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Bestselling books the week of 1/3/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/20/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/13/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/6/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/29/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/7/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Decoder Wire Donald Trump mulls super PAC. What's next – VP?
You knew this was coming: Trump in an interview said that he should be Mitt Romney’s choice as a running mate. He was kidding. We think.
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Chapter & Verse Stephen Colbert's children's book tops the bestseller list
Stephen Colbert's latest release – a picture book aimed at young adults and up – follows a pole as it searches for the perfect job.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/24/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Maurice Sendak with the Wild Things, now (+video)
The beloved children's book author passed away at 83 after suffering a stroke.
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Consumer Energy Report High gas prices? Don't (always) blame oil speculators.
Most people would probably agree that speculation in the oil and gas markets is hurting American consumers. But speculation is not a one-way street where the average consumer always loses.
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Decoder Wire Michelle Obama on 'The Colbert Report': Did she get the best of him? (+video)
In an appearance on 'The Colbert Report,' Michelle Obama scored points for military families and her husband's presidency, while lobbing gentle zingers at Stephen Colbert.
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Free Cone Day: Get a free scoop at Ben and Jerry's
Free Cone Day is today, April 3, from 12 to 8 p.m. at Ben and Jerry's locations. Free Cone Day is to celebrate the ice cream maker's 34th birthday.
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Vox News Why did Rush Limbaugh defend Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army (+video)?
Rush Limbaugh criticized Obama last October for sending US troops to kill Joseph Kony's 'Christian' fighters. When apprised by listeners of the LRA's record, he expressed surprise.
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Is bias-free news coverage coming back into vogue?
After years in which news outlets became associated with one political slant or another, there are some signs that a course correction is under way in the media. So far, the shift is a subtle one.
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Chapter & Verse Stephen Colbert will release a new book – but this one is for kids
TV host Stephen Colbert has written a children's book about a flag pole trying to find out who it really is.
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Vox News Stephen Colbert is back. Why is Nancy Pelosi appearing on his show?
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to be on Stephen Colbert's show Wednesday. Our suspicion is that she and Colbert will engage in a faux feud over super PACs.
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Opinion: Two cheers for super PACs
Super PACs aren’t the constitution-eating monsters critics have made them out to be. In fact, they engage voters in the democratic process. So why only two cheers? Loopholes prevent full transparency on where these groups get their funding. But Congress can fix that.
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Why is Obama now supporting super PACs?
President Obama has reversed himself, and is now allowing cabinet officials and senior White House advisers to raise funds for 'Priorities USA Action,' a super PAC.
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Vox News What did Stephen Colbert super PAC spend its money on?
The Stephen Colbert super PAC, 'Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,' has reported raising more than $1 million, quite a lot for satire, and shelling out more than $150,000.
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Vox News Stephen Colbert super PAC raises $1 million. How does that compare? (+video)
OK, other super PACs have a lot more money to spend. But the Stephen Colbert super PAC ranks in the middle class of super-PACdom, and with it the comedian can keep ridiculing the US campaign finance system.
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Super PACs: how a company that opposes them came to create one
CREDO Mobile, a cellphone company that describes itself as 'America’s only progressive phone company,' announced this week that it is mobilizing a super PAC to target tea party candidates.
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Eight reasons to ‘mute’ super PAC ads
First Iowa, now Florida, have seen the first wave of political TV ads from super PACs – mostly negative – that will smother the 2012 presidential elections. Voters have an easy way to avoid such ads: the mute button. Here are eight reasons to use it:
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Vox News Stephen Colbert wants his super PAC back. What if Jon Stewart won't give it to him?
Now that he is no longer running for president of the United States of South Carolina, Stephen Colbert wants his super PAC back. But John Stewart seems to have no plans to return the cash.
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Vox News How is Stephen Colbert doing in the polls?
The comedian has been included in some actual political polls in recent days, as he presses ahead with exploring whether to run for (wink wink) president of South Carolina.
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The Vote Oops! Turns out Rick Santorum beat Mitt Romney in Iowa. Does it matter?
A new vote tally shows Rick Santorum won the Iowa caucuses by 34 votes over runner-up Mitt Romney. But aside from bragging rights, the shift in results is unlikely to affect the GOP race.
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The Monitor's View: Eight reasons to hit 'mute' during TV ads by super PACs
First Iowa, now South Carolina, have seen the first wave of political TV ads from super PACs – mostly negative – that will smother the 2012 elections. Voters have an easy way to avoid such ads.
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Vox News Why is Stephen Colbert's former super PAC attacking him?
Colbert goes negative on Colbert. Stephen Colbert's former super PAC has just released an ad that appears to bite the hand that used to feed it, asking, 'Why is the T in his name silent?'
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