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Bestselling books the week of 3/10/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/4/13, according to IndieBound*
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3 novels about home and estrangement
Robert Frost once defined home as “the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” In this week's fiction roundup, three men estranged from their families find out if he was right.
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Bestselling books the week of 2/28/13, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 2/21/13, according to IndieBound*
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Decoder Wire Al Gore now 'Romney-rich': Enough to make him happy?
Al Gore being 'Romney rich' has opened him up to jabs from the political left and right. It's not clear, though, whether his new wealth compensates for the loss of the presidency.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/10/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
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Bridging the partisan divide: VP's chief of staff is 'Mr. Fix-It'
Bruce Reed, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, has a reputation for getting along with both parties, and often plays a key role in pushing the Obama administration's agenda.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/4/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in bookstores across America?
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Does Mitt Romney have a political life after losing the presidency? (+video)
In his first post-election interview, Mitt Romney tells Fox News why he thinks he lost: failure to connect with minorities and the devastating impact of his '47 percent' comment. He hopes to have a future in the Republican Party, but as 'the guy who lost,' that's uncertain.
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Change Agent Gates, Zuckerberg champion computer programming in a new nonprofit video
Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey lobby for the teaching of computer coding in a new video produced by the nonprofit group Code.org.
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3 novels about home and estrangement
Robert Frost once defined home as “the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” In this week's fiction roundup, three men estranged from their families find out if he was right.
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Bestselling books the week of 2/28/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in bookstores across America?
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Bestselling books the week of 2/21/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 2/10/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at bookstores across America?
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Bestselling books the week of 2/3/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at bookstores across America?
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'30 Rock': The 10 best episodes
The NBC series '30 Rock,' created by Tina Fey, airs its final installment tonight. Check out our picks for the 10 best of its episodes.
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6 reasons why President Obama will defeat the NRA and win universal background checks
Something is going to happen this session in the US Congress that hasn’t happened in more than a decade: The National Rifle Association (NRA) is going to lose on a top priority issue. Here are six reasons why President Obama will win a victory on universal background checks.
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Gun lobby: Congress doesn't have the muscle to pass gun control (+video)
A month after Sandy Hook shootings, lawmakers are scaling back expectations on what can be achieved in Congress on gun control. But Democrats are urging the White House to use executive powers.
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Why Al Jazeera bought Al Gore's Current TV (+video)
Al Jazeera's purchase of Current TV, the news network cofounded by former Vice President Al Gore, boosts Al-Jazeera's reach in the US nearly ninefold to about 40 million homes. Jazeera plans to add more US bureaus and transform Current TV to 'Al-Jazeera America.'
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Dad, the anti-hippie hippie
I thought I was the green-living expert, till my father's Yankeeisms opened my eyes.
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Energy Voices Food vs. fuel debate: It's about much more than corn
Cellulosic biofuels aren't ready for prime time. So the EPA should reduce the 2013 mandates for biofuels, not only for cellulosic but also for corn and other food-based biofuels.
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Decoder Wire Rand Paul slams Ashley Judd as too liberal for Kentucky. Is he right? (+video)
Actress/activist Ashley Judd has adopted causes that, however worthy, are national as opposed to Kentuckian in scope. Sen. Rand Paul (R) talked about her activism in a radio interview Wednesday.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Act 3: global warming crusader
The Terminator took on global warming as governor of California. Now, Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined a Showtime miniseries to try to educate the everyman about climate change.
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Energy Voices Pressure on Obama grows for Keystone XL decision
President Barack Obama is facing pressure from all sides concerning the fate of the Keystone XL, a pipeline that would stretch from Canada through the Midwestern US in order to easily transport crude from Alberta’s oil sands to refineries in Texas.
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Energy Voices Has Obama turned a corner on climate change?
In response to a reporter's question during his first press conference after reelection, President Obama says he aims to curb the effects of climate change while growing the economy.
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Energy Voices Obama's climate legacy: What will he accomplish in his second term?
Could President Obama use a second term to burnish his legacy on the climate not only to his country, but also to the planet?
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Immigration reform: Can the GOP really win Hispanic votes with a flip-flop?
Republicans are beginning to craft legislation around an idea that seemed laughable before last week’s election: immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship. Critics say the gambit may not work.
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Obama wins Florida, topping Romney in final tally 332-206
President Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin over Mitt Romney that narrowly avoided an automatic recount.
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Decoder Wire Mitt Romney says he hasn't written a concession speech. Can that be true?
Mitt Romney may be, understandably, trying to project optimism to his supporters. But concession speeches are a crucial part of the democratic process.
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