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2013 Oscar nominations: 15 films that came from the printed page
The list of Oscar nominations features 15 movies that got their start in the world of words, from Snow White to a Tolstoy classic.
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Oscars 2013: Will one of these movies win Best Picture?
Nominations for Best Picture won't be announced until Jan. 10, but these films stand the best chance of earning nods in the category.
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In Pictures: Carmageddon in Los Angeles
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In Pictures: Betty Ford remembered
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In Pictures: Medvedev as president
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Bobby Jindal proposes sale of $47M in property to balance budget
Jindal proposes unloading a half-dozen tracts of state property around south Louisiana to drum up $47 million, money that he's using to help pay for public colleges in his budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year that starts July 1.
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2013 Oscar nominations: 15 films that came from the printed page
The list of Oscar nominations features 15 movies that got their start in the world of words, from Snow White to a Tolstoy classic.
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Oscars 2013: Will one of these movies win Best Picture?
Nominations for Best Picture won't be announced until Jan. 10, but these films stand the best chance of earning nods in the category.
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Dow loses 313 in post-election sell-off
Stocks plummeted during Wall Street's first day of trading after President Obama's reelection. Stocks also spiraled downward in the days after Obama's first victory.
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Hospital bills forgiven for Colorado shooting victims
Hospitals caring for uninsured victims of the Aurora shooting say they may forgive some medical bills.
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Texas’ Perry rejects Medicaid expansion. What now? (+video)
Now that Texas Governor Rick Perry has rejected the federal expansion of the Medicaid program, health care providers in the state would like to see Perry's alternative health care plan. Others praised the governor's decision.
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Support for Greece's mentally ill disintegrates as money dries up
More of the mentally ill in Greece have ended up homeless, as services have been hit hard amid sharp austerity measures.
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The Monitor's View: The Obama birth-control mandate
The president's health-care regulation expanding access to birth control, including abortion pills, impinges on churches that oppose abortion, especially Catholic ones, by narrowly defining their religious activity to teaching only. Government must be wary of determining where the works of faith end.
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In Pictures: Carmageddon in Los Angeles
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In Pictures: Betty Ford remembered
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China's mental hospitals: a new push to quash dissent?
Forced commitments to China's mental hospitals are rising on the local-government level, lawyers and activists say.
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In Pictures: Medvedev as president
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/13
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Osama bin Laden death may cause stocks to rise
Osama bin Laden death has caused 'exuberance and relief' among investors. The killing of bin Laden, along with strong earnings and a substantial deal in the drug sector, will likely send stocks up.
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South Korea's boom in medical tourism
South Korea has long been a destination for Asians seeking plastic surgery, but now the country is aiming to be a destination for people seeking many other medical services.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/03
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In Pictures: Holiday helpers
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In Pictures: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
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In Pictures: Thanksgiving traditions
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Five ways New Orleans is still struggling after Katrina
Newly elected New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu recently marked his first one hundred days in office by announcing one hundred Katrina recovery projects, including health clinics, criminal justice facilities, road reconstructions, public recreation, and more. Still, Landrieu says the city’s recovery will take another five years. Here are five critical areas of public policy which may determine whether New Orleans has a successful recovery by 2015.
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Alaska's Lisa Murkowski: No. 7 on list of ousted incumbents?
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) of Alaska could become the seventh congressional incumbent to lose a primary in 2010 if her too-close-to-call race with 'tea party' favorite Joe Miller stays in Mr. Miller's favor. The last time this many incumbents lost primaries was in 2002, when eight representatives and one senator lost before the general election. Here are the ousted incumbents, in the order they lost their primaries.
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In Pictures: Britain's royal family
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As Obama healthcare debate rages, a glimpse into S. Africa's care gap
After rushing an ill friend to a public hospital in Johannesburg, the sight of skeletal men staring in vain to get the attention of overworked nurses raised a number of questions for me.
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Obama fights for health reform– from Moscow
He has not insisted that an overhaul include a public insurance option... or else. But on Tuesday he reiterated his preference for that approach.
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Catholic groups fear abortion rights bill
But it's unclear if the Freedom of Choice Act imperils a doctor's right not to perform the procedure.
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