Zut Alors! Vox 2008-04-26T17:25:37Z Xtine http://xtine66.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398d478840002/tags/yankistan/ An oldie but goodie. Bonus: Makes Detroit look vibrant and wonderful - no easy task tag:vox.com,2008-04-26:asset-6a00e398d47884000200f48cf22f150002 2008-04-26T17:09:10Z 2008-04-26T17:25:37Z Xtine http://xtine66.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Why Not the Worst? We promised to find the armpit of America. Turns out it's only about five inches from the heart By Gene Weingarten Sunday, December 2, 2001 My little puddle jumper begins its descent into Elko, a charmless city of 20,000 in th...

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]]> Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations’ tag:vox.com,2008-04-26:asset-6a00e398d47884000200e398f39b000004 2008-04-26T06:41:18Z 2008-04-26T06:41:18Z Xtine http://xtine66.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom By ADAM LIPTAK The New York Times Published: April 23, 2008 The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners. Indeed, the United States leads the world in producing prisone...

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]]> U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment tag:vox.com,2008-01-23:asset-6a00e398d47884000200e398d56ba80004 2008-01-23T20:39:57Z 2008-01-23T20:39:57Z Xtine http://xtine66.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom New York Times by Felicity Berenger Published: January 23, 2008 WASHINGTON — A new international ranking of environmental performance puts the United States at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations and 39th among the 149 countrie...

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