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" The U.S. is off the spectrum in religious commitment. "

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" Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy. "

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" Greece has been, in many ways, a partially dysfunctional society. For example, the wealthy barely pay taxes... to an extent, that's true elsewhere, including the United States, but it's been pretty extreme in Greece. "

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" In November 2008, the day of the presidential election, Israeli military forces invaded Gaza and killed half a dozen Hamas militants. Well, that was followed by a missile exchange for a couple of weeks in both directions. "

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