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Democrats take control
Politics in the United States appears to have undergone a tectonic shift with the Republican Party likely to lose control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 12 years. With very few results awaited, the Democrats have won at least ...

Champion's behavioural slide
The behaviour of the world cricket champions during the Champions Trophy presentation was uncouth as well as inappropriate — but it need not be blown out of proportion or context. The incident involving Ricky Ponting gesturing towards ...

Leader Page Articles
STATECRAFT
Tyranny of manufactured public opinion
By Harish Khare

The intrusiveness of manufactured public opinion has complicated the governance matrix; the capacity to take difficult and tough decisions.

News Analysis
"Economics jumbled up with politics"
By Nirupama Subramanian

Official annual trade between Pakistan and India is in the region of $1 billion, but unofficial trade is closer to $2 billion.

Corrections and clarifications
In "Jessica case: Bench refuses to recuse itself" (Delhi edition, November 8, 2006, page 1), the sentence was: "Mr. Jethmalani also toned down his charge of contempt of court against the newspaper, submitting that he did want them to go to ...

Seeking a cut in fuel prices
By Sushma Ramchandran

When will the fall in world oil prices be reflected at the retail level in India?

As the climate changes, can we?
By Kofi Annan

Too often, climate change is seen as an environmental problem when it should be part of the broader development and economic agenda.

Strong push for change in the U.S.
By Sumana Brahman

The Democratic victory will begin to reverse the right-wing agenda of the Bush administration — one that has made the world less safe for people everywhere.

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