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Twenty years ago this week, Osama bin Laden and his cohorts founded the infamous militant group al-Qaeda. For two decades the terrorist network has sought to end foreign influence in Muslim countries, kill US citizens and their allies everywhere, and create a perfect Islamic form of government in the Muslim world. The past 20 years have seen many gruesome al-Qaeda successes, but the group also faces feasible fragmentation and failure in the future.

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What, besides the Olympics, happened around the world this week? Source

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While the rest of us watch the Olympic Opening Ceremonies held at China's National Stadium on TV, leaders from around the world flew to the "Bird Nest" for the occasion. An exceptional number of leaders — 104 according to planners — attended the event. But not everyone showed up.

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This video is one of the cleanest, simplest explanations of the goofy way the US elects the president. Think your vote just counts directly, end of story. Oh, nopey nope.

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