Lessons for the U.S. from abroad.

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• The Seoul of Clones Solving a biotech mystery: Why South Korea leads the world in stem-cell research.
  David Plotz Oct. 19, 2005
  
• Thanks for Your Hard Work. Now Get Out! Can a Persian Gulf-style guest-worker program succeed in the U.S.?
  Eric Weiner Aug. 15, 2005
  
• Euromail What Germans can teach us about e-mail.
  Eric Weiner March 25, 2005
  
• Malpractice Mess Do the Swedes have a faultless fix?
  David Dobbs Feb. 22, 2005
  
• The First Nonsmoking Nation Bhutan banned tobacco. Could the rest of the world follow?
  Eric Weiner Jan. 20, 2005
  
• Paper or Plastic? Mexico and Australia have ditched paper money for plastic bills. Should we, too?
  Eric Weiner Jan. 4, 2005