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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...success has come at a price: freedom. Tunisia's critics say that beneath the gloss of modernity, the ruling party has snuffed out dissent, leaving Ben Ali unchallenged. Some Tunisians, along with Western diplomats, have begun to wonder whether repression and economic growth can continue to coexist, or whether tight government control might ultimately provoke a backlash as middle-class Tunisians demand more civil liberties, and as jobless youth seek outlets to vent their frustration - not least by joining radical Islamic organizations. "Tunisia is the one Arab country which could afford real political openness, but the system is completely closed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tunisia: The Price of Prosperity | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

...lies” “disobedient to parents” “unmerciful” “hater of god” “whoremonger” “whisperer” “backbiter,” (I wonder what the mechanics of that are) and “envy.” “Why didn’t someone WARN me about all this?” he asks...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Fearing and Trembling | 10/29/2007 | See Source »

...will cost. Meanwhile, Chadian authorities say the Darfur children - taken from refugee centers administered by the NGO - showed no signs of hunger or illness that would make their departure urgent. Finally, with neither the nationality nor even exact identity of most children fully established, officials in Chad and France wonder how Zoe's Ark leaders could possibly know if the parents are indeed dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charges Made in Darfur 'Adoptions' | 10/29/2007 | See Source »

...made me wonder, if a candidate won't answer a question on the campaign trail, how can we be sure she'll be honest with the American people when they're President?" Bowman said before announcing his support for Obama - whom he said answered the same question directly and thoroughly. (Obama advocates increasing the ceiling in order to solve Social Security's projected solvency shortfalls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama (Sort of) Takes the Gloves Off | 10/28/2007 | See Source »

...when to give up. Hot on the heels of her half-assed, half-clothed Video Music Awards performance, the recently-dubbed “Unfitney” has given us an epic, four-minute display of how the pop music industry systematically ravages and eats its young. And people wonder why she’s taking parenting classes. Nothing in “Gimme More” seems either necessary or desirable. The footage looks less like a final cut than something K-Fed chopped up in iMovie while the kids were asleep in the car. Britney?...

Author: By Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Britney Spears | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

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