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"Freakonomics" author Stephen Dubner covers the dubious nature of self-reported data. Why do people lie and, moreover, why do people lie when it conflicts with their own self-interests? One reason, Dubner says, is out of a desire for social acceptance and the preservation of reputation.

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Political instability has put a spotlight on Nigeria, home to Africa's largest oil industry. Militants have recently sabotaged crude exports with series of attacks on drills and supply lines. With Nigeria pumping oil at its lowest rate in 25 years, unease about the global oil supply has increased.

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Today marks the 60-year anniversary of the Cold War’s first major crisis: The Blockade of Berlin. Angered by an allied plan to reform Germany’s worthless Reichsmark into the Deutschemark, Soviet leader Josef Stalin cut off all roads and railways into West Berlin.

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Last week, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a World War II-style GI Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The Senate is expected to vote on it this week. Now that the White House has withdrawn its long-held opposition to the bill, a new generation of veterans could see a doubling of college benefits.

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