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  Why do people lie? And why do other people believe them?

  History, traditions

  People always lie for the same reason: fear. But the precise fear that makes a person lie in one circumstance might be different from the fear that makes them lie in another. When a child is young, it will naturally tell the truth. Most usually, it starts to learn to lie (consciously or unconsciously) when it discovers that it is not believed...
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  Putin smiled to Jews. Will Jews smile back?

  Russia » News from the Kremlin

  Russian President Vladimir Putin made a sensational statement during a visit to the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. He said that the decision to nationalize Schneerson library surrounded by never-ending scandals was made in the 1920s by the first Soviet government, 80 to 85 percent of whose members were Jews
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  WHO to make Russians smoke cigarette butts

  Society » Real life stories

  Smoking in Russia may soon become an extremely costly activity. The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the Russian authorities to raise the price of tobacco products seven times, which would bring the cost of a pack of cigarettes to over 200 rubles (approximately $7). The WHO believes that the country would improve with this initiative
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  Google's deep CIA and NSA connections

  Opinion » Columnists

  Google is, in fact, is a key participant in U.S. military and CIA intelligence operations involving torture; subversion of foreign governments; illegal wars of aggression; and military occupations of countries which have never attacked the U.S. and which have cost hundreds of thousands of lives in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and elsewhere
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  Cameron: Statesman or Pawn?

  Opinion » Columnists

  Nobody can say that the British Prime Minister David Cameron is evil or sinister. Some say he is "a nice chap". However, David Cameron is not hosting a meeting of the Bullingdon club, planning to smash up a restaurant, he is hosting the G8 and this has responsibilities. Is he up to the job?