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| Compiled on January 16, 2013, 07:05 PM CET |
| THE FRAUD PART II Lance Armstrong Succumbs to His Doping History Lance Armstrong's admission to having used performance enhancing drugs had become unavoidable in recent months. No matter how vociferously he denied doping, the evidence that his hero status had been illicitly obtained was overwhelming. By SPIEGEL Staff |
| HOLLANDE'S WAR French Preparing for Extended Mali Intervention Initially, the French intervention in Mali looked as though it would be over quickly. But President Hollande has vowed to drive out Islamist extremists and establish democracy in the country. As in Afghanistan, the operation could take much longer than expected. |
| SPIEGEL DEBATE What Is Anti-Semitism? Just how strongly are Germans allowed to criticize Israel? Accusations of anti-Semitism against SPIEGEL columnist Jakob Augstein have brought the question to the fore. He debates the issue with Dieter Graumann, the leader of Germany's Jewish community. |
| THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'Pakistan Needs a New Political Culture' The political crisis in Pakistan threatens to trigger yet another period of instability in the country. The three-way power struggle between the military, the government and the courts once again exposes the weaknesses of the country's democratic institutions, say German commentators. |
| UPCOMING ISRAELI ELECTIONS Netanyahu Veers Right on Path to Nowhere Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is popular because he doesn't want to change the status quo. Like the majority of Israelis, he's finished with compromising and fed-up with foreign criticism. But, if re-elected, he might be forced further to the right. |
| POWER PLAY Politician Calls for Nationalization of Electricity Grid Germany urgently needs to expand and update its power grid to meet its goal of phasing out nuclear energy and going green, but development appears to have short circuited. A member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet is calling for a radical change: the partial nationalization of the grid. |
| REDACTING RACISM Edit of Classic Children's Book Hexes Publisher A German publisher is being accused of excessive political correctness for removing controversial language from a classic children's book, sparking debate about how to handle outdated and offensive words in the genre. |
| VINTAGE IMAGES OF A LOST AGE A Photographic Tour of 19th Century Germany A stunning collection of 19th century photographs of German cities, landscapes and festivals has just been published in a book and provides an intriguing insight into how the country has changed -- and how it has remained the same. |
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