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Betty Ford to Michelle Obama: How seven first ladies have changed the office
Since her husband's presidency, Betty Ford has passed the mantle of first lady to six other women. Here are the contributions each made:
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In Pictures: Black History Month
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The public library as community center: books, latte, yoga
The public library branches out with new ways to bring bodies to the stacks. Nationwide librarians are developing a community center model where visitors can do everything from drink their latte and do yoga, to speed dating and tax preparation – all while getting closer to books.
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Legendary musician Earl Scruggs remembered for revolutionary banjo playing style
Earl Scruggs partnered with some of the greatest musicians in bluegrass and country music throughout his career to create indelible memories.
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The new celluloid heroes
Preservationists springboard off audience enthusiasm for 'Hugo' and 'The Artist' to revive old-school films.
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John Glenn's first spaceflight was fraught with risks and unknowns
Before Glenn completed three laps of Earth on Feb. 20, 1962, no American had spent more than 15 minutes in space.
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Woody Guthrie, in an age of 'Occupy'
On his centennial, tributes pour in for a man who made complex social issues deceptively simple through song and championed the downtrodden.
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The Vote
Is moon base really the 'weirdest' Newt Gingrich idea? Maybe not.
Newt Gingrich once wrote a bill that proposed to clarify when a moon base could apply for statehood. He admitted the bill was a bit odd Wednesday. But it might now prove to be a stroke of brilliance.
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Chapter & Verse
Walter Dean Myers chosen as new YA literature ambassador
The prolific author says he hopes to convey to students that reading is a necessity, not an option.
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Alexander Graham Bell recordings discovered after 130 years
Alexander Graham Bell went on to invent the telephone, but before he did that he experimented with recording devices. The old disks were considered unplayable until new technology gave scientists the chance to listen to the recordings for the first time in 130 years.
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Decoder Wire
Jobs bill shows why Obama needs friends in Congress
Obama on Thursday exhorted Congress, again, to pass his jobs bill. From start to finish, the president depends on friends in Congress even to introduce legislation, let alone pass it.
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Chapter & Verse
Candice Millard talks about "Destiny of the Republic"
Candice Millard calls assassinated US President James Garfield a "very admirable" person whose death was "a real loss to the nation."
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Chapter & Verse
Raising Cain: A new novel from a master of noir
How a posthumous novel by 'Mildred Pierce' author James M. Cain was discovered and released.
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The New Economy
Debt, deficits, and American morals
Behind the impasse in Washington over debt and deficits lies a moral, even religious, problem. How should a Christian respond to the economic debate?
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Chapter & Verse
Philip Levine: the “proletariat poet”
Philip Levine, a former Detroit factory worker and one of the most highly rated writers of his generation, is the new US Poet Laureate.
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As congressional debt-ceiling plans founder, eyes turn to executive option
There is growing pressure on President Obama to simply declare an increase in the debt ceiling by executive order and tell everyone else: Deal with it.
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Betty Ford to Michelle Obama: How seven first ladies have changed the office
Since her husband's presidency, Betty Ford has passed the mantle of first lady to six other women. Here are the contributions each made:
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Top Picks: a musical tribute to Bob Dylan, 'Too Big To Fail,' Azam Ali's latest album, and more
Recordings of famous musicians performing Bob Dylan classics, an HBO movie about the 2008 economic crisis, a collection of lullabies sung by music superstar Azam Ali, and more recommendations.
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Digging down to family roots
Internet's easy access has pumped new life into ancestor research.
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Tax Day 2011: When did America levy its first income tax? The Civil War.
To finance the Civil War, the Union government levied taxes on products, companies, and incomes. How income taxes have – and haven't – changed in the 150 years since.
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Libya intervention: Tea party and liberal Democrats make unusual allies
On Capitol Hill, the Libya intervention has elicited antiwar voices from opposite ends of the political spectrum. Their point in common: The power to make war resides with Congress.
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Next up for Senate: votes on two budget plans, more than $50 billion apart
The budget plans will give both Democrats and Republicans a sense of where the votes are and a road map for going forward.
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Chapter & Verse
Thomas Jefferson's books – sought by researchers for decades – have been found
Seventy-four books from Thomas Jefferson’s personal library have been discovered at Washington University.
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In Pictures: Black History Month
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Decoder Wire
WikiLeaks' trove is a mere drop in ocean of US classified documents
How many documents are classified exactly? That's a secret. But here's an educated guess (in case WikiLeaks is interested).
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US to federal workers: If you read WikiLeaks, you're breaking the law
In the view of the US government, many of the WikiLeaks documents are still classified, and reading classified documents without clearance is illegal. Critics say the warning is censorship.
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Kennedy Center honors 2010: Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney among five receiving accolades
Kennedy Center honors five in 2010, including Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Bill T. Jones, Merle Haggard, and Jerry Herman.
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