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The top 25 celebrity baby names of all time
Many celebrities are creative people, but seldom does their creativity get more free rein than when they’re naming their own offspring. From Beyonce and Jay-Z's firstborn Blue Ivy to Frank Zappa's daughter's avante-garde moniker Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen, there are plenty of unusual names.
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11 best books of December, according to Amazon's editors
Looking for a holiday read for yourself or a gift for a voracious reader? These are the best new titles this month, hand-picked by Amazon's editors. Amazon’s editorial director of books and Kindle Sara Nelson tells us why they were chosen.
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15 best books of 2012 – nonfiction
Here are the Monitor's picks for the 15 best nonfiction books of 2012.
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Bram Stoker books: The 5 best movie adaptations of 'Dracula'
Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' is still the most famous of his books, and the story of the deadly vampire came to the screen with these five adaptations.
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Mitt Romney's five sons: What's their role in the campaign?
There’s no “Mitt Mobile” or Five Brothers blog like there was in 2008, but Mitt Romney’s five sons – Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, and Craig – still play a vital role in the presidential campaign. Here's a quick look at the Romney Five and what each brings to the campaign.
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BBC director resigns under fire, chairman says overhaul still needed
George Entwistle resigned as director general of the BBC this weekend to take responsibility for a mistaken child sex allegation on the flagship news program Newsnight.
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Is the death of newspapers the end of good citizenship?
The death of newspapers – by cutbacks, outright disappearance, or morphing into lean websites – means a reduction of watchdog reporting and less local information. Some say it has caused a drop in civic participation. Is it a blow to good citizenship?
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Petraeus affair: From romantic jealousy to the downfall of 'King David'
Details are emerging about the extramarital affair that led to CIA Director David Petraeus's resignation. Some in Congress want to know why the FBI waited so long to inform them.
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Decoder Wire
Election's No. 2 loser was Karl Rove, and Democrats are openly gleeful (+video)For all the criticism being heaped on Mitt Romney, GOP strategist Karl Rove is getting nearly as much. Will Rove's reputation as 'mastermind' strategist be permanently damaged?
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Vox News
On Election Night, score a victory for traditional mediaWhile people used social media to share Election Night comments, a surge in news site traffic and robust TV viewership showed so-called legacy media are still the preeminent sources for news.
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Horizons
Samsung Galaxy S III takes global sales leadThe Samsung Galaxy S III was the best-selling phone in the third quarter of 2012, according to a new report.
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Chapter & Verse
Nate Silver's book sales skyrocket post-electionSales of political statistician Nate Silver's book 'The Signal and the Noise' saw a surge of 850 percent – lifting it to No. 2 on Amazon – after Silver correctly predicted the 2012 election results.
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Bram Stoker books: The 5 best movie adaptations of 'Dracula'
Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' is still the most famous of his books, and the story of the deadly vampire came to the screen with these five adaptations.
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Decoder Wire
Election 2012: Has Nate Silver destroyed punditry?Some pundits were woefully inaccurate in their Election 2012 predictions, but those who relied on data – like Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight blog – did well. 'Moneyball' has come to punditry.
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Vox News
Surprise at Obama’s victory illustrates growing partisan divide in US mediaConservatives' shock that Mitt Romney did not win big is further evidence, analysts say, that the public is consuming media that reinforce personal views rather than give actual information about the world.
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Obama wins, but has anything changed?
All major media outlets have called the presidential election for Barack Obama. The vote leaves Washington exactly where it was before the election – and the GOP with deep questions.
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Decoder Wire
Electoral College 101: How it works. Why we're stuck with it.Why is 270 the magic number on Election Day? Because it's the number of Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. A look at the messy system the Founding Fathers bequeathed us.
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Terrorism & Security
Bahrain blasts underscore tensions over lack of political reform (+video)While the past 21 months have seen ongoing protests, a series of bombs in Bahrain's capital that killed two workers Monday has raised concerns about escalating violence.
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Decoder Wire
Polls show a dead heat. So why so many predictions of an Obama win? (+video)Among pundits and prognosticators – as well as the public at large – there's an expectation that President Obama will win reelection, despite the fact that the race is still a virtual tie, nationally.
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Chapter & Verse
Election season: Remembering the strange election of 1876During the era of Obama and Romney, historian Roy Morris Jr. looks back at the contested nineteenth-century race.
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Romney campaign says it could take Pennsylvania. Hail Mary pass?
The Romney campaign says Pennsylvania is very much in play despite heavily Democratic voter registration and most polls showing Obama ahead. Romney made a last-minute visit Sunday.
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Dude, could pot smokers decide the election – for Mitt Romney?
A marijuana legalization measure on the Colorado ballot – promoted by Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson – could be very important in this close presidential race.
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Could New Hampshire hold the key? Romney and Obama take no chances.
Both Obama and Romney are squeezing in last-minute visits to New Hampshire this weekend, and their campaigns are running at full speed. And all for 4 electoral votes.
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The New Economy
Impose a moratorium on debt collection lawsuitsIndebted Americans and the economy would be better off if the US put a temporary stop to lawsuits by third-party debt collectors.
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Modern Parenthood
Election 2012: We're all candidates for change, especially middle-schoolersElection 2012 future shock: Issues and information are evolving at exponential rates. That makes the job of citizenship and voting pretty important – because, as this principal, whose 2008 middle-schoolers are voters now, sees it, we're all candidates for change.
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The New Economy
High unemployment gives Romney an edge – but it's complicatedThe uptick in October's unemployment gives challenger Romney an advantage over President Obama. But elections turn on more than just unemployment.
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Terrorism & Security
War-crime accusations emerge as Syrian rebels take strategic townSyrian regime forces may face logistical problems after withdrawing from the strategic town of Saraqeb. The UN says a video that has emerged appears to show rebels committing war crimes.
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Opinion: To fight Taliban, US must give Afghanistan schools
President Obama and Mitt Romney both pledge to leave Afghanistan in 2014. But neither discussed the importance of establishing schools for the children of a war-torn nation where nearly half the population is under the age of 15. The Taliban are most scared of books, not bombs.
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Terrorism & Security
Bahrain bans public demonstrations as protest movement rises againAn uptick in clashes between Bahrain's pro-democracy protesters and the government prompted Bahrain to take its most extreme steps to quash dissent since the uprising began in 2011.
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Decoder Wire
Is Mitt Romney ad on Jeep jobs misleading?A new Romney campaign ad, running in the battleground state of Ohio, implies that Chrysler is moving US jobs building Jeeps to China, and that Obama is at fault for having 'sold Chrysler to the Italians.'
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