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Can Cell Phone Metadata Hurt Your Privacy and Save America?

Brian Fung | May 13, 2013
When Stone Librande took breaks from playtesting the new SimCity, he noticed something mesmerizing. Pausing from the construction frenzy that defines the rest of the game, SimCity’s lead designer discovered that his citizens’ schedules often created beautiful, shifting patterns of motion.
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Manufacturers, Ag Interests Will Lobby for Trade Deal

Catherine Hollander | April 17, 2013
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership won’t be focused on already-low tariffs between the U.S. and European Union. It will be focused on so-called “behind the border” measures, like regulation—and that means there will be plenty of stakeholders with strong opinions.
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What Drones Can Do for You

Sara Sorcher | April 11, 2013
Prescription drugs, fast-food delivery, disaster relief—unmanned aerial vehicles can be handy in all sorts of ways. 
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There’s Nothing to Fear But the Debt Itself

Niraj Chokshi | March 28, 2013
Quick, which segment of federal spending will grow fastest from 2015 through 2021? Did you guess Medicare? If you did, you’d be wrong.
Cypriots Cue for Laiki ATM on March 21, 2013

Cyprus's Steps to Stop Bank Runs Are Risky, but the Eurozone Is Likely to Survive Them

Catherine Hollander | March 27, 2013
On Wednesday, Cyprus will announce the eurozone’s first-ever capital controls. 
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How Cyprus, A Two-Bit Country, Could Change the World

Michael Hirsh | March 22, 2013
Tiny Cyprus poses an existential threat to the eurozone, proof that little countries can occasionally have big consequences.
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What Could Happen If Cyprus Fails

Simone Foxman and Quartz | March 22, 2013
Things are looking increasingly dicey for the Mediterranean nation. Here's what could happen if the country fails.
Wells Fargo

Report: Threat of Foreclosure on Calif. Homes Disproportionately Affects Minorities

Doris Nhan | March 15, 2013
Leading mortgage lender Wells Fargo is urged to be more transparent about relief reporting and to grant more principal reductions.

National Journal Congressional Connection Poll Topline Results Jan. 14, 2013

National Journal Staff | January 17, 2013
National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, a national poll that tracks the public’s priorities for Congress and Washington -- and its opinions on the policies that Congress is debating. Below are the topline results from the week's Congressional Connection poll.
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