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Inauguration 2013: How Obama is different from four years ago (+video)

Inauguration 2013 is different from the 2009 version in many ways – not least the president himself. He's learned some tough political lessons, but he still seems to have ambitious plans.
'Fiscal cliff' road trip: Obama talks Scrooge as GOP stews

President Obama went back into campaign mode Friday at a toy factory near Philadelphia, while Republicans back in Washington declared fiscal cliff negotiations are in a stalemate.
What There Is to Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell

Two great writers share thoughts on their books, their gardens, their dreams, and their deep caring for one another.
Keith Olbermann: career at MSNBC is over effective immediately [VIDEO]

'Anti-establishment' MSNBC news anchor Keith Olbermann signed off for the last time, Friday.
Classic review: Tepper Isn't Going Out

Calvin Trillin serves up a novel "as deightful as finding a free spot in Time Square."
Westminster Dog Show 2010: Why it's better than Winter Olympics

In Monday's TV ratings showdown, the furry adorableness of the Westminster Dog Show 2010 takes on the international glamour and athletic prowess of the Winter Olympics. Here's why the dogs should win.
Do we really want to curl up with an e-book?

E-books and e-readers work well with page-turners, best-sellers, and text-heavy tomes -- not so well when a book needs images or a book-lover needs the look and feel of ink and paper.
Classic review: Lamentations of the Father

Ian Frazier – winner of the 2009 Thurber Prize for American Humor – turns his dry wit on everything from parenthood to global warming.
How Washington lobbyists peddle power

The equivalent of six health-care lobbyists for every member of Congress are registered for this year's biggest political battle.
The time-honored practice of Astroturf lobbying

Grass-roots lobbying, or reaching out to potentially sympathetic groups and individuals, has grown into a huge and sophisticated business.
The rotary, a bottomless pit of human foibles

Driving into a rotary is like entering a buzz saw at high speed.
Democrats unrelenting in oversight of Bush administration

With elections ahead, Congress is expected to keep spotlight on alleged misdeeds.
Democrats unrelenting in oversight of Bush administration

With elections ahead, Congress is expected to keep spotlight on alleged misdeeds.
Snicker you not at this prose

Ian Frazier turns his dry and sometimes dark wit on everything from parenthood to global warming.
Is it harder to write or to wed?

Neither matrimony nor writing is easy, suggests Joshua Henkin in his thoughtful novel about a young husband in a writer’s workshop.