Heavy Lifting, No Rest, Candy: the Bulgarian Method

06/21/11 by Hannah Karp The Wall Street Journal Bulgaria's most renowned weightlifting coach led his tiny country to a stunning Olympic victory over the Soviet Union in 1972....

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A Tale of 2 Industrial Declines

07/12/11 At the height of the Cold War in the 1960s, some political scientists predicted that the Soviet Union and the United States would eventually come to resemble each other. The role of the state in capitalism was expanding, while communism seemed to be mellowing and liberalizing.

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The prez is clueless -- and we're all jobless

07/12/11 Aren't we all clueless about jobs ("Clueless About Jobs," Editorial, July 9)? After all, if mankind could manage the economy, the Soviet Union would still be in business. There is no magic bullet for the economy, which operates in a sphere beyond our comprehension. A wise man once said...

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