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What kind of an eater are you?
From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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Top 10 secret menu fast foods
Ten of the strangest, most innovative entrees you won't see on fast food menus – but can get anyway, if you ask.
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Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes
Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
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10 best books of March, according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson talks about the 10 new releases she's calling the best books of March.
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Opinion: Is Canada more pro-family than America?
Canadian families get generous parental leave, childcare subsidies, and guaranteed healthcare. Critics claim America can’t afford to follow suit, but it’s increasingly clear that it can’t afford not to.
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Opinion: Tea party activists: Don't confuse them with independents
Tea partyers are are disgruntled social conservatives aiming to take control of the Republican Party. Independents are the antiparty force, trying to restructure the partisan political system.
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Underdog Hayworth says he'll rap McCain on illegal immigration
J.D. Hayworth, who is contesting Sen. John McCain in the GOP primary, plans to make border security and illegal immigration key campaign themes – and to tap 'energy' of resurgent conservatives.
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Dan Abrams rolls out Geekosystem tech blog
Is there room for another tech blog? Dan Abrams is betting the answer is yes.
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What's wrong with Google Buzz?
This week, Google rolled out a new social media platform. But not everyone is in love with Google Buzz.
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Top 10 social media tips for the job hunt
Social media can be an excellent way to find a job – if you do it right.
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Privacy: Google Buzz (kill)?
Many have spoken out about how Google Buzz handles users' contact lists. Here's how to stay on top of what you share.
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MySpace CEO Van Natta resigns, leaving the social network in turmoil
MySpace has struggled to compete with Facebook and upstart Twitter in recent months. Now, the once reigning social media king will put its remaining clout behind MySpace Music.
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Iran cracks down on Gmail access
There are early reports that Iran plans to shut down Google's email service, a possible blow to protesters who have used Gmail in the past to help organize rallies. Twitter, meanwhile, appears to still be up and running in Iran.
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Google Buzz rolled out for Android, Apple iPhone
Among the features on the mobile version of Google Buzz is an extra layer of Google Maps, which lets you see the locations of nearby friends.
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Google Buzz: How it works
Google Buzz rolls out to GMail Tuesday afternoon, in a move that challenges Facebook and Twitter.
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Watch out, Twitter and Facebook. Google is on your heels.
Google could unveil a social media feature for Gmail as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
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Opinion: Twitter doesn’t start a revolution, people do
It is not technology per se that has the power to change the world, but rather the motivations (both good and evil) of the people using it.
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DuPont Circle snowball fight erupts as Washington, DC blasted by snow storm
A DuPont Circle snowball fight becomes national news as the nation's capital received more than two feet of snow on Saturday.
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As counter-media fuels tea party movement, main stream media catches on
The mainstream media ‘can no longer control the narrative’ of American culture, contends counter-media mogul Andrew Breitbart in a fiery speech to Tea Party Conventioneers. But that doesn’t mean tea partiers are saying ‘no comment’ to establishment reporters.
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Monopoly gets radical redesign -- goodbye, paper money
Hello, debit cards. The new circular board is certainly modern, but will it win over Monopoly purists?
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Facebook users content with redesign. For now.
Facebook has launched a redesign of its homepage. Amazingly, not many Facebook users are complaining.
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‘Tea party’ movement: lessons from earlier uprisings
While movements like the tea party have fervor and anger, historians caution that such groups can quickly lose momentum and influence.
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Opinion: Who dat! New Orleans Saints fans are ready to finish strong.
At the Super Bowl, the Saints will serve as ambassadors and symbols of a city reborn.
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Opinion: At Super Bowl, bogus PR about players' college graduation
The half-truth show at Super Bowl: players' college degrees – or not.
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'Tea party' movement: Who are they and what do they want?
Tea Party Nation convention starts Thursday. Questions and answers about the tea party movement and how it might affect the 2010 elections.
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Urban Dictionary name definitions the latest Facebook craze
The site made its name on user-submitted scatological definitions, and a Facebook status trend is capitalizing on it.
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Opinion: Yemen doesn't have to be the next failed terrorist state
Not if President Obama partners with Saudi King Abdullah for an urgent rebuilding effort.
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Adults ruined blogs for kids, study shows
A new report from the Pew's Internet and American Life Project reveals a decline in blogging among teens.
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Talk to the Editor: Is Congress gridlocked?
The Monitor's Gail Russell Chaddock knows Congress. She is closely tracking the big issues in President Obama's second year -- from healthcare reform to "don't ask, don't tell" to the shifting mood of voters. Got a question for her?
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