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Mainstream media biased against Romney? Four points to consider.
Many supporters of Mitt Romney argue that his potential path toward the White House has been made a lot steeper by the media. Here are some of the main arguments pro and con.
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10 quotes from John Ciardi on his birthday
John Ciardi a poet, translator, critic and etymologist. To mark his birthday on June 24, here are 10 of his most memorable quotes.
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Maurice Sendak: 10 essential quotes
From his books and from interviews, here are 10 essential quotes from Maurice Sendak, the children's book legend.
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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss
These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
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21 nonfiction books to watch for in spring 2012
This early harvest of spring 2012 titles looks promising.
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A Voice in the Box: My Life in Radio
In an unusually candid and insightful memoir, popular radio host Bob Edwards explores his own career.
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Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi
NPR host Steve Inskeep writes about Karachi – a sprawling, striving, fractured city on the rise.
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Mitt Romney to get Chris Christie and his donors
Chris Christie is ready to back Mitt Romney, reports Fox News. Christie's financial donors have already shifted to Romney.
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Occupy Wall St.: Not a head scratcher
The more interesting question is, what took so long for such protests to show up?
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'Occupy Wall Street' out of touch with reality
America is now “occupied” by unproductive, delusional fools that look to the government for solutions or to each other for solidarity. But the last place they will ever look to discover the real source of their failures is to themselves.
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Maurice Sendak: different sides of a fascinating author
The release of Sendak's new book, 'Bumble-ardy,' lets readers see both the tender and curmudgeonly sides of the children's writer
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen in 50/50: movie review
In the comedy '50/50,' Seth Rogen plays a social misfit trying to comfort a friend (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) with a tough medical diagnosis.
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The lost decade?
Is there a possibility of a Japanese-style "lost decade" here in the U.S.? Has it already happened?
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The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Pulitzer Prize-winner Daniel Yergin demonstrates how the global quest for energy will reshape our world.
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What Dems need for GOP debate and Election 2012: A Shakespearean Falstaff
The Democrats need a Falstaff to point out the absurdities of GOP positions. The views of Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Michele Bachmann would give him plenty of comic fodder.
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Does memorial quote make Martin Luther King Jr. seem like an 'arrogant twit?'
Poet Maya Angelou says a truncated quote on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial makes the civil rights icon seem like an 'arrogant twit.' Public art is always controversial, and this is no exception.
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Top 100 most wanted out-of-print books of 2011
The 2011 report from Bookfinder includes a book on sweater designs from the Tudor royals and a pancake cookbook.
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Hurricane Irene update: Tallying up the cost of a major storm
It may not cost as much as hurricane Katina, but hurricane Irene is likely to cause billions of dollars in damages once she finishes her whirlwind trek up the East Coast.
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Qaddafi blames 'donkeys of the gulf' for seeking to destroy air conditioners
Could the lowly air conditioner be the linchpin of Col. Muammar Qaddafi's regime? Libya is, after all, a very hot country.
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Is violence in Mexico affecting foreign investment? No, say recent reports.
The reports suggest that, despite what might seem like common sense, investment in dangerous pockets of Mexico is up.
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No debt-ceiling talk here: Michelle Obama on Better Homes and Gardens cover
Michelle Obama talks about her 'Let's Move!' initiative and the White House's 'kitchen garden' in the August issue of Better Homes and Gardens, but the cover shot may be all that’s needed.
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Opinion: If I could have lunch with Rupert Murdoch
The drama of the phone-hacking hearing in Parliament that starred Rupert Murdoch and his son has me wondering what I might say to the elder Murdoch if I had the chance. The main thing: Ethics matters, not just legality.
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Mistakes made in the stories we are told
The passive voice has its place – but we should watch out when it shows up in the wrong place in news stories.
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Opinion: At colleges plagued with date rape, why 'no' still means 'yes'
In the context of date-rape statistics, the sexually charged antics of college men aren’t just harmless fun. Up to 30 percent of college women have been victims of date rape. It's time to change the campus culture that entitles male sexual dominance.
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The Monitor's View: Obama speech on Afghanistan war: the missing moral victory
No matter what President Obama does after his speech on a partial troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, it is Afghans themselves who must rise up against the brutal tactics of the Taliban.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/23/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?
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Stieg Larsson's companion prepares for the book tour he never took
Eva Gabrielsson, longtime companion of "Millennium" author Larsson, will tour the US, promoting her memoir and raising awareness about her lawsuit.
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The Gay Girl in Damascus hoax, 'mass rape' in Libya, and press credulity
Have our propaganda detectors been dulled?
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LeBron James in spotlight off-court, too. Is he selling caffeine to kids?
LeBron James and his Miami Heat will face the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals Tuesday. Off the court, however, he is being challenged by pediatricians over his new caffeine-heavy energy product, Sheets Energy Strips.
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Area 51 loses mystique for some after accusations of hoax
Area 51 was not the site of extraterrestrial landing, but rather a Russian hoax, says investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen.
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