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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*
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Bestselling books the week of 12/6/12, according to IndieBound*
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Vox News Will Jon Stewart go to jail for running Stephen Colbert's super PAC?
As the head of a super political-action committee supporting Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart is not allowed to 'coordinate' with Colbert. But the two are pushing the limits in the name of satire.
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Vox News Ron Paul: Are his voters being stolen away by Stephen Colbert?
Comedian and pseudo-candidate Stephen Colbert, tapping the South Carolina primary as his playground, appears to have a bead on the classic Ron Paul voter.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Who misquoted King so monumentally?
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says a key quote on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial must be changed. Poet Maya Angelou had said it makes the civil rights leader sound ‘like an arrogant twit.’
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Vox News Stephen Colbert for president? What's his point? (+video)
Stephen Colbert handed over control of his super PAC cash pile to Jon Stewart Thursday, paving the way for a run at the presidency of 'the United States of South Carolina.'
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Stephen Colbert for president of South Carolina?
Stephen Colbert already has 5 percent of the South Carolina vote, says one poll. Stephen Colbert transferred control of his super PAC to comedian Jon Stewart. The move legally allows Colbert to enter the South Carolina GOP primary race.
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Mitt Romney gaffes: 11 times the button-down candidate should have buttoned up
In politics, a gaffe is often described as a "truth told by accident." Mitt Romney has had relatively few of them during his time in politics, but lately, the former governor of Massachusetts has had a bunch. The most recent: a leaked video that shows Mr. Romney dismissing President Obama’s supporters as ‘victims,’ dependent on government. The video stoked criticism of how the candidate’s unforced errors are preempting debate on Mr. Obama’s record, especially on jobs and the economy. Here’s a list of the most memorable verbal missteps.
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Stephen Colbert almost bought naming rights to South Carolina GOP primary
Along with naming rights, Stephen Colbert wants to place a referendum on the South Carolina GOP primary ballot asking voters to decide if 'corporations are people,' or if 'only people are people.'
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Why Mitt Romney is losing the TV campaign ad war, again
Mitt Romney is launching new TV ads in Iowa Friday. But so far Mitt Romney's campaign ads have not been very good, says DCDecoder.
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Herman Cain campaign is smokin' - with new cash
The Herman Cain campaign has raked in at least $3 million in October, says chief of staff Mark Block. That bests Cain's fundraising tally for the entire third quarter of 2011.
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President Obama on 'The Tonight Show': A good move?
President Obama will appear on 'The Tonight Show' Tuesday for the fourth time. The show will give the president a wider audience but might have limited benefits, experts say.
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Where is Herman Cain's campaign money coming from?
Mitt Romney is collecting from Wall Street. Rick Perry is getting moolah from the oil and gas industry. It's harder to tell much about the donor base of Herman Cain, who is fifth in the GOP fundraising race.
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Election 101: Five basics about 'super PACs' and 2012 campaign money
The 'super PAC' promises to shake up the 2012 election. This new fundraising heavyweight – which Stephen Colbert famously brought attention to with his own Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow – heralds a new era of 'superspending' in politics. Here are the basics about super PACs and how their emergence may influence elections.
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Stephen Colbert vs. Karl Rove: Who's better at 'money laundering'?
Stephen Colbert has taken his mockery of campaign finance in the US to a new level by showing he can funnel unlimited, anonymous cash into his Colbert Super PAC.
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Cain's 999 plan: Not sane tax policy
"Flat tax" proposals, like Herman Cain's "999 plan," should not be taken seriously
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Ron Paul to Jon Stewart: thanks for the help (video)
At a breakfast Wednesday sponsored by the Monitor, Ron Paul was clearly appreciative of the publicity that comedian Jon Stewart has been providing his campaign for president.
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Stephen Colbert Super PAC's first ad: What's it really making fun of?
The Stephen Colbert ad seems to have several targets, among them Texas Gov. Rick Perry, political ads in general, and voters who are influenced by them. In any event, it's entertaining.
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In time for Election 2012, a Stephen Colbert super PAC. What is that?
What is a super PAC exactly, and what makes it super? And how might a Stephen Colbert super PAC differ from other super PACs or plain vanilla PACs?
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Mark Halperin suspended indefinitely from MSNBC: When language bites
After referring to President Obama with a term that can't appear in a family newspaper, MSNBC commentator Mark Halperin was suspended from the network and issued a warning by Time Magazine, where he is an editor-at-large.
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Stephen Colbert gets OK for 'super PAC.' What will he use it for?
Comedian Stephen Colbert will form a 'super PAC,' which can raise gobs of money, to air political ads ahead of Election 2012. He will have to disclose donors though, the FEC said.
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Obama impersonator gets hook at GOP meeting. Why was he hired?
Did organizers of the Republican Leadership Conference give an Obama impersonator the hook because of racially insensitive jokes or because he was making digs at GOP candidates? Hard to say. But the RLC should have known what was coming.
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Tony Awards big winners: 'Book of Mormon,' 'War Horse'
Tony Awards: On a night when the hilariously profane 'The Book of Mormon' reigned supreme, the famously troubled 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' got attention both positive and negative at Sunday's Tonys.
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'Teen Wolf': Cast speaks candidly
'Teen Wolf' cast members Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin, Colton Haynes and Holland Roden speak about the new MTV series.
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Jon Stewart-Bill O'Reilly confab Day 2: Is 'Daily Show' host turning Republican?
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart appeared again with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly. He sounded unusually Republican, but he's not quite ready to vote for one of the GOP presidential candidates.
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William & Kate wedding: Most Americans won't tune in
Most Americans aren't enthralled by the royal wedding. Rather than get up at 4 a.m. to watch, they're more likely to be interested in what Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert have to say.
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New social media and the 2012 election: Waaaaay beyond Facebook 2008
Watch out, Obama: Everyone else has caught up to everything you did in 2008 – and all the tools you had then have become a lot more sophisticated.
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