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The Beloit College Mindset List for the class of 2016
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world.
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Mark Twain and 29 other great pseudonyms
Wednesday's special Google doodle wished a happy birthday to Mark Twain. The American writer was born 176 years ago. Well, Twain wasn't born then. A fellow named Samuel Clemens was. The pen name "Mark Twain" came many years later.
Twain stands among many great pseudonyms. Some are obviously fake – Vin Diesel and Sting. But others might surprise you – John Wayne and Alan Alda. Here are 30 of the best from books, movies, TV, and music.
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10 terrific pieces of advice – from celebrities to their teenage selves
From "Dear Me," edited by Joseph Galliano, stars write letters to themselves at age 16
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In Pictures: Ron Paul: populist for president
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Bestselling books the week of Feb. 10, 2011, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Backchannels
For Egypt's satirists, Morsi's power is no jokeBassem Youssef, whose Daily Show-inspired satirical program propelled him to stardom, is the latest target of Egypt's attempts to silence government critics.
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Decoder Wire
State petitions to secede from US: Are they just helping liberals?Some on the right are concerned that the petitions to secede, posted on a White House website by angry voters, are setting conservatives up as easy targets for the mockery of liberals.
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Modern Parenthood
'Brooklyn Castle' families turn to chess, avoid checkmate by Sandy (+video)'Brooklyn Castle" documentary film shows the inspiration chess can be for kids in life's storms – and they the kids say it even helped in Sandy and this week's nor'easter.
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David Letterman performs before an empty theater for second night
David Letterman was forced to host his CBS late night television show in front of an empty theater again Tuesday, due to Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. David Letterman said: "Just like every night: We pretend the audience isn't here."
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Top Picks: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in movie theaters, Neil Young's memoir, and more
The Piano Guys mix genres on their first album, 'Daily Show' vet Mo Rocca explores U.S. voting laws, and more.
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The Vote
Presidential debate: How would you rate this musical parody? (+video)The musical comedy stylings of The Gregory Brothers are audio-video parodies of the presidential debates. The latest one, set to music, replicates Tuesday night's town-hall debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
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Decoder Wire
Jon Stewart debates Bill O'Reilly: Who won?Comedian Jon Stewart and TV host Bill O’Reilly delivered a pretty good clash of ideologies, spiced up with humor and leavened by the fact that the two men appear to be friends.
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Stewart vs. O'Reilly: America from two perspectives
Jon Stewart, the left-leaning Comedy Central 'news' anchor and Bill O'Reilly of Fox's 'O'Reilly Factor,' tangled in their own debate on Saturday night.
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Vox News
The Bill O'Reilly-Jon Stewart 'rumble': More than a jab-fest?In the left corner, comedian Jon Stewart. In the right corner, Fox News shout-meister Bill O'Reilly. What might they achieve, besides self-promotion, when they face off Saturday night for a political debate?
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'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' big winners at Emmy Awards
'Homeland' also won top acting awards for Claire Danes and Briton Damian Lewis as Showtime's first-ever best drama honoree prevented 'Mad Men' from winning its fifth straight best drama Emmy.
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Is the end of late-night TV as we've known it near?
Two staples of late-night TV – 'The Tonight Show' and 'Nightline' – received bad news this month, suggesting that a recasting of the late-night order might not be far off.
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The Beloit College Mindset List for the class of 2016
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world.
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How not to be an old fogy when face to face with Class of 2016
To bridge the generation gap, you might want to drop references to Mrs. Robinson, car radio, and even, perhaps, Bill Clinton. The Mindset List, produced yearly, is now out with the cultural touchstones of new college freshmen.
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Economist Mom
Politics 101: Don't talk about offsets on the campaign trailExpect the candidates to get looser and looser about the “fiscally responsible” pieces of their policy proposals. Expect them to spell out only the goodies, not how they would pay for the goodies.
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Decoder Wire
How to tell Mitt Romney is no 'wimp'? Take that, Harry Reid.Mitt Romney says Senate majority leader Harry Reid should 'put up or shut up' in response to Reid's accusations that he didn't pay taxes for 10 years. Will lines like that help him win over voters?
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Jon Stewart and Spongebob return as DirecTV, Viacom reach deal
Viacom Inc. and the satellite TV service provider said Friday that they have settled a dispute that had cut off access to 17 Viacom channels for DirectTV subscribers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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DirecTV loses MTV, Nickelodeon, and Viacom's free online shows
DirecTV says goodbye to Dora the Explorer, Snookie, and Jon Stewart. Negotiations with Viacom broke down as DirecTV was unable to reach a new fee arrangement.
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DirecTV, Viacom dispute darkens 26 cable channels
DirecTV has dropped 26 channels for nearly 20 million subscribers, who have lost access to Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and other networks owned by Viacom, as financial negotiations between the two parties reached an impasse Tuesday. Viacom said DirecTV dropped the channels without any warning, while DirecTV countered that its hand was forced by Viacom.
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Decoder Wire
Bush and Obama at the White House: Why the yukfest? (+video)Comedy was the order of the day between Bush and Obama at Thursday's unveiling of the Bush presidential portrait. Why did an episode of 'The Daily Show' break out at this simple ceremony?
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First Lady says politics is tough, even for Obama girls (+video)
Michelle Obama said her daughters had learned to be thick-skinned in an election year.
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Decoder Wire
Backlash begins after Obama slow jams the news (+video)Many Republicans are grousing about President Obama's appearance on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' and complaining that he's just trying to distract Americans from his policy failures.
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Appeals court reinstates Viacom lawsuit against Google's YouTube
The court ruling Thursday allows Viacom and other entities to sue Google over the use of copyrighted video on the internet search engine's YouTube video platform.
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Decoder Wire
'Morning Joe' host: GOP establishment thinks Mitt Romney will lose to ObamaMitt Romney's path to the nomination seems secure – but as conservative Joe Scarborough bluntly put it Wednesday, Republicans aren't confident about his chances in the fall.
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Vox News
Michelle Obama on 'Letterman' tonight. Can she get Dave to work out? (+video)In recent TV appearances, first lady Michelle Obama competed with Ellen DeGeneres in a push-up contest, and she tried to get Jay Leno to eat something healthy. On Monday's 'Letterman,' maybe she can get her host to take part in a sack race.
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Dennis Kucinich out: Left loses a combative, cheerful voice in Congress
Former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich lost in the Democratic primary Tuesday to Rep. Marcy Kaptur after their Ohio districts were merged by a Republican redistricting plan.
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