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GERMAN POLITICIANS ARE TALKING TOUGH, BUT OFFERING LITTLE

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YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WALK AROUND THE COAST OF ENGLAND IN 2025

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   India’s economy will soon overtake Japan’s

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THE ENVY OF THE WORLD

The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust. Expect that to
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   The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust

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   American productivity still leads the world

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   China’s yuan is nowhere close to displacing the greenback

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 * WHAT TO READ ABOUT AMERICA’S CULTURE WARS


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