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Mukesh Ambani speaks to the faithful
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Democracy in America on the Full Friedman, and uncertainty in the labour market
Bagehot explores some of the reasons for the Football Association's isolation
Prospero quotes Christopher Hitchens
Free exchange asks how real China's growth is
Buttonwood sees a return to the bad old days in London
Banyan watches financial tightening extract a grisly toll in China
Babbage anticipates Re recycling, as a rare metal grows scarcer
Johnson decodes British euphemisms
Thaksin Shinawatra on Thai politics
The former prime minister on his trial, how his sister could win the upcoming elections and when he will end his exile
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