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10 best books of May, according to Amazon's editors
Amazon staffers say these books are the cream of the crop among May releases.
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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.
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Election 2012: top seven super PACs
Decoder profiles the seven top super PACs, the organizations that have spent the most trying to influence the elections – and still have the most money in the bank.
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JFK White House recordings: 8 excerpts from the new book
Excerpts from some of the secret recordings made in the JFK White House are revealed in the new book 'Listening In.'
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Why Utah tops list of most generous US states
The more religious a state, the more generous to charities, especially religious institutions. More secular states in the Northeast are less generous, says a new study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Army Corps of Engineers: Drought-exposed river sandbars a danger
Rivers such as the Mississippi and Missouri are typically low in August, but this year's drought has them at their lowest point in decades.
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Mississippi most obese state: Southern diet or culture on the skids?
The Deep South has some of the highest obesity rates in the nation, according to the CDC, and Mississippi, once again, is the fattest. But it's not just the fried food that's to blame.
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'Welfare-voter' spat in Massachusetts part of larger political duel
Republican Sen. Scott Brown says Massachusetts' decision to try to expand voter registration among welfare recipients is a blatant political maneuver. But it is part of a national trend.
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Olympic medal count: US back on top
The United States surpassed China in total medal count on Wednesday, racking up seven medals in track and field and two in beach volleyball.
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Focus Drought: Farmers dig deeper, water tables drop, competition heats up
A drier 'new normal' is forcing US farmers to dig deeper wells. That affects water tables and municipal supplies, and, if climatologists are right about global warming, it could also mean more competition for less water in the future.
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Sikh temple shooting renews fears over white supremacist groups (+video)
The gunman who killed six people in the Sikh temple shooting was in a hardcore racist rock band. Experts say white supremacist groups are on the rise, fueled by a bad economy and the election of a black president.
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Difference Maker One-time skinhead Arno Michaels helps youths respond with compassion
His Kindness Not Weakness outreach program challenges diverse audiences to show the kind of 'warrior' strength needed to practice nonviolence.
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A literary road trip through New England
Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures.
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Is your vote secure? Many digital systems lack paper backups, study says.
Computerized systems in 16 states – including some swing states – have no paper backup ballots or other paper trails ‘in some or all counties,’ leaving the vote vulnerable, a national study says.
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Modern Parenthood Floating through summer: Embrace boredom, imagine epic adventures
In the midst of summer, a little boredom can be a vessel for a good drift, following a line of thoughts and just seeing what adventures appear. It helps to have a raft — real or imagined.
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Obamacare insurance exchanges: look to California
Well before last month's Supreme Court ruling, California already had a jump on setting up the health-care marketplaces known as insurance exchanges. Now as the 2014 deadline approaches, many states will be looking to the Golden State for lessons on what to do.
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Congress will allow the military to continue sponsoring sports
The House rejected a plan to trim military funding used to sponsor sports like NASCAR, in order to attract recruits.
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Judge saves Mississippi’s only abortion clinic ... for now
A federal judge allowed a new Mississippi law targeting the state’s only abortion clinic, but said the clinic can stay open so as not to cause ‘irreparable harm’ to women seeking the procedure.
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10 best comic works in all of literature
A list of the top 10 comic works – books you don't want to miss.
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Judge blocks law (again) that would close Mississippi's last abortion clinic
District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III extended his order blocking a Mississippi state law that would shut down Mississippi's only abortion clinic. No word yet on when a final ruling from the judge will come.
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Two of the best-written mysteries of the summer
Two novels that marry a page-turning whodunit with lyrical writing.
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Judge could decide whether Mississippi will become 'abortion-free'
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic may close if a federal judge allows a state law to take effect. The decision could become 'a road map for how to close abortion clinics in other states.'
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Opinion: In Pennsylvania, the Rosa Parks of voter ID faces down GOP voter suppression
A Pennsylvania court will hear a suit challenging the state's voter ID law, which requires a volume of voter qualification proof not present in a Supreme Court ruling that upheld voter ID. Leading the charge: a 93-year-old black woman. If she loses, Republican voter suppression wins.
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Opinion: One benefit from expanded Medicaid: savings from more available contraception
Several state governors say they are unlikely to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act upheld by the Supreme Court. But by opting out, states will lose societal and budgetary benefits of fewer unplanned pregnancies by making publicly funded contraception more available.
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Voter ID laws may deter thousands this November
Supporters of the laws cite anecdotal cases of fraud as a reason that states need to do more to secure elections, but fraud appears to be rare.
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Why single-sex education is spreading across the US
An estimated 500 public schools across the US now offer some all-boy and all-girl classrooms. But the American Civil Liberties Union is involved in a battle against single-sex learning.
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Obama, Romney campaign surrogates duke it out on TV blabfests
While Mitt Romney and President Obama were finishing up a little summer down time, their campaign surrogates were arguing issues and candidate character on the Sunday TV talk shows.
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What could tighter voter ID laws mean in November?
A study by the Associated Press found that legitimate votes have been rejected after many states passed tougher voter ID laws in order to prevent fraud.
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Snow-Storm in August
In 'Snow-Storm,' author Jefferson Morley intensely captures the tension-filled 1830s and draws historical figures of the time in subtle shadings.
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