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10 great movies by Steven Spielberg
As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films
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In Pictures: East coast earthquake
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3 of this month's best novels
Novelist John Gardner once said that there are only two plots in literature: someone goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. You're trying to think of exceptions right now, aren't you? Well, while you brainstorm, this month's fiction roundup is packing its bags to join three novels' worth of characters as they set out on life-altering adventures 400 years and thousands of miles apart.
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In Pictures: Arrrrr you ready for some pirates?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/27
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10 great movies by Steven Spielberg
As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films
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Hurricane Irene carries threat of inland floods, not just coastal surge (VIDEO)
Hurricane Irene continued on a path early Friday to lash much of the East Coast – and not just coastal areas. Inland areas of the mid-Atlantic and New England are at risk of flash floods.
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In Pictures: East coast earthquake
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Virginia quake: What the numbers say, and what you experience
Virginia quake: It was a magnitude 5.9. Earthquake metrics help us compare different earthquakes, but what does a 5.0 versus a 6.0 actually feel like?
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Virginia quake shakes up Washington, New York City
Virginia quake: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook much of Washington, D.C. and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.
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Hurricane Irene getting bigger, stronger
Hurricane Irene strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Monday. Forecasts show it will miss Florida, but Irene may grow as it moves toward the Carolinas.
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Has Obama's approach to Libya been vindicated?
Only weeks ago, some critics were complaining that the White House appeared to have involved the nation in another endless conflict. But others pushed for more forceful US intervention in Libya.
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Obama's summer vacation reading list
President Obama kicked off his vacation with a trip to a Martha's Vineyard book store. What's Obama reading?
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How to spoil a president's Martha's Vineyard vacation
When Bill Clinton vacationed on Martha's Vineyard, the Republican National Committee bought up all the ad space on the local cable channels. Will President Obama get the same treatment?
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Should Obama go on vacation while markets are so skittish?
Some say vacationing now sends the wrong message, while others say that presidents need breathers, too – and note that his Monday speech sent the Dow further downward.
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3 of this month's best novels
Novelist John Gardner once said that there are only two plots in literature: someone goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. You're trying to think of exceptions right now, aren't you? Well, while you brainstorm, this month's fiction roundup is packing its bags to join three novels' worth of characters as they set out on life-altering adventures 400 years and thousands of miles apart.
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In Pictures: Arrrrr you ready for some pirates?
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Earl put up its dukes, but withered into a blob of rain and wind
After touching the outer banks of North Carolina, the storm bypassed much of America's East Coast, dumping rain in Massachusetts before making landfall in Nova Scotia Saturday morning.
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Hurricane Earl path stretches from North Carolina to Boston Harbor
Hurricane Earl path prompts tropical-storm or hurricane warnings from North Carolina to Hull, Mass. Earl, packing 140 m.p.h. winds, is slated to brush Cape Hatteras overnight.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/27
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In Pictures: Obama family vacations
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Obama's Florida trip: With BP oil spill receding, time for a swim?
Obama is feeling pressure to take his shirt off and show the world that the Gulf Coast is safe for swimming after the April 20 BP oil spill.
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In Pictures: Chelsea Clinton through the years
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Gallery: Presidential vacations
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Acadia National Park to host Obama family on vacation. Will it get disrupted?
Acadia National Park will receive Obama and his family today. But will this vacation, like seemingly every other outing, get cancelled or interrupted?
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Great white shark caught off Mass. coast; shark experts 'high-five' each other
Great white shark was caught 20 miles off of the Massachusetts coast. State officials caught the shark and after a 15-minute battle, they were able to tag it.
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Cape Wind project will be big test for offshore wind energy
The newly approved Cape Wind project in Massachusetts will be closely watched, by both supporters and detractors, as it goes forward. Many see it as a barometer for the future of offshore wind energy in the US.
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Cape Wind project approved
The Interior Department has approved the Cape Wind project, clearing the way for the first offshore wind power in the US.
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Classic review: The Ghost
In "The Ghost," a prime minister's ghostwriter stumbles across some deadly secrets.
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In Pictures: Bo Obama, you complete me
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