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What was the reasoning to oppose "political groups" from being included in the UN definition of genocide? Aside from obvious implications of being scrutinized, what was the argument from say the World Jewish Congress or a country like Peru?	2
After the revelation about the Nixon tapes (and the end to the practice) was there ever any pressure to return to that practice after Nixon left? Or was the idea scrapped as potentially too dangerous to any occupant of the White House to record their conversations?	1
Israel gained diplomatic relations with two Middle Eastern (non-Arab) nations, Turkey and Iran in 1950. Was there any backlash within the Muslim population of those nations to recognizing Israel? How was the Palestinian cause and the Arab-Israeli wars viewed in those nations as time went on?	1
Why is it that the US went to war over the issue of slavery and Brazil did not?	1
Over 1000 Somalis were killed in the Battle of Mogadishu - why such a high number? What motivated all these groups to converge to fight off the American troops? And what was the effect on the city afterwards?	1
When the first newspapers began to appear in 17th-century Europe, what sort of people were in charge of clearing and censoring non-state backed papers for publication?	1
When François Mitterrand turned away from his radical economic program, was this seen as a blow for the socialist cause, or a more pragmatic approach for an economy in crisis? How did the perception of him in socialist and communist movements worldwide change from his election to his death in 1995?	1
To what extent did the mafia control the economy of Havana or Cuba? Is this an exaggeration of how times were under Batista, or was the Italian-American mafia presence well-known at the time? How did it interact with the Cuban gov't, and was it present on other islands in the sea?	1
At what point did the different levels of society (the British government of India, the British government itself, the Indian independence movement, and the public) become aware that Indian independence was coming sooner rather than later?	1
Between the end of Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Era, who were the prominent African-American politicians in the Republican Party? Were there any that achieved statewide, or nation-wide fame, aside from Booker T. Washington? How did the party help the political aspirations of black Americans?	1

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