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Gender pay gap: Top 5 best and worst states
The pay gap between men and women has steadily narrowed during the past few decades. Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned in 2011, compared with 59 cents in 1963. Here is a look at states with biggest and smallest gender pay gaps today.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/29/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: the 3 most surprising things you didn't know
Fifty years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union within a hair’s breadth of nuclear war. Here are three things that many Americans don’t know about what historians routinely call “the most dangerous moment in human history.”
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Presidential debate: 7 defining moments in history (+video)
From Ronald Reagan’s one-liner, “There you go again,” to Al Gore’s heavy sighs and eye rolls, zingers and mannerisms can define a presidential debate even more than the candidates’ positions on critical issues. Here is a look back at seven defining debate moments.
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JFK White House recordings: 8 excerpts from the new book
Excerpts from some of the secret recordings made in the JFK White House are revealed in the new book 'Listening In.'
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Global News Blog
Good Reads: Mexico’s rise, Lincoln’s precedence, and tomorrow’s truthA round-up of this week's long-form good reads include a look at Mexico's competitive growth, the virtues of compromise in multiple administrations, and how facts 'decay.'
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Gender pay gap: Top 5 best and worst states
The pay gap between men and women has steadily narrowed during the past few decades. Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned in 2011, compared with 59 cents in 1963. Here is a look at states with biggest and smallest gender pay gaps today.
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Virgin Atlantic: Is Delta an interested buyer?
Virgin Atlantic Airways may soon have a new shareholder. Singapore Airlines is in talks to sell its 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic to Delta Air Lines. A deal would help Delta lay claim to highly competitive US to London airline routes.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/29/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Opinion: Make #GivingTuesday a US tradition like Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The holiday season starts with one day to give thanks followed by two days (Black Friday and Cyber Monday) for bargain hunting. Today, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals are coming together to launch #GivingTuesday – a day to celebrate the great American tradition of giving.
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Energy Voices
Clean energy's black swansWhat important and unanticipated events lie ahead in the cleantech space?
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Decoder Wire
Has the White House turkey pardon jumped the shark? (+video)The annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon, dating back to JFK, is now a highly choreographed affair, involving two turkeys, their 'bios,' and a Facebook vote to decide who gets to be the official White House bird.
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Hurricane Sandy: what to do if you're on one of the 9,000 canceled flights
More flight cancellations are expected as airlines scrap flights on Tuesday and maybe Wednesday. Hurricane Sandy has also brought some Amtrak service and public transit to a halt.
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Opinion: It's almost Nov. 6. Do you know what books Obama and Romney have been reading?
John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson – many of America's presidents were avid readers, and that informed their decisions. It gave them critical perspective. Americans should be curious about the reading habits of President Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Richard Mourdock: the theology behind his rape comments
Senate candidate Richard Mourdock was apparently espousing the doctrine of providence in his comments about rape earlier this week. But he bungled it, and some Evangelicals aren't pleased.
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George McGovern: A war hero who fought for peace
Former US Senator George McGovern was a war hero who inspired many in his opposition to the Vietnam War. Always a proud liberal, he was crushed in his 1972 challenge to Richard Nixon.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: the 3 most surprising things you didn't know
Fifty years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union within a hair’s breadth of nuclear war. Here are three things that many Americans don’t know about what historians routinely call “the most dangerous moment in human history.”
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Ex-Sen. Arlen Specter funeral to be attended by VP Biden
Hundreds of people were expected to pay their respects to Specter on Tuesday, from regular citizens and local political figures to Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime colleague.
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Editor's Blog
The Cuba crisis and the illusion of controlFifty years ago this week, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Looking back, two superpowers had boxed themselves into confrontation. Looking ahead, leaders must avoid that trap again with Iran and other critical issues.
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Robert Reich
A memo to the president re: the next debateRobert Reich sends his advice to President Obama in anticipation of his second debate with Mitt Romney.
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Opinion: 50 years after Cuban missile crisis: closer than you thought to World War III
Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis, many people find it hard to believe that the confrontation could have pushed the US and Soviet Union to nuclear war. Robert F. Kennedy’s newly released papers remind us why this was the most dangerous moment in recorded history.
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Coal state Dems diverge on Obama policies
Obama's moves on clean air and fossil fuels have complicated the lives of Democrats in coal-rich states that count on mining for jobs and economic growth, with incumbents and candidates adopting drastically different strategies to ensure their own political survival.
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Biden-Ryan debate: why it doesn’t matter, and why it does (+video)
Vice presidential debates have no history of swinging presidential races. But after President Obama's subpar performance last week, Vice President Joe Biden faces pressure Thursday night.
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Decoder Wire
Why watch the vice-presidential debate? Entertainment value. (+video)The vice-presidential debate Thursday might not change much in the polls, but it should provide more zingers than the first presidential debate did – and be a warm-up for Obama-Romney Round 2.
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Chapter & Verse
Bill O'Reilly returns to presidential assassinations with his new book 'Killing Kennedy'Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's second book comes after his previous title, 'Killing Lincoln,' met with controversy for its alleged historical inaccuracies.
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Decoder Wire
Mitt Romney's debate 'zingers': Will he be able to deliver?The press corps is eagerly anticipating Mitt Romney's promised zingers at Wednesday night's debate. Comedians have also been having some fun imagining what the candidate might say.
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Robert Reich
Presidential debate: the questions they should (but won't) ask Obama, RomneyWhat would happen if Robert Reich moderated a presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? Reich offers his thoughts on what questions Romney and Obama should be asked in Wednesday's presidential debate.
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Opinion: Media shouldn't dismiss value of Romney, Obama presidential debate
Presidential debates – like tonight's between Mitt Romney and President Obama – are educational. The voters know it, and the statistics show it. But somebody forgot to tell our news organizations, which continue to dismiss the real importance of the debates.
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Presidential debate: 7 defining moments in history (+video)
From Ronald Reagan’s one-liner, “There you go again,” to Al Gore’s heavy sighs and eye rolls, zingers and mannerisms can define a presidential debate even more than the candidates’ positions on critical issues. Here is a look back at seven defining debate moments.
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Decoder Wire
Presidential debate: what to look for beyond who wins or loses (+video)Political spin coming out of the presidential debate Wednesday will be fierce. But the savvy viewer looks for more than winner and losers. Here's a guide to viewing the presidential debate.
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