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3 new novels featuring risk-taking protagonists
In these three new releases, characters seize at chances for new experiences.
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George H. W. Bush in his own words: 10 stories from the updated 'All the Best, George Bush'
"All the Best, George Bush" is a collection of the personal correspondence of George H. W. Bush from his first years in the Navy in 1942 all the way to 2011. Here are 10 excerpts from the book.
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3 compelling photo books for gifting this winter
These photo books capture the world in images that are by turns amusing and heartbreaking.
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Obama-Netanyahu tensions: Not as bad as 5 other US-Israel low points
Will US-Israel relations fray over Iran? Not likely – they've seen worse.
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Three things to watch for in Euro 2012
It’s day one of the Euro 2012 championship, the world’s most prestigious soccer tournament after the World Cup. Will Spain defend their title, or will a challenger like Germany or the Netherlands usurp the throne? How will Poland and Ukraine perform as the tournament’s first Eastern European hosts? Here are three things to watch for as the month-long tournament unfolds:
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/07
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Europe snow storm death toll reaches 39
Europe snow: In many parts of Europe, train services continued to see heavy disruptions, but air traffic was returning to normal in many places.
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WikiLeaks: Leaked cables reveal the rough workings of diplomacy
WikiLeaks gave some 250,000 confidential and secret diplomatic cables to several news outlets, which published them Sunday. The leaks could prove embarrassing and potentially dangerous.
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US asks WikiLeaks to halt document release
The Obama administration has told whistleblower WikiLeaks that any release of classified State Department cables will put "countless" lives at risk and jeopardize US relations with its allies.
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How Nobel committee will mark this year's peace prize without recipient Liu Xiaobo
Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who is imprisoned in China, is unlikely to be released to attend this year's prize ceremony in Oslo.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/18
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Ireland's $90 billion question: Does it need a bailout?
Ireland is set to host EU and IMF officials Thursday in ongoing talks about a bailout for the debt-stricken nation.
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US and Kazakhstan complete secret transfer of Soviet nuclear materials
In the largest nuclear transfer operation ever mounted, US and Kazakh officials moved 11 tons of highly enriched uranium and 3 tons of plutonium some 1,890 miles by rail and road across the Central Asian country.
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ETFs: Exotic, far-flung offerings attract US investors
ETFs focused on precious metals, Indonesian stocks, and lithium mining have investors piling into them.
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What does China want with south Texas? Hint: cleaner energy know-how
Drilling shale to capture oil and gas is a technology that China, which burns a lot of coal, is eager to learn. That's why it's a partner in a south Texas 'fracking' project.
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Just how absurd is central planning?
A warning to activist central planners: first step, quantitative easing, second step, communism.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/08
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/05
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Berlin At War
The horrors of civilian life in Berlin during World War II.
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Devaluation worked in the '30s. But it won't today.
By abandoning the gold standard, nations effectively devalued their currencies and began to recover. Today's circumstances are far different.
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Why you should care where your dinner has been
When you plop down your money for bananas or fish sticks at the supermarket, you are buying into an increasingly global supply chain. That raises questions about food-safety laws.
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Former Putin prime minister talks about his former boss
Mikhail Kasyanov tells Americans how he traveled the road from prime minister to Vladimir Putin to an outspoken leader of the Russian political opposition. His story of life inside the Kremlin reveals much about the enigmatic Putin.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/19
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Mario Vargas Llosa wins 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature. Who else won in the past decade?
Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Peruvian author and former presidential candidate received the prestigious Cervantes Prize in 1995 and is the first South American author to win the Nobel since Gabriel García Márquez won the award in 1982. Here are the past decade's winners.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/22
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Why Russia wants 'Enemy No. 1' Akhmed Zakayev back
Russia considers Chechen separatist Akhmed Zakayev, picked up in Warsaw today under an international arrest warrant, as 'Enemy No. 1.'
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Opinion: Communist reform: Could it happen in North Korea?
Amid reports of a major political gathering in North Korea, communist history suggests post-Kim moderation is possible.
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"If I had been a boy, I would have been shot"
A Czech woman tells how her village was razed by the Nazis – and how she survived to tell the tale six decades later.
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Interview with China Miéville, author of 2010 Hugo Award-winner "The City & The City"
China Miéville talks about "The City & The City," his sci-fi/fantasy/detective novel which shares the 2010 Hugo Award for best novel.
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The Hare with Amber Eyes
An artist traces a century of heartbreaking family history by pursuing the path of a group of tiny, beloved objets d’art.
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