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Rosie Pope, the Martha Stewart of maternity, helps navigate baby gear
As Rachel Ray is to cooking and Rachel Zoe is to style, Rosie Pope hopes to be to motherhood. And, as the overwhelmed faces on the moms-to-be at the New York Baby Show this past weekend seem to point out, the industry is asking for a guru.
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Martha Stewart ruling: What it means for Macy's
Martha Stewart's lawyers tried to get the lawsuit thrown out, but today's ruling says no: Macy's case against Martha Stewart will proceed.
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JCPenney ousts CEO: Is it too late for the company?
JCPenney has fired CEO Ron Johnson after 17 months, following a disastrous 'no sales' pricing scheme and a muddled rebranding effort. As JCPenney struggles to curb losses and keep up with competitors, is the end near for the 111-year-old retailer?
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J.C. Penney hopes home is where the profits are
J.C. Penney is continuing its image overhaul, this time by focusing on the home department. It is transforming stores into "mini-malls" featuring boutique brand names.
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Martha Stewart: J.C. Penney deal didn't violate Macy's contract (+video)
Home decorating and cooking expert Martha Stewart testified that striking a deal with J.C. Penney did not breach her contract to sell her home decor line exclusively at Macy's.
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Stir It Up! Cookbook review: 'The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook' and Sunday brunch
Wonderfully whimsical and simplistically Southern, 'The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook' is full of recipes that feel like they've been in the family awhile.
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Modern Parenthood Election 2012: It's 'take your kids to vote day' – a bipartisan lesson
Election 2012: Carrying donuts for pollworkers, a mom's 'take your kids to vote day' turns into a bipartisan lesson with donuts for 'the bad guys' who turn out not to be so bad.
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Stir It Up! Shrimp fideos with red bell pepper and edamame
Fideos are thin toasted noodles used in Spanish soups and stews. Add some shrimp, edamame, and a red pepper to make a simple, tasty dinner.
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Stir It Up! Crème bruleed chocolate cake in honor of Julia Child
A tribute baked for Julia Child, the master chef of home cooking, on her 100th birthday.
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Stir It Up! Cream-filled vanilla cupcakes
Creating a 'core' in each cupcake makes for a rich, gooey center.
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Editor's Blog Dinner is not just for dining
Sitting down, breaking bread, and wielding utensils properly are not just pleasant ways to end the day. Families grow closer, kids get smarter, and food tastes better.
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Chapter & Verse Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachael Ray: 'We did not use ghostwriters'
Rachel Ray and Gwyneth Paltrow deny a New York Times story which reported that they relied on ghostwriters for their cookbooks.
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Westminster Best in Show goes to 'hard-working' Pekingese
A Pekingese won 'Best in Show' at the Westminster dog show in New York Tuesday night. The Pekingese beat a Dalmatian, a German Shepherd, and four other breeds for the best-in-show title.
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Martha Stewart's Chow Chow wins at Westminster dog show
Westminster dog show: Martha Stewart's dog, GK, won its breed Monday. The Westminster dog show has 2,000 dogs and 185 breeds competing in New York.
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To win the future, heed this ginormous list of amazing (but overused) words
The headline above contains a generous sampling from this year's 'List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.' Read on.
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Moss rocks
Cute little ceramic 'rocks' with live moss make fun gifts as well as educational.
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10 tell-alls by children with famous parents
Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis has recently published Whateverland: Learning to Live Here, a non-too-flattering book detailing her life with the domestic queen. Stewart is just the latest in a long line of children to publish memoirs about their lives with famous parents – some complimentary, others less so. The veracity of several have been called into question by family members or other doubters.
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Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis: a less-than-gracious look at life with Martha
Martha Stewart insists her daughter's book is all in good fun and encourages her viewers to buy it.
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10 things I didn't know about Mickey Mantle
Here are 10 interesting facts that I didn't know about Mickey Mantle but learned from reading “The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood," by Jane Leavy.
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The Monitor's View: In Casey Anthony and Dominique Strauss-Kahn cases, lying isn't trivial
Juries are essential to catch lies. Justice relies foremost on honesty. Only then can law enforcement catch rapists and murderers.
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Barcode? Passé. Here comes the QR.
Barcode for the digital age: Quick Response codes are designed for smart phones. And they convey far more data than a barcode.
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Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded to home confinement as he awaits trial on attempted rape charges. Here are five other headline-catching cases of house arrest.
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Hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam convicted of insider trading
Hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was recorded getting inside information from hired experts. After the jury heard the wiretapped conversations, they convicted him of all 14 counts of insider trading and conspiracy.
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Top 5 insider trading convictions
Raj Rajaratnam, a wildly successful hedge fund manager, was sentenced and fined Oct. 13 on fraud and conspiracy counts for using insider information to make more than $50 million. Prosecutors called it the largest insider-trading case ever for a hedge fund. So how does his conviction stack up against other insider traders in the United States who were found guilty? Here's a look at the Top 5 convicted insider traders:
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Why Charlie Sheen and Muammar Qaddafi aren’t winning the media
The cases of Charlie Sheen and Muammar Qaddafi underscore what analysts say: Media's role is to tell and sell, and not to assist with brand management.
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