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'Someone Could Get Hurt': 5 stories from the front lines of parenting
In 'Someone Could Get Hurt,' Drew Magary shares stories from his time as a dad.
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3 smart new historic novels
There's a glorious interplay between historical fact and fiction in this week's fiction roundup.
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4 noteworthy new novels: What happens when a past love reappears?
These four new novels all feature the specter of a past relationship.
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12 best books for preteens
12 best books for preteens
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15 great quotes about books
15 great quotes about books from "A Book Addict's Treasury."
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When E.B. White is also Grandpa
E.B. White granddaughter Martha keeps loving watch over a unique literary legacy.
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The four-legged gardener
With natural pruning skills and a thorough love of dirt, Ricky offers enthusiastic, if unskilled, assistance.
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12 best books for preteens
12 best books for preteens
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15 great quotes about books
15 great quotes about books from "A Book Addict's Treasury."
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2012 economic outlook: What's in store for next year?
With the housing market and auto sales showing some signs of life, pundits predict a better economy for 2012. But the ripple from a European downturn could erode the economic pace in the US.
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NBA regular season opens. Back to normal? Not quite.
NBA regular season finally arrives with five games on Christmas Day. But TV and technology are changing league revenues and how America will see the NBA regular season.
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Darlene Love and other traditions return to 'Letterman' (VIDEO)
Darlene Love, the Lone Ranger, and meatball target practice have all become holiday traditions on David Letterman's 'Late Show.'
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Ricin terror plot: Four in Ga. accused of planning attacks
Ricin terror plot: Federal agents raided four men's homes Tuesday and arrested them on charges of conspiring to plan the attacks.
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Kindle Fire tablet: Cool gadget or power grab for Amazon? (VIDEO)
The Kindle Fire is integrated with the Amazon cloud computing service, and the user is automatically logged into Amazon, turning the device into a powerful proprietary shopping tool.
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The Help: movie review
Set in the Jim Crow South, 'The Help' too often feels like a civics lesson despite moments of nobility with stellar performances by Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.
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What could happen to the global economy if US defaults
Some private economists see devastating effects, such as stock markets plunging. But other economists don't envision such a scenario, suggesting that the Fed, for example, may step in.
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John Edwards criminal trial set for October
John Edwards let his attorneys do his talking for the 30-minute hearing in which the judge tentatively set October as the month for trial of the campaign finance case brought last month against the former US senator and 2008 presidential candidate.
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Editor's choice: The Story of Charlotte's Web
How E.B. White wrote one of the most successful books in the history of children’s literature.
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Coffee prices nearly double, with no relief in sight
Coffee prices are up because of rising demand, higher fuel costs. High coffee prices has roasters, retailers struggling to cover costs.
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Unemployment rate drops 0.1 percent, showing 'positive momentum' in job market
The United States added 216,000 new jobs in March, mostly in the private sector job market, driving the unemployment rate down to 8.8 percent.
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Stock market in first quarter: best this century?
Stock market poised Thursday to turn in its best first-quarter performance since tech bubble. Can stock market keep climbing?
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Obama's Libya speech: Did it outline where intervention is headed?
President Obama emphasized humanitarian goals in Libya and made it clear he wants the Qaddafi regime to fall. But he also insisted that regime change was not a goal of the coalition action, per se.
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Eight ways $100 oil may affect you
In recent weeks, the price of a barrel of oil has stayed at about $100 a barrel, and gasoline prices have been edging closer to $4 a gallon. The costs are apparently due to events half a world away, in the Middle East. Even though plenty of oil is around, there is fear of further disruptions, and consumers, business people, and politicians have all been making adjustments. Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
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Classic review: The Count of Monte Cristo
A swashbuckling new edition of a story that never grows old.
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Full Dark, No Stars
King of horror Stephen King serves up a grimly captivating collection of tales with his usual skill.
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Fall of Giants
Ken Follett’s “Century Trilogy” is off to a strong start with "Fall of Giants" – a massive, compelling story of World War I.
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Washington: A Life
America’s first president emerges from this marvelous biography an admirable, flawed, and very human figure.
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Boy Scouts group removes Mormons from leadership roles over religious beliefs
Boy Scouts: Church officials were initially thrilled earlier this month when the Stokes family volunteered as leaders, until they saw on the couple's application forms that they belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Tanzania takes the edge off an old Black Panther
After 38 years in the bush of Tanzania, former Black Panther leader Pete O'Neal has shed his belligerent revolutionary fervor and today spends his time working with disadvantaged African children.
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Opinion: The dangers of seeing America as a 'Christian nation'
Christian traditionalists see American freedom as derived from Christian faith. That flies in the face of the historical record – and it distorts today's political debates.
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