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Jesse Owens: 10 quotes for his birthday
10 quotes from the Olympic athlete on what would have been his 99th birthday.
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'Hello, Goodbye, Hello': 6 oddball meetings between celebrities
Richard Nixon met Elvis Presley? Here are 6 celebrity meetings you'd never imagine from Craig Brown's new book 'Hello, Goodbye, Hello.'
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The 10 greatest villains in literature
A list of the 10 greatest villains in all of literature – the most memorable bad-guys of the fictive world .
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10 cars that tell the story of America
From Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/10/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Cover Story
Progress watch 2012: Smart phones, jobs returning to America, and war crimes trialsThe often-slow arc of good news may not make headlines. But 2012 brought its quiet share: from extreme poverty dropping by half since 1990 to a robot with the bulky profile of an NFL player that may have a role in bringing jobs back to the US.
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Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' is entertaining, but the same old schtick
'Django' shows Tarantino has perfected his game, but will the director ever move beyond his usual fare?
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Chapter & Verse
Writer David Nasaw discusses the turbulent life of Joseph P. KennedyFrom his role as a father to powerful politicians to his job as a movie industry mogul, Nasaw says that 'unlike other outsiders who fight to get inside... once [Kennedy] gets inside, he refuses to play by the rules.'
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Culture Cafe
Damon joining Clooney in 'The Monuments Men'?Damon joining Clooney? Matt Damon is in talks to join Clooney in Clooney's project 'The Monuments Men,' which follows a group of art historians and museum curators who try to recover art stolen by the Third Reich during World War II.
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The Daily Reckoning
Is there such a thing as too much energy?Government moves energy from the future to the past, Bonner writes, from what will be to what used to be, and finally, to what will be no more.
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Decades after king's toppling, Iraq revisits its royal history
The date of the assassination of Iraq's last king – July 14, 1958 – has long been a national holiday. In a sign of changing attitudes, some politicians say it's time to rethink that.
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Bal Thackeray: godfather of nativists in India's most cosmopolitan city
In death as in life, Bal Thackeray divided Mumbai. Mumbaikars shuttered shops fearing violence, while hundreds of thousands thronged the funeral today of the Shiv Sena founder.
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'Mao: The Real Story' and 'Former People'
Russian, Chinese lives lost in the rush to a new brotherhood.
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Chapter & Verse
Hurricane Sandy's predecessor, the Great Hurricane of 1938: What can we learn from it?Historian Cherie Burns discusses the 1938 natural disaster that shocked New England.
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The Fish That Ate the Whale
'The Fish That Ate the Whale' is an elegantly written cautionary tale about how hubris can destroy a powerful company.
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Editor's Blog
Election 2012: Choose a future, any futureIf you have diligently read the position papers, listened to the speeches, and watched the debates, by now you know a lot about both candidates for president. That's good citizenship -- but it doesn't necessarily mean the next four years will unfold the way you think.
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At Supreme Court: Can US courts be venue for human rights cases from abroad?
On Day 1 of its term, the US Supreme Court heard a case involving allegations by 12 Nigerians that a foreign oil firm abetted human rights abuses in Nigeria 20 years ago. Alien Tort Statute, originally aimed at allowing legal action against pirates, lies at heart of the case.
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Culture Cafe
'Looper': The ending explained'Looper' has a lot of sci-fi twists. Here's a walk-through of how the time travel in the film worked.
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Winter of the World
The second book of Ken Follett's 'Century' trilogy is a gift to lovers of popular fiction.
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The Daily Reckoning
The ideal economy: How do we get what we really want?In a completely free market, we can assume people will get what they want, or at least what they deserve, Bonner writes.
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Jesse Owens: 10 quotes for his birthday
10 quotes from the Olympic athlete on what would have been his 99th birthday.
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The Daily Reckoning
Hitler and the false lure of more is betterNazi Germany's economy was not a central planning success, it was a disaster. Is there a lesson for today?
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Decoder Wire
Why is Hank Williams Jr. upping his anti-Obama rhetoric?Last October, country singer Hank Williams Jr. made a comparison between President Obama and Hitler. Last week, at the Iowa State Fair, he reportedly said that the president is Muslim.
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Palestinian comments on Holocaust underscore internal divides
A Palestinian official prompted a heated debate when he visited Auschwitz last month. Many Palestinians believe that recognition of the Holocaust detracts from their own suffering.
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The Daily Reckoning
Defense spending and the declining 'bang' for the buckDoes the US really need to spend more money on an M1 tank that won't be a part of the next war?
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Sikh temple shooting renews fears over white supremacist groups (+video)
The gunman who killed six people in the Sikh temple shooting was in a hardcore racist rock band. Experts say white supremacist groups are on the rise, fueled by a bad economy and the election of a black president.
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'Hello, Goodbye, Hello': 6 oddball meetings between celebrities
Richard Nixon met Elvis Presley? Here are 6 celebrity meetings you'd never imagine from Craig Brown's new book 'Hello, Goodbye, Hello.'
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Michael Phelps not best Olympian ever? So says chief of London Olympics
Sebastian Coe, revered British Olympic long-distance runner and head of the London Olympic organizing committee, said other athletes' Olympic achievements might be more impressive than those of all-time medal leader Michael Phelps.
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The Circle Bastiat
Empty seats at the Olympics: Bad price control to blame?British Olympic organizers restricted ticket prices and rewarded bulk corporate purchases (but not use). They shouldn't be surprised to see so many empty seats.
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The 10 greatest villains in literature
A list of the 10 greatest villains in all of literature – the most memorable bad-guys of the fictive world .
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