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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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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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10 best books of April, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best titles to check out this month? Here are Amazon's picks.
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'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography
Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
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Top 10 richest Americans
The 100 richest people in the world gained $241 billion in net worth last year, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Americans dominated the list, occupying five of the top 10 spots. This countdown of the top 10 wealthiest Americans features a casino mogul, software tycoons, and a lot of Wal-Mart money.
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Summer of dance!
Merce, Mark Morris, Bill T. Jones, and some new faces bust out their moves for the festival circuit.
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Classic review: 1776
A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."
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A better way to create jobs
Nurturing start-ups works even better than infrastructure projects.
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Fastest-growing cities seek to beat recession soonest
Cities in Texas, North Carolina, and California dominated the top 10 list of fastest-growing US cities in 2008.
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Hound Dog
The story of two blues-crazed teens who became one of the best songwriting teams of the 20th century.
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Mixing socialist and capitalist approaches to fishery management
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Superstars – and what stays with us
A Christian Science perspective.
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Greening the Sears Tower
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Church has "Saturday night special" service for gun owners
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Heroic Measures
An elderly New York couple must deal with a terrorist threat, a real estate predicament, and – worst of all – a crisis with their pet.
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Rise of the 40-something intern
Some mid-career professionals are moving forward by starting over.
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Take note, J.D. Salinger: unauthorized "Catcher" sequel is "harmless nonsense"
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Bedroom, kitchen, art gallery
Homes, gas stations, hair salons house art exhibits and musical performances in hard times.
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Bulldoze the 'burbs?
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How the recession is reshaping the American family
The downturn is forcing the man of the house to spend more time at home, altering roles everywhere from the laundry room to the child-care center.
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Winners and losers in an all-digital TV world
The switch Friday could unleash television on mobile phones (good) and environmental pollution (bad).
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Review: 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3'
Remake of 1974 thriller set in New York's subway bristles with high-tech gimcrackery as John Travolta and Denzel Washington play tense head games.
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Jobless? Here are 10 intriguing offers.
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Cheers in Nigeria after Shell agrees to pay $15.5 million
Despite the settlement, the oil firm denies complicity in the former military government's execution of antidrilling activists in the mid-1990s. Activists say the case is 'an important first step' toward justice in the region.
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How an American couple came to be spies for Cuba
Kendall and Gwendolyn Myers were recruited from academia by Fidel Castro's intelligence service - one of the best in the world.
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Could Twitter make you incredibly wealthy? Click here to find out more!
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Top 10 job offers for mavericks
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Sotomayor on tape: What she said in firefighter race case
She asked probing questions of each side in the reverse-discrimination suit. But the circuit court's 135-word summary order rubbed some the wrong way.
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Greenhouse gases and our perception of risk
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Janet Napolitano, master multitasker
Homeland defense one moment, swine flu the next. She juggles the disparate needs of a cabinet conglomerate.
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