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10 best books of April, according to Amazon
Amazon picks the 10 best books of April
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Mardi Gras: a guide to five of the biggest New Orleans parades
Parades known as krewes form the backbones of the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. Here are five of the biggest ones.
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Mitt Romney gaffes: 9 times the button-down candidate should have buttoned up
In politics, a gaffe is often described as a "truth told by accident." Mitt Romney has had relatively few of them during his time in politics, but when the former governor of Massachusetts commits one, it can be a doozy. Here’s a list of the most memorable.
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In Pictures: The Hermanator Experience
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In Pictures: State fairs
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Chapter & Verse
Stephen King's next book will be paper format only
Stephen King will be releasing a new book next June, but the author says it won't be available electronically.
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Are music concerts getting any safer since Sugarland stage collapse?
Calls escalate for the establishment of common safety standards in the music concert industry, and Indiana, scene of a tragic stage collapse at the state fair last summer, is ground zero for the discussion.
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10 best books of April, according to Amazon
Amazon picks the 10 best books of April
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Mardi Gras: a guide to five of the biggest New Orleans parades
Parades known as krewes form the backbones of the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. Here are five of the biggest ones.
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Mitt Romney gaffes: 9 times the button-down candidate should have buttoned up
In politics, a gaffe is often described as a "truth told by accident." Mitt Romney has had relatively few of them during his time in politics, but when the former governor of Massachusetts commits one, it can be a doozy. Here’s a list of the most memorable.
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Post oil: Glimpses of life after fossil fuel
Contentious debates about "peak oil" aside, imagining how the world looks post oil is increasingly easy as alternatives to fossil fuel develop rapidly.
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Diggin' It
An attractive fall wreath starts with a disliked vegetable
You don't have to like to eat okra to find it useful. Okra has beautiful flowers, and its dried pods are great in crafts, especially on fall wreaths.
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In Pictures: The Hermanator Experience
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The Vote
Is Sarah Palin going to announce she's running for president on September 3?
It's relatively late in the game, but GOP strategist Karl Rove predicts that Palin will jump into the 2012 presidential race. She could do it when she headlines a tea party gathering next month.
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Obama's three-day jobs tour: Did he connect with rural America?
Obama’s three-day bus tour of the Midwest wrapped up in front of mostly friendly audiences in small rural Illinois communities. The president talked of jobs, political pledges, and county fairs.
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In Pictures: State fairs
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Indiana State Fair: Memorial service re-opens state fair after stage collapse (VIDEO)
The Indiana State Fair re-opened Monday morning with a memorial service, honoring the five victims who lost their lives and dozens more who were injured following Saturday night's stage collapse.
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Wisconsin State Fair mob attack: Police seek hate crime charges
Wisconsin police say a mob attack at the Wisconsin State Fair was racially motivated. One teen arrested Wednesday said he deliberately targeted white fairgoers because they were 'easy targets.'
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The Vote
What's behind Sarah Palin's surprise trip to the Iowa State Fair?
Sarah Palin's One Nation bus tour is making a surprise visit to the State Fair in Iowa, where GOP presidential candidates (and the attendant press corps) are gathered for a debate and straw poll.
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Flash mob attacks: Rising concern over black teen involvement
From Milwaukee to Philadelphia to Chicago, officials are enforcing curfews and requiring chaperones for teens, after several flash mob attacks allegedly involving black youths.
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In Pictures: Daring dogs
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In Pictures: Brazil: sights to see
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In Pictures: Fun fried foods
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Fried Kool-Aid has people lining up to try it at the fair [VIDEO]
Fried Kool-Aid may be the unhealthiest food at the San Diego County fair this summer. But so far, fans say they love fried Kool-Aid.
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Reader recommendation: The Devil in the White City
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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In Pictures: Carnival 2011
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