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3 really good August novels
This month's fiction roundup features three middle-aged men in crisis. Thankfully, there's not a convertible or comb-over in the bunch.
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5 fascinating World War II novels
A collection of five fascinating novels about World War II.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Female Astronauts
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Eight ways $100 oil may affect you
Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Space Training
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The Simple Dollar
Homemade soda: cheaper than store-bought?
If your household consumes a lot of soda, making it at home is a good way to save. But is it worth the potential health costs?
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3 really good August novels
This month's fiction roundup features three middle-aged men in crisis. Thankfully, there's not a convertible or comb-over in the bunch.
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Culture Cafe
Want more Woody Allen after seeing 'Midnight in Paris'? Check out 'Small Time Crooks.'
If you want to revisit a Woody Allen classic, check out his 2000 film, 'Small Time Crooks,' a comedy that explores crime, class, and cookies.
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5 fascinating World War II novels
A collection of five fascinating novels about World War II.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Female Astronauts
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Culture Cafe
Horrible Bosses: Blogger movie review
'Horrible Bosses' is amusing and funny, but falls short of the movie it obviously parallels, 'The Hangover.' The ragtag group of friends in 'Horrible Bosses' can't compare to Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis in 'The Hangover.'
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China should listen to Kissinger: You're on top now, start leading
China has surpassed the US as the world's largest creditor. Beijing must now take on the accompanying leadership role. Instead of a 'Marshall Plan,' why not a 'Hu Jintao plan' that recycles some of China's surplus to benefit the whole global system?
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Culture Cafe
The TV Addict week in rewind features The Good Wife, How I Met Your Mother, Bones, and Castle
We run down the best endings, biggest shocks, and biggest regrets of the last week of television.
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In tonight's meteor shower, watch falling debris from Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet won't be back for half a century, but tonight Earth will move through some of the debris the comet left behind, creating a spectacular meteor shower – if you live far enough south.
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NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 coaches have paid their basketball dues
Reaching this point in the NCAA tournament represents a major achievement in careers that began modestly, even for Coach K.
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Eight ways $100 oil may affect you
Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
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Backchannels
Did Iraq have something to do with Tunisia's uprising?
That's the question posed by Jennifer Rubin, a conservative blogger for the Washington Post.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Space Training
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/06
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Vox News
Eliot Spitzer on CNN: Does he deserve a second chance?
Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former New York governor, co-hosts a high-profile new talk show beginning Monday.
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Cool Astronomy
NASA considering rail gun launch system
Rail guns, which use a magnetic field to accelerate a mass to high speeds, are being looked at by NASA as a potential space launch system.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/19
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Pipeline in Michigan oil spill had been cited for corrosion
Federal regulators had issued safety warnings about the condition of the pipeline in the Michigan oil spill that leaked nearly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River this week.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/30
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What's worse for Lake Michigan -- Kalamazoo River spill or Asian carp?
While Chicago Mayor Daley called an oil spill in the Kalamazoo River a bigger threat to Lake Michigan than Asian carp, many scientists disagree. Is the mayor playing politics, or is he on to something?
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In Pictures: Michigan river oil spill
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Daniel Schorr: His first Monitor story, from 1948
Daniel Schorr wrote his first article as a reporter for the Monitor in 1948, when he was hired to cover the Netherlands, after having worked at news agencies and contributed to other news outlets. This article from the International Court of Justice was a fulfillment of his ambition to be a foreign correspondent at the beginning of his journalism career.
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Flash floods kill 16 in Arkansas floods; dozens missing
More than 40 people are unaccounted for after two rivers rose quickly overnight.
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What if Obama fails on healthcare reform?
In the end, Democrats may simply not have enough votes to pass healthcare reform. If that happens, the rest of Obama’s agenda would be cast into doubt, and the possibility of a tidal-wave election this fall would increase.
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Diggin' It
Spring seed shopping
It's almost spring, and that means it's time to shop for vegetable seeds.
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