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5 memoirs to add to your 2013 reading list
A new crop of memoirs takes readers to the worlds authors once knew.
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15 promising nonfiction books for spring 2013
April showers bring May flowers. Here's some fresh non-fiction to check out this spring while you enjoy the new greenery.
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Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home
Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:
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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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George Ferris: Here are all 10 of Google's animal odd couples
Google's latest doodle combines two events. The love-themed amusement park celebrates Valentine's Day and the 154th birthday of George Ferris, who invented the Ferris wheel. Clicking on the heart-button located in the center of the doodle makes the two Ferris wheels spin. When they stop, a new couple is formed and they go on a date. Much like real-life dating, some of these dates end well and others, well, let's just say the other dates shouldn't expect a second one. Have you seen all of the couples? If not, here's your chance to see the curious pairs.
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The best Christmas ever? Often it was pared down.
In tough times, people discover that simple holidays can be the most satisfying.
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As hunger rises in US, so do creative ways to help
One example: Some corporations are being urged to skip their annual holiday party and donate the money to help the hungry instead.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's can-do education pick
Arne Duncan, Chicago schools chief, improved performance despite tight money.
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USA
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Blagojevich readying for an uphill fight
In the Illinois governor’s corruption case, the law gives prosecutor the edge, analysts say.
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For Obama, split looms over education reform
His pick for Education secretary, Chicago's Arne Duncan, faces a divide among Democrats.
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USA
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Obama criticizes Bush as he unveils Agriculture and Interior picks
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Study finds decline in American driving
More and more, Americans are leaving their cars in the driveway, a new study from the Brookings Institution has concluded.
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The safety geeks who rescue us before disaster happens
If your Christmas tree doesn’t go up in flames, thank the scientists at Underwriters Laboratory.
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Obama names basketball buddy and fellow Harvard alum as Education Secretary
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From trash to an inventor's treasure trove
Kids dig through their trash and recycling bins to find materials for creating inventions.
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USA
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Obama's green team
At a news conference in Chicago Monday, Barack Obama announced many of his energy and environment appointees, a team that many say signals a sharp break from Bush administration policies toward pollution, wildlife, clean energy, and climate change.
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What book critics are talking about the week of Dec. 16, 2008.
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Legacy of Chicago sit-in: empowering laid-off workers
Six-day factory occupation ends after employees gain $1.75 million severance package.
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USA
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Corruption winds through Illinois politics
Weak laws and entrenched culture lets officials put personal gain ahead of public service.
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The Monitor's View: Shock and gall in Illinois
The Blagojevich case signals the need for vigilance by citizens, too, to eye the corrupt.
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Efforts to sell Obama’s Senate seat part of a “political corruption crime spree”
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Feds arrest Illinois governor for corruption
Blagojevich ‘corruptly used his office,’ US says after a wiretap probe.
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Was the New Deal too small?
A lesson from Great Depression, historians say, is that Roosevelt didn't spend enough to jolt economy into recovery.
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Obama, Gore talk climate
Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Al Gore met privately in Chicago Tuesday to discuss energy and climate issues.
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USA
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A day in the security bubble with Barack Obama
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