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Culture Cafe 'Dexter' stars preview the new season
'Dexter' actors Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, and others discuss their upcoming season.
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Bath salts: Gruesome Miami attack adds to drug's bizarre history
Reports suggest that synthetic drugs euphemistically named 'bath salts' might be behind a notorious recent Miami attack. Police are well aware of curious cases involving the drug.
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Culture Cafe 'Iron Man 3' villain: Is it the Mandarin?
'Iron Man 3' villain rumors swirl, with some saying actor Ben Kingsley is portraying the Mandarin.
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Unrest in US ally Bahrain takes a more violent turn
Shiite protesters in Bahrain have begun using Molotov cocktails, while Sunni hard-liners also are urging more extreme measures.
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Who got pardons or clemency in 2010? A surprise list of people and animals.
In America, second chances are, if not quite a constitutional right, a cherished value. And the power of presidents and governors to pardon lawbreakers and commute sentences can take on special significance. Such enormous executive powers are often misused, critics say, but they can also provide snapshots of Americans' political and cultural priorities. Many pardons occur around Christmas, in a nod to the spirit of the season. Also, around that time, many American's aren't paying much attention to the news – and some outgoing leaders are making their final decisions. Here are the Top 6 cases of pardon or clemency in 2010.
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