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What was unexpected about the experience? I was really surprised about how much information is gathered about children in the UK and stored online. Schools are regularly fingerprinting kids in the UK to allow access to libraries - but still, its fingerprinting. The really terrifying thing I found is that I feel like we're normalizing our kids, both through these activities and things like iPhones and Facebook apps. We're normalized to living an utterly exposed life. But there's value in privacy - its a tremendously uplifting and strengthening feeling, to feel like you can withdraw. Not because...
...sake of the planet and our energy independence, we need to begin the transition to cleaner fuels now," said Obama. But to make that happen, we need a climate bill - and to pass a climate bill, we may need some offshore drilling. It's far from a sure thing, but it might be the only bargain left to strike...
...candidate to be bulletproof in order to withstand partisan scrutiny. But it's clear that, despite the Obama Administration's reputation for scrubbing its candidates before nominating them, there appears to have been poor vetting in both these cases. "In this politically toxic environment, it only takes one thing to derail a nomination," says Richard Cooper, a former Department of Homeland Security official. "But there were a lot of outstanding questions about Harding's contracts...
...effective speaker, telling crowds about his family's struggle with poverty in an intimate, conversational style. "No notes," he explains. "You speak from deep in your heart. It's easy." Pacquiao is also devout, which could win the support of bloc-voting church groups. "The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God," he tells the crowd while campaigning in Kiamba, where many people wear T-shirts bearing the boxer's face and the slogan, in English, "For God and Country...
...catastrophe struck. Annoule was on his way back from his trip to sell used clothing in the southwestern city of Petit-Goâve. His bus came to a halt because piles of dead bodies were blocking the road. "When I saw those bodies, I only thought of one thing - my daughter," says Annoule, 37. "I walked all night, nonstop, from 5:30 in the evening to 10 a.m., to reach...