More than one hundred years after her birth, Ayn Rand's books,thoughts, and actions continue to be important to many people.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

They said people honored Rand and Branden as if they were religious leaders without ever questioning their beliefs.

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Rand became very angry and forced Branden to leave the Objectivists and never speak to her again.

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Things changed in nineteen sixty-eight when Rand discovered Branden having a sexual relationship with a younger student.

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Bernard Bilski and Rand Warsaw wanted to patent a method to let traders protect against the risk of price changes in energy markets.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

This gift was meant to represent Rand's ideas about capitalism as the most moral economic system.

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Ayn Rand and her ideas quickly became well known, especially among students and other young people.

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The Collective worked together to form the details of Rand's philosophy, which they called "Objectivism."

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The researchers work for the RAND Corporation and the University of California at Los Angeles.

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Branden and his wife Barbara soon became friends with Rand and joined the Collective.

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Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation.

VOA: special.2009.10.21

Rand believed that people must choose their values and actions through reason.

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However,many people are still opposed to Ayn Rand's books and ideas.

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Today we tell about the life and writings of Ayn Rand.

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Then,in nineteen forty-three, Rand's famous book "The Fountainhead" was published.

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She also decided to change her name to "Ayn Rand."

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Throughout the nineteen thirties, O'Connor acted and Rand wrote.

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Rand rejected this criticism.

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And Mr.Karzai is now widely seen as presiding over a corrupt government, says analyst Nora Bensahel of the RAND Corporation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03

Rand Paul,a grassroots conservative activist candidate, running under the "Tea Party" banner, scored a blowout win over the hand-picked Republican establishment candidate, Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Jason Campbell, with the Rand Corporation, a think tank in suburban Washington.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

"It is a clear sign that the Tea Party movement has some lasting staying power, that is has an ability to galvanize disaffected voters, and not only did Rand Paul win in Kentucky, but a Tea Party candidate won in a House race in Louisville, defeating another establishment candidate."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

An expert on nuclear proliferation at the RAND Corporation in the United States, Brian Jenkins,says because of its proximity to Somalia and its close ties to the West, Kenya is vulnerable to the worst-case scenario, where an al-Qaida terrorist unleashes a "dirty bomb" in Nairobi causing the death of thousands.

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