatement...
...continues to be one of the biggest contributors to domestic violence. Gangsta rap is one of the most popular forms of hip-hop today. Songs in this specific genre are nothing but a negative externality on society’s well-being and improvement. Certainly, there are a few outlier groups that contain positive and proactive messages. However, these outliers tend to be out of the mainstream and thus harder to find. One could argue that hip-hop’s supporters may also be at fault—perhaps the market is simply providing fans with the material that...