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Germany Reignites Debate on Multiculturalism, Integration
Turkish immigrants and national identity in Angela Merkel’s Germany. Also, one-quarter of ballots are nullified for fraud in Afghan elections, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell in legal limbo — and so are potential recruits.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenTurkish immigrants and national identity in Angela Merkel’s Germany. Also, one-quarter of ballots are nullified for fraud in Afghan elections, and military recruiters are accepting openly gay or lesbian applicants…but it might not last. We get the latest on Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Banner image: A Muslim woman wearing a headscarf walks past a Turkish grocery store in the immigrant-heavy district of Kreuzberg on September 21, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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3 storiesOne-Quarter of Ballots Nullified for Fraud in Afghan Elections
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission has thrown out almost 25 percent of the 5.6 million votes cast in last month's parliamentary election. The issues are fraud and corruption, including citizens forced to cast votes at gunpoint. Alissa Rubin is Kabul Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story8 minGermany's Identity Crisis
Memories of the Holocaust made Germany sensitive to ethnic discrimination after the Second World War. The country's demand for cheap labor has produced a Turkish minority two million strong in a nation of 80 million.
Read the story35 minPentagon Suspends 'Don't Ask Don't Tell,' but Appeals Order
The Pentagon has ordered military recruiters to accept applicants who volunteer that they’re gay or lesbian. But the applicants also have to be told that could change. It’s all about the likely appeal of a judge’s order that 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.
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