So what is it that drives people to want to leave this planet and risk everything on another?

BBC: Prospect of one-way Mars trip captures the imagination

But what is it that has brought this elebentieth repetition of the progressive mantra?

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What is it that makes the Titanic so intriguing and universal to so many people?

CNN: 100 years later, Titanic's allure still strong

So what is it that makes fans so excited about this particular take on zombies?

CNN: Can 'The Walking Dead' scare up viewers?

And then you ask them, okay, well, what is it that you're thinking about doing?

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

So what is it that -- can you point to us how that is a negotiation?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

So what is it that in your view the New York City Police Department is doing wrong?

NPR: The Difficulties Of Proving Racial Profiling

There is a question Republicans do need to ask: What is it that binds our party together?

WSJ: How Republicans Can Build a Big-Tent Party

As I travel across the country folks often ask me what is it that I pray for.

WHITEHOUSE: National Prayer Breakfast

So that it's not clear to me what is it that we are going to talk about?

NPR: President Bush Airs His Ideas About Iraq and Iran

Do I have that right, and what is it that people are so unhappy about if so?

NPR: Large Turnout Sets Up France's Left-Right Runoff

What is it that might be making people think that there is a chance of such a renaissance?

FORBES: Is The RIM Renaissance Here With BlackBerry 10?

So what is it that -- what is the scope that would be acceptable for that final agreement?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

What is it that makes Groupon successful and how do we get a piece of that in our experience?

FORBES: What Is The Best Way For A Product Manager To Get A Director Or VP Job At A Start-Up?

Afterall, what is it that made the paper fall to an oversold level?

FORBES: Innovation In Investment Vehicles

What is it that we do that turns our activities into profitable ones?

FORBES: Google Reader And The Underpants Gnomes

So what is it that triggers an event like this on this day?

NPR: Steep Drop in Global Stock Markets Monday

So what is it that makes the European, or eurozone, experience so different?

FORBES: Eurobond Contagion: Or What's Really Wrong With the Eurozone

Entitled Just What is it That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?

BBC: Collectors snap up pop art prints

But what is it that it is going to get you to act?

FORBES: What's It Going To Take To Get You Off Your Butt And Truly Accomplish Something? This.

Setting aside the US for the moment, what is it that countries like Great Britain and Japan have in common?

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The misdeeds of Jack Abramoff has again put a spotlight on Washington lobbyists, but what is it that they do?

NPR: What Do Lobbyists Do?

What is it that leads not only bloggers but respectable TV networks to write so uncritically about stuff like this?

FORBES: Cars That Run On Air And Water

But what is it that you think might happen to your health insurance as a consequence of health care reform?

WHITEHOUSE: Discussing the Economy in Des Moines

To assist each group in crafting its poll questions, ask: What is it that your group is trying to determine?

CNN: Student News Learning Activity: Polling

What is it that sends any discussion at all of radioactivity into hysterical proofs of near total ignorance of the subject?

FORBES: Does The DoD Want To Kill Us All With Radioactive Nuclear Scrap Metal? No, No Not Really

So what is it that gold and silver have just found out about Romney that the rest of us are missing?

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But what is it that really made those policies in Detroit fail?

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This is a rather important matter for those who invest in in commodities: what is it that determines the iron ore price?

FORBES: What Determines the Iron Ore Price?

What is it that makes these girls turn themselves into living dolls?

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