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Stephen King's 10 favorite books
Stephen King, author of 'Carrie' and 'The Shining,' reveals what he likes to read.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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The top 10 books of all time
Readers of books love lists. That's why book-review editor J. Peder Zane asked 125 writers – everyone from Norman Mailer to Jonathan Franzen to Margaret Drabble – to pick their very favorite books of all time. Out of all the books in the world, here are the 10 most selected by Zane's illustrious group.
(You can see this and other book lists in Zane's book "The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books.")
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/19
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/16
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Wind energy: Boom sputters as industry tax credit is set to expire
Congress has so far not extended the tax credit for wind energy, resulting in the layoffs of thousands of workers. Communities that a few years ago were elated to attract a promising new industry are left wondering what will the future bring.
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Drought's winter toll: Mississippi barges face losses while US blasts river (+video)
Traffic along 180 miles of the drought-stricken Mississippi will be curtailed for a month, at a cost of billions to the barging industry, to allow the US to blast rock formations and raise river levels.
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Stubborn US drought could be costlier than hurricane Sandy
As drought conditions persist across the South, hitting farmers and ranchers, parts of the Mississippi River are on the verge of becoming unnavigable. The potential costs are large.
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Reader recommendation: Canoeing with the Cree
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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Coast Guard searches for missing workers after oil platform fire
Two oil workers remain lost at sea a day after a torch being used to cut an oil pipe ignited a blaze on a production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials said no oil was leaking from the charred platform,
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$53 million scam. Reagan's hometown robbed. Guilty plea?
$53 million scam could result in guilty verdict by former comptroller of Dixon, Ill. Prosecutors say Rita Crundwell's $53 million scam let her fund successful horse-breeding operation.
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Change Agent
A second chance for Johnny Cash's childhood homeUnder the guidance of Arkansas State University, fund-raising and restoration is well under way with the ultimate goal of returning rundown Dyess, Ark., to some of its former glory.
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Clean Water Act at 40: Is it failing to meet new pollution challenges?
Congress passed the far-reaching Clean Water Act 40 years ago. The measure scored dramatic environmental successes, including with Lake Erie. But now Erie, and the law, are besieged.
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Why Mitt Romney trails in polls, as presidential debates begin (+video)
President Obama got a bounce from the Democratic National Convention, and Mitt Romney has been struggling to play catchup since. There are many reasons – and the '47 percent' comment is only one possibility.
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Dodging the law, scouring forests for...ginseng?
A new breed of ginseng diggers are looking to parlay rising Asian demand for the increasingly rare plant's roots into a fast buck. Amid a sluggish economy, police say, more poachers are seeking out wild ginseng, ripping up even the smallest plants and ignoring property lines.
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Good news, bad news for Mississippi River
A new report from the National Park Service finds the stretch of the Mississippi River that flows through Minneapolis, Minn., to be in better shape than it was 40 years ago. Good news aside, the report also finds challenges lurking just around the river bend.
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Army Corps not liable for Katrina damage, appeals panel finds
New Orleans residents were dealt a setback Monday when a federal appeals panel, upending its own earlier decision, ruled that the US Army Corps of Engineers cannot be sued for damages stemming from losses sustained after hurricane Katrina.
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Going for the record: Can anything stop 2012 from being warmest ever?
For super-warm 2012 to end up as an average year in the lower 48 states would require an astonishing, and record-breaking, cold snap over the final four months. That's not in the forecast.
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Asian carp policy: Is it keeping Obama and Romney up at night?
Nah. But the issue resonates in (battleground) states around the Great Lakes, so the Romney and Obama camps outlined their approaches to dealing with a prospective Asian carp invasion.
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Hurricane Isaac storm surge reversed flow of Mississippi River
Hurricane Isaac was only a Category 1, but its storm surge and slow pace led to inland flooding and reversed the Mississippi for 24 hours. Scientists are working to better forecast these effects.
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Isaac leaves lots of water and power outages in its wake
The storm that first hit Louisiana Tuesday is moving into the nation's heartland, as of Friday. Thousands have been washed out of their homes and left in the dark.
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Rain persists as Isaac heads toward Arkansas, Missouri
Tropical Storm Isaac winds are dying but heavy rain continues over Louisiana, causing flooding. Isaac's rains may help drought-struck Midwestern states on Friday.
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Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans withstanding storm with levees – and levity (+video)
Seven years after New Orleans suffered catastrophic flood damage from hurricane Katrina, 'rude' Isaac is causing widespread power failures and downed trees, but the new levees are holding.
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As Isaac floodwaters top levee, Plaquemines ordered to evacuate (+video)
Plaquemines Parish officials have ordered a mandatory evacuation as flooding from Hurricane Isaac topped a levee Wednesday morning.
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Katrina anniversary: Seven years later, Hurricane Isaac impacts Mississippi
Katrina anniversary is marked by the arrival of Hurricane Isaac, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf coast.
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Hurricane Isaac tests levees, knocks out power in Louisiana (+video)
Hurricane Isaac packed 80 mph winds is about 50 miles south of New Orleans. It drove a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland when it game ashore Tuesday night.
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Hurricane Isaac slows, sucking up energy over the Gulf (+video)
Hurricane Isaac is crawling along at 10 m.p.h., and winds hit 75 m.p.h. as Isaac gained strength moving over the warm, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Isaac is forecast to reach New Orleans early Wednesday morning.
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As Isaac nears hurricane strength, New Orleans braces for flooding (+video)
Isaac is forecast to become a category 1 hurricane today, bringing 14 inches of rain and storm surges of up to 12 feet. Hurricane Isaac will be the first test of post-Katrina levee improvements in New Orleans.
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With Katrina in mind, residents prepare for Isaac (+video)
Tropical Storm Isaac is predicted to become a Category 2 hurricane by Wednesday, but it is much weaker than Katrina's damaging category 5 status. Still states of emergency were in place throughout much of the Gulf Coast region Monday.
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Two sheriff's deputies killed, 2 injured, in La. shootout 'ambush'
The sheriff in St. John the Baptist Parish said five people are in custody.
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