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This cathartic outpouring of national grief helped put paid to the notion that China lacks civic spirit. Academics have long argued that Confucian ideals, which emphasize duty to family, have mutated over the millenniums into a mentality that viewed contributions to non-relatives as a waste of precious personal resources...
Common GroundThat still leaves the broader community at risk. So, is there room between public health and personal choice? Science may eventually provide a way out. Most people agree that there may be kids with genetic predispositions or other underlying conditions that make them susceptible to being harmed by vaccines...
To Nesim, who is planning to apply for naturalization at the beginning of 2009, direct democracy is a double-edged sword. He worries that the new law might open the floodgates to subjective and harsh judgments. "What if someone doesn't like the fact that I am a Muslim?" he...
Weis, 50, is a tough-talking, square-jawed body builder married to a personal trainer. He studied as a chemist and became an Army bomb expert. At the FBI he handled drug, terrorism and white-collar crime cases before being named head of the agency's Philadelphia office in May...
Stepping into Chicago's provincial politics, Weis first alienated some black leaders who demanded that he name an African-American deputy, telling them he would hire the most qualified candidate, regardless of race or ethnicity. He then hired two deputies - an African-American man and a Hispanic woman, both with...