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Germany/USA - Now the Turkish media call him "Papaturka". The Pope surprised the world when he arrived in Turkey without a crucifix around his neck. He was seen waving a Turkish flag and then, most importantly, he endorsed Turkish membership in the European Union.
Germany/USA - Originally I had intended to write about the limits placed on women in my home country -- about the constraints on professional careers and about the strange alliance of traditionalist conservatives and modernist greens who celebrate the cult of 24-7-motherhood. But then I read Marsha Lipman's depressing blog entry from Moscow and reconsidered.
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