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This week, President Obama attended a meeting in Alaska with foreign ministers from the Arctic nations to call for urgent action on climate change. In your opinion,

The president’s correct, now’s the time for action
0%
The president’s a bull in a china shop, piling on regulations and taking away jobs
0%
What we need is more energy research and development and a revenue-neutral carbon tax
0%
I don’t believe in climate change or the scientific argument behind it
0%
Total votes: 0
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Why should we pursue non-proliferation accords or arms reduction and limitation agreements?

We should not; these fantasies never work.
40%
Arms accords provide some savvy diplomatic cover while we pursue deterrence.
60%
Even if most agreements fail, some might work somewhat, and are worth the risk.
0%
Talks to limit arms always evolve into wider political and economic discussions that promote peace.
0%
In the 21st century, human nature has grown up; at last we can envision a disarmed and harmonious world.
0%
Total votes: 5
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Last week, Wall Street suffered its worst losses in a week since August 2011; four days in the red wiped out some $1.3 trillion in market value. Looking ahead,

No worries: markets rise, market fall
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Big worries: major markets worldwide are ailing
0%
Long-term anxiety: the United States is too dependent on China’s economic health
0%
Long-term optimism: once this correction ends, the market will rebound
0%
Total votes: 0
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Now that the American flag has been raised and the US embassy in Havana officially reopened

It is time for a different approach to regime change in Cuba
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Normalizing ties sends the wrong message to other dictatorships
0%
Congress should take the next step and lift the Cuban trade embargo
0%
Draw a line in the sand and demand free elections and the release of political prisoners
0%
Total votes: 0
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The Republican presidential field will gather in Cleveland this week for its first candidates’ debate. The topic most in need of discussion is

An underperforming US economy
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ISIS and curbing terrorism threats
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Federal entitlement spending
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Changing morals and cultural values
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The GOP’s inability to win presidential elections
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Immigration reform
0%
Total votes: 0
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Eighty years ago this week, Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. With the number of Social Security beneficiaries expected to increase by half over the next two decades, from 60 to 90 million Americans, the wise move would be to

Boost the full retirement age, when retirees qualify for 100 percent of eligible benefits
0%
Raise the present age minimum (now sixty-two) for benefit eligibility
0%
Not give Social Security benefits to retirees making more than $200,000 a year
0%
Raise the cap on income subject to Social Security’s payroll tax
0%
Privatize by allowing Americans to divert a portion of their payroll tax into individual retirement accounts
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week in 1698, Russia’s “Peter the Great” established a beard tax discouraging facial hair as part of his efforts to give his empire a more western resemblance. The current world leader in the “hairiest” position

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What stands out about the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II: (1926-2022)

Her nation’s longest-serving monarch (70 years), history’s second-longest reigning monarch
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A life dedicated to public service, from childhood to grave
50%
Transformation of global empire to slimmed-down commonwealth
0%
Modernizing the monarchy – especially in the aftermath of Diana’s death
0%
Embodiment of Britain’s World War II spirit (ambulance driver in women’s branch of British Army)
50%
Total votes: 2
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The truest “not a parody” story of late. . .

White House celebrating “inflation reduction” . . . on same day inflation officially worsens
50%
America’s migrant crisis . . . in Martha’s Vineyard
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Russia’s war machine outmaneuvered by Ukraine
0%
Voters submitting mail-in ballots before debates are held
0%
Mississippi’s largest city going 7 weeks without clean water
50%
Total votes: 2
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How does the Ukrainian war end?

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