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    ‘Cyber’ Is Here to StayThe prefix has become a shorthand for the scary unknown of technological progress.
    By Brian Feldman
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    An Apple-FBI Fight Tech GlossaryWhat’s firmware? What’s encryption? Making sense of the jargon in the year’s biggest tech story.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum Are Auditioning for the Same Part in 2016Which one will win the race to be 2016’s unapologetic social conservative?
    By Jaime Fuller
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    Comparing Word Clouds From ‘Why We’re at War’ SpeechesHow does the language in Obama’s speech compare to words used to explain why we were in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo?
    By Dan Amira
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    Historical Persecution of the Jews Quickly Becoming MeaninglessNow criticism of Sarah Palin is like a “pogrom.”
    By Dan Amira
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    David Axelrod Accused of ‘Hippie Punching’Our search for … what that is.
    By Dan Amira
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    Arlen Specter Is the Only Person in the World Who Uses the Phrase ‘Smoking Dutch Cleanser’We have never heard this before.
    By Dan Amira
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    ‘Socialism’ Isn’t a Dirty Word for DemocratsIn fact, it’s about as good as capitalism.
    By Dan Amira
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    ‘Reconciliation’ Is Now a Dirty WordIt’s a simple majority now. If you don’t like simple majorities, you should just go back to the Soviet Union, Josef Stalin.
    By Dan Amira
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    ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’: The Allure, and Danger, of a Favorite Political MantraIt’s been chanted for decades, but can it do more harm than good this time around?
    By Dan Amira
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    Facebook Doesn’t Care Whether You ‘Defriend’ or ‘Unfriend’In response to Oxford’s word of the year selection, the social networking website says either term is fine.
    By Dan Amira