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His campaign mentions the passing of a revered Indian general. McCain's doesn't. How's that going to play in the swing states?
By Andrew Leonard
July 2, 2008
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When you're going broke spraying pesticides that don't work, built-in resistance to nasty bugs starts looking mighty attractive.
By Andrew Leonard
July 1, 2008
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It took awhile, but the market finally realized there's only so much of that black gold to go around.
By Andrew Leonard
June 26, 2008
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A fuss gets kicked up in India over a social studies textbook that supposedly promotes atheism.
By Andrew Leonard
June 25, 2008
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In India, a rise in phosphorus prices is forcing the closure of match factories. Some Indians are blaming China, but the real culprit is global agriculture.
By Andrew Leonard
June 23, 2008
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The government can no longer afford to subsidize pump prices.
By Andrew Leonard
June 4, 2008
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How can a gorgeous-looking movie about an adulterous interracial affair in 1930s India be so boring? Plus: The amazing Juliet Stevenson, sex symbol at age 51.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 8, 2008
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Don't call it a comeback: In Rajasthan, the rising price of oil means camels are a hot commodity
By Andrew Leonard
May 2, 2008
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The punishment promised by Hindu fundamentalists for those who merely view the Mike Myers comedy is no joke.
By Andrew Leonard
May 2, 2008
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"In the other room, I could hear Charlie growling a few times to warm up his throat. 'Ghraagh,' he said. 'Bregkk.'"
By Andrew Leonard
April 30, 2008
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But critics say his speech doesn't go far enough to address the root causes of bias against girls.
By Lynn Harris
April 30, 2008
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Sacredness is in the eye of the plunderer, as British churches lose their roofs
By Andrew Leonard
April 9, 2008
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China is the latest to ban imports, citing dioxin concerns. But how did the seventh century barbarian nomad Avars get involved in this mess?
By Andrew Leonard
March 31, 2008
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Some say it's only a matter of time before people "smell the money" of reproductive outsourcing.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
March 10, 2008
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In the city of Pune, India, women not only are accepted but are preferred for performing certain rituals.
By Catherine Price
February 26, 2008
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The nation's first male-soon-to-be-female talk show host will soon hit the small screen.
By Lynn Harris
February 20, 2008
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The New York Times reports that the Chinese panda ad has been withdrawn, to the accompaniment of a classic non-apology apology.
By Andrew Leonard
February 7, 2008
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How did Buddha get from India to China? And what does a 97-year-old translator in Beijing have to do with it?
By Andrew Leonard
January 29, 2008
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Is having my face in a stranger's crotch really helpful for my meditative state?
By Catherine Price
January 23, 2008
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A day the bullocks look forward to? A chance to sharpen horns and get some payback? See for yourself
By Andrew Leonard
January 18, 2008
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India's president calls for girls to study martial arts as self-defense against rape. Why not here?
By Carol Lloyd
January 17, 2008
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Who calls the shots in the global business of cricket? Middle-class Indian television viewers
By Andrew Leonard
January 10, 2008
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A tale of "wootz" and Diocletian; Tamerlane, Tipu Sultan, and the Industrial Revolution.
By Andrew Leonard
January 9, 2008
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The leader of India's United Women's Front says "a few women here and there cannot make much of a difference."
By Tracy Clark-Flory
January 7, 2008
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Is selling your baby-making ability empowering if it means escaping extreme poverty?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
January 4, 2008