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10 things I didn't know about Mickey Mantle
Here are 10 interesting facts that I didn't know about Mickey Mantle but learned from reading “The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood," by Jane Leavy.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/19
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In Pictures: Underwater Archaeology
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10 things I didn't know about Mickey Mantle
Here are 10 interesting facts that I didn't know about Mickey Mantle but learned from reading “The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood," by Jane Leavy.
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Terrorism & Security
Australia's Kevin Rudd: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange not responsible for cable release
Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said the Americans who gave the cables to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are to blame, not Assange. Assange could be extradited to Sweden, where he faces rape charges.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/19
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Decoder Wire
There's a law that bars federal employees from running for office?
The Hatch Act prohibits almost all federal employees in the executive branch from being political candidates. Here's how the law came to pass in 1939.
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The Daily Reckoning
The bygone middle-class golden era
The middle-class engine of the US economy faces a triple threat: stagnating wages for most, diminished opportunity for upward income mobility, and rising income inequality.
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WikiLeaks: How did the Pentagon lose track of 91,000 documents?
Military analysts say three trends involving technology, workplace culture, and the nature of modern warfare explain how WikiLeaks could have gotten so many classified Pentagon documents.
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The New Economy
Crib recall: What to do if yours is on the list
Crib recall involves some 2 million cribs from seven manufacturers because of suffocation and fall-out hazards.
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Will the health care reform law last after 2010 election?
The health care reform bill received no support from the Republican party, and faces a battle for its life if the GOP gains a majority after the 2010 election.
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In Pictures: Underwater Archaeology
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Patience and Fortitude
A grand, rambling, serendipitous treasure-house of material about books and the people who have loved them.
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Midwest floods may leave small towns smaller
Tiny Oakville, Iowa, is among those likely to lose residents, see tax base erode further.
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Floods engulf archaic levee system
The Midwest's patchwork of levees wasn't adequately monitored or maintained.
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The Bible – in surround sound
A number of audiobooks bring cinematic effects to readings of the Scriptures.
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