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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 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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Opinion: Will John Boehner, President Obama master art of humility before 'fiscal cliff'?
John Boehner and President Obama continue their 'fiscal cliff' tussle over tax increases and spending cuts. But negotiating requires a healthy dose of humility. America's Founding Fathers, especially Madison and Franklin, knew this lesson well. We should look to them for guidance.
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Hail to the neologizers in chief
US presidents – and one president in particular – seem to have a knack for coining new terms.
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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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Opinion: To avoid fiscal cliff, Obama and GOP should compromise like Founding Fathers (+video)
President Obama and John Boehner express optimism that a budget deal to avoid the fiscal cliff will be reached, but gridlock threatens. Politicians would do well to remember that America was established by men who sorely disagreed. Consider the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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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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Top Picks: 'Friends' on Blu-ray, Led Zeppelin live DVD, and more
Relive all of 'Friends' with the new Blu-ray set, learn about Thomas Jefferson in Jon Meacham's new biography 'Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,' and more top picks.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/22/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Nativity display lawsuit: Atheists vs. Christians in Santa Monica (+video)
Nativity display lawsuit: A 60-year Christmas tradition ended in Santa Monica this year. But California churches have filed a lawsuit to bring back the Nativity display in a Santa Monica park.
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Thomas Jefferson
Biographer Jon Meacham captures Thomas Jefferson as a person, not just a historical figure.
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Opinion: Veterans Day: To regain trust, Congress should take a cue from US military
This Veterans Day, the military is one of America’s most trusted institutions; Congress is one of the least. Confidence in many public institutions is low because they lack a sense of duty, trust, loyalty, and teamwork – qualities US troops hold dear, and which all Americans can practice.
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Robert Reich
Election 2012: A house dividedWe come to the end of a bitter election feeling as if we’re two nations rather than one, Reich writes.
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11 best books of November, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best books to pick up this month? From fiction to nonfiction, Amazon's editors suggest the titles that they believe are the cream of the crop.
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Opinion: It's almost Nov. 6. Do you know what books Obama and Romney have been reading?
John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson – many of America's presidents were avid readers, and that informed their decisions. It gave them critical perspective. Americans should be curious about the reading habits of President Obama and Mitt Romney.
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The Monitor's View: The Obama, Romney dance on debt in the debates
Lost in the dueling economic figures of the presidential debate was a shared moral concern by Mitt Romney and President Obama about the giant debt being left behind by baby boomers. Young Americans – and future generations – need more of that political unity.
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Poll finds high level of distrust in the media. Anybody surprised?
A new Gallup survey finds most Americans have little or no trust in the media, especially Republicans and independents. Is this a dangerous trend in a democracy reliant on public information?
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The Monitor's View: Obama-Romney debate can't avoid 'nation-building'
Recent presidents campaigned against nation-building only to take it up as necessary for what defines America's ideals and strategic interests. Voters need to hear what Romney and Obama would do differently.
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The Vote
Who coined the name 'United States of America'? Mystery gets new twist.Historians continue to debate who came up with the formulation 'United States of America' as the name for the new nation. A new discovery could shift the discussion.
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Opinion: Pakistan Independence Day – not really
The founder of Pakistan, which today celebrates Independence Day, believed in the separation of mosque and state. He would not recognize his country now. Blasphemy laws silence religious expression. On a visit, I was often reminded to lower my voice 'lest the servants hear you.'
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Opinion: Hillary Clinton must insist on a united Syrian opposition
When Hillary Clinton meets with Syrian opposition figures in Turkey this weekend, she must impress on them the need to unite their ranks and tolerate different views. Disunity in the opposition is perhaps the biggest reason why Bashar al-Assad remains in power.
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Where They Stand
When it comes to picking presidents, voters may do as well as academics.
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Justice Scalia says he and Roberts aren't feuding
In an interview with CNN Justice Scalia put to rest rumors that he and Chief Justice Roberts clashed over the healthcare decision.
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Chapter & Verse
88 books that shaped AmericaThe 88-book list published by the Library of Congress includes titles like 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and 'Little Women.'
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