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Bestselling books the week of 5/19/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Test your Gangnam style?
Pop music sensation Psy has taught his signature horsey dance to everyone from the UN’s Ban Ki-moon to Britney Spears. But how much do you know about the artist?
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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes
Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
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IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
How the tables have turned: The Internal Revenue Service is the one under the microscope now, as revelations emerged Friday that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Besides stimulus, what does 787 billion get you?
A look at what the federal package would get if it were measured in in inches, pounds, or seconds.
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Rental-car companies ‘green up’
EarthTalk: Many of them now offer hybrid models – for a price.
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The ‘holy grail’ of biofuels now in sight
Long-promised cellulosic ethanol is in modest production, but hurdles remain.
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Horizon highlights – Valentines edition
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'"Da Vinci Code" author's new book
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Guys need their own Valentine’s Day
Why is it men are always the ones buying the flowers and giving the gifts and making the dinner reservations?
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Children's CDs and DVDs in the spotlight
All the adventures of Curious George in one spot, Robbert Bobbert's lastest infectious beat, a Carly and Lucy Simon classic reissued, and more.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Do a dance about Jerome Robbins, trace the impact of Lincoln's life, purr over our love of cats and dogs, and more.
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Broadway leaps into spring
Some big-name actors return to the stage and stir up the classics.
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Coordinated Kabul assault shows Taliban strength
Insurgents attacked three government offices in a heavily fortified area Wednesday, a day before US envoy Holbrooke's visit.
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US Navy captures suspected pirates in Gulf of Aden
The seven men arrested will be turned over to Kenya, which plans to set up a court to try pirates.
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Has the ICC decided to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's Bashir?
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Pakistan admits links to Mumbai attacks, arrests chief suspects
But the government also unveiled a slew of foreign links pointing to a network of "non-state actors" providing logistical support from around the globe.
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Afghanistan: signs of progress in Jalalabad
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What stimulus bill can, and can’t, do
The $789 billion plan cuts taxes and shores up safety net. But how long will its benefits last?
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Will Obama keep some Bush antiterror tactics?
The new administration’s stance in a rendition case raises questions about how much it will break from past policy.
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In Washington, a new willingness to prosecute food safety cases?
The federal government is considering whether to bring criminal charges in a salmonella outbreak that has killed nine people.
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To help combat recession, US Mint releases four new pennies
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President Obama's remarks at Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
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The Obama roadshow continues -- next stop: Peoria
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Next flash point over terror detainees: Bagram prison
With Guantánamo set to close, more attention is falling on the US military facility in Afghanistan and those in custody there.
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On 'Darwin Day,' many Americans beg to differ
The latest tactic by evolution opponents – 'academic freedom' laws – recently scored its first major victory.
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