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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/5/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/29/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/22/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/15/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Should US export natural gas? Study for DOE fuels fiery debate.
According to the study, global market conditions are not yet ripe for US natural gas exports, but when they are, the exports would benefit the economy. A key issue is how that benefit is shared.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/6/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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North Korea preps for rocket launch despite international warnings
Many are concerned that North Korea's rocket launch is cover for developing the technology to attach a nuclear warhead to a long-range missile capable of going as far as Hawaii, Alaska, or the US West Coast.
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Opinion: Fiscal cliff: Republicans on wrong track if they help Obama raise taxes on the rich
Higher taxes won’t much improve US finances and would likely wreck the economy. But as fiscal cliff talks intensify, a small group of Republican senators are prepared to help President Obama make the rich pay more – facts notwithstanding. A better approach: Spur private-sector growth.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/29/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Republican Party 2.0: 4 GOP leaders share ideas for political upgrade
In the aftermath of election 2012, four prominent Republicans share their visions for how the GOP can adapt its messaging to reflect a diversifying US electorate.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/22/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/15/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/8/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Decoder Wire Presidential election: How soon will someone win so we can go to sleep? (+video)
Polls close in six Eastern states at 7 p.m. If the networks call Virginia quickly for Obama, it could be an early sign of victory. But don't expect speedy presidential election results in battleground Ohio, where provisional ballots could make for a long night.
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Decoder Wire Electoral College 101: How it works. Why we're stuck with it.
Why is 270 the magic number on Election Day? Because it's the number of Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. A look at the messy system the Founding Fathers bequeathed us.
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Opinion: Hurricane Sandy blows climate change back on the table
Today is election day in the US, but climate change should have been on the campaign agenda months ago. It shouldn't take a disaster like superstorm Sandy to finally bring it back into the conversation.
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Voter turnout: the 6 states that rank highest, and why
Which state will have the highest voter turnout on Nov. 6?On average, about half (51.6 percent) of eligible US voters cast ballots, but six states averaged more than 60 percent. The policies and attitudes in these states may hold lessons for those trying to get out the vote around the country.
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Horizons Remembering Bob Ross, the host of 'The Joy of Painting'
The Google homepage honors public television legend Bob Ross, who would have celebrated his 70th birthday today.
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Culture Cafe Bob Ross: How did he get so mellow? (+video)
Bob Ross, whose 70th birthday is celebrated Monday with a Google Doodle, said that one experience made him vow never to raise his voice again.
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Hawaii tsunami: Smaller waves than predicted after Canada quake
Hawaii tsunami: Initial tsunami waves are small. But Hawaii residents got a good test of tsunami preparedness in the wake of Saturday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Canada.
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake rattles West coast of Canada
Canada earthquake: The earthquake stuck just after 8 p.m. local time Saturday, creating a small tsunami. No major damage or injuries have been reported in Canada. Hawaii still on tsunami watch.
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How the 2014 elections tip prospects for a 'grand bargain' on US deficits
Whoever wins the White House – President Obama or Mitt Romney – will need help from the other side of the aisle in the Senate to reach a deal on meaningful debt- and deficit-reduction. But key senators up for reelection in 2014 face wrenching tradeoffs.
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The Monitor's View: Please, a discerning presidential debate on foreign policy
When Mitt Romney and President Obama debate foreign policy Monday evening, they need to admit the US faces wholly new challenges that require a national consensus on the core values that can drive US responses.
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Difference Maker Steven Amstrup says it's not too late to save polar bears – and ourselves
'We know the answer to what it takes to save' polar bears, says environmental prize winner Steven Amstrup, who has gone to the Arctic to study the bears for 30 years.
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Energy Voices Why natural gas isn't likely to solve our energy woes
People who are counting on natural gas to solve the world’s energy problems are 'counting their chickens before they are hatched,' Tverberg writes. Natural gas requires a lot of infrastructure and up-front costs to obtain satisfactory results.
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Modern Parenthood Maine earthquake rattles mom into preparedness (sort of).
The 4.0 Maine earthquake that rattled homes throughout New England, convinced our mom blogger that a little preparedness – extra diapers, for example, and a working flashlight – might be in order for quakes as well as snow storms.
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Mother gets 99 years for beating, gluing daughter: Has the US had it with bad parents?
Elizabeth Escalona, a 23-year-old mother of five, was sentenced to 99 years in prison after severely beating her daughter and gluing the girl’s hands to a wall. The sentence is one sign that society – and the courts – are taking child abuse more seriously.
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Bestselling books the week of 10/11/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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