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November 7th - November 13th 2009

The destruction of the Iron Curtain on November 9th 1989 is still the most remarkable political event of most people's lifetimes. Our cover leader looks at what has been gained and how much there is to lose.

Also this week, you maybe interested in:

A bad night for Barack Obama
The "mini mid-terms" show the weaknesses of vagueness as a political strategy

Could Afghanistan get worse?
After the disaster of his "election", Hamid Karzai must reform quickly if he is to save his country and himself

Cameron's European climbdown
The Tory wisely gives in over Lisbon; but his troubles are not over

Religion and climate change
A unity among believers that you never see in politics

Farming by satellite
Agriculture goes high tech

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