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diff --git a/training/dtrain/test/parallelize/refs b/training/dtrain/test/parallelize/refs index 4d3128cb..632e27b0 100644 --- a/training/dtrain/test/parallelize/refs +++ b/training/dtrain/test/parallelize/refs @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -barack obama becomes the fourth american president to receive the nobel peace prize -the american president barack obama will fly into oslo , norway for 26 hours to receive the nobel peace prize , the fourth american president in history to do so . -he will receive a diploma , medal and cheque for 1.4 million dollars for his exceptional efforts to improve global diplomacy and encourage international cooperation , amongst other things . -the head of the white house will be flying into the norwegian city in the morning with his wife michelle and will have a busy schedule . -first , he will visit the nobel institute , where he will have his first meeting with the five committee members who selected him from 172 people and 33 organisations . -the presidential couple then has a meeting scheduled with king harald v and queen sonja of norway . -then , in the afternoon , the visit will culminate in a grand ceremony , at which obama will receive the prestigious award . -he will be the fourth american president to be awarded the prize , and only the third to have received it while actually in office . -the white house has stated that , when he accepts the prize , obama will speak about the war in afghanistan . -the president does not want to skirt around this topic , as he realises that he is accepting the prize as a president whose country is currently at war in two countries . +europe 's divided racial house +a common feature of europe 's extreme right is its racism and use of the immigration issue as a political wedge . +the lega nord in italy , the vlaams blok in the netherlands , the supporters of le pen 's national front in france , are all examples of parties or movements formed on the common theme of aversion to immigrants and promotion of simplistic policies to control them . +while individuals like jorg haidar and jean @-@ marie le pen may come and ( never to soon ) go , the race question will not disappear from european politics anytime soon . +an aging population at home and ever more open borders imply increasing racial fragmentation in european countries . +mainstream parties of the center left and center right have confronted this prospect by hiding their heads in the ground , hoping against hope that the problem will disappear . +it will not , as america 's racial history clearly shows . +race relations in the us have been for decades - and remain - at the center of political debate , to the point that racial cleavages are as important as income , if not more , as determinants of political preferences and attitudes . +the first step to address racial politics is to understand the origin and consequences of racial animosity , even if it means uncovering unpleasant truths . +this is precisely what a large amount of research in economics , sociology , psychology and political science has done for the us . |