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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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Briefing
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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Mary Barley crusades behind the scenes for the Everglades
The wealthy widow uses her money and connections to become one of Florida’s most potent protectors of the ‘river of grass.’
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My favorite cookbook
Readers tell about why certain cookbooks have become favorites in their kitchens.
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Battle of the bagels
Two Montreal bakeries compete to make the best rounds of hot, soft bagels.
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November 5th
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Congo's riches fuel its war
A 12-vehicle United Nations aid convoy went behind rebel lines Monday.
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In Australia, bid to help trafficking victims
At country's only dedicated safe house, women learn to rebuild their lives after being tricked into sex slavery.
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In Lebanon, pragmatism tempers jihadist aims
In a move to avoid a second deadly battle in a Palestinian refugee camp, some groups have taken a rare step away from Islamist militancy.
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Bangladesh-Burma (Myanmar) maritime boundary dispute escalates
The oil-rich Bay of Bengal has been contested territory for years.
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World
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Palin votes in Alaska - doesn't reveal if she voted for Stevens
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Text of Senator John McCain's concession speech
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Supreme Court considers FCC's rein on foul words
The federal crackdown on the rising use of expletives on TV has sparked free-speech concerns.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the presidential election and debate the roles socialism and capitalism should play in the US economy.
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Opinion: After Bush: How to repair US alliances
Bush's exit won't suddenly fix things. Both sides need to step up.
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Opinion: A bold step for US good will in Iraq
Convert the huge US Embassy into a university.
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The Monitor's View: Don't stall on economic stimulus
A lame-duck Congress must agree on a short-term plan to avoid a deep recession.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's big win, and now, big embrace
Tough times call for the new president to rally even his foes.
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Wanted: next growth engine for US economy
High-tech, healthcare, energy, or factory goods could rev up a year from now.
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A Mercy
A new novel from Toni Morrison examines a legacy of abandonment.
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Be a fugitive slave for a night in “Escape on the Underground Railroad”
Cleveland offers the historically curious a sample of the heart-pounding panic, anger, and tears of escaped slaves making their way to freedom in Canada
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Thank goodness for democracy
A former citizen of the Soviet Union contrasts American elections with those in her former homeland.
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In East Berlin, a train station becomes a haven for kindness
One woman has never forgotten the stranger who helped her return to safety in a divided city.
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Indonesia fights its reputation for graft
An elite government agency is nabbing offenders in one of the world's most corrupt countries.
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In Iraq's Diyala Province, US forces anticipate exit
The American military is handing over control of projects in the troubled province ahead of a US-Iraqi security pact that could reduce the US footprint next year.
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Warnings issued ahead of Bali bombers' execution
The Indonesian men who were convicted of killing 202 nightclubgoers have called for revenge attacks against Westerners.
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