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May 2012
Despite their Supreme Leader's violent hostility to Israel and the West, many Iranians believe he is simply not up to the job
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April 2012
The centre-right celebrity is now firmly placed in the twitterati pantheon, but he's long since abandoned his principles
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March 2012
Europe’s most celebrated author is playing with fire in his latest novel
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January/February 2012
Michael Mosbacher charts the evolution of a hard-line Marxist into the leader of a cult that believes its "progressive" ends justify any means
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