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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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Pakistan fires on U.S. helicopters
Sunday's incident inflames debate over whether Pakistan's new president can develop an effective counterinsurgency strategy.
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Bush and the U.N.: a reluctant embrace
The administration's attitude toward the UN has evolved from antipathy to engagement.
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Opinion: U.S. conservation win – in Canada
Forestland half the size of Texas is being saved to help thwart climate change.
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Opinion: Pakistan's contradictory faces
In a country rife with extremism I saw civilized culture and a triumphant human spirit.
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Why some firms are bailed out and others ignored
Those sinking in the wake of the real estate plunge get different treatment. For the overall economy, it makes sense.
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How $700 billion Paulson-Bernanke plan may help house prices
Economists hope the proposed bailout will boost confidence and end the cycle of falling real estate values.
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Portland, Ore., tops sustainable cities list
Using criteria in 16 categories, SustainLane ranks Portland as the most environmentally friendly of the 50 largest US cities.
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Safety recall on iPhone chargers
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman exhorts us to unite to fight global warming and excess consumption.
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Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
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Artists try to save Gdansk shipyards – in images
The view is stark as the birthplace of Poland’s Solidarity movement faces possible closure.
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All their possessions inside eight suitcases
A family gives the term 'living out of suitcases' new meaning.
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Hugs that will go down in history
Democratic National Convention delegates were overcome when Barack Obama officially became the first black nominee for US president.
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Schools: Obama stresses more investment, McCain parental choice
A growing chorus of business and education-reform advocates are hoping the next president will create a ‘Sputnik moment’ for education.
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Online readers get fired up over campaign coverage
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The debates: high stakes, sound bites and zingers
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Burn, Babar, burn?
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Moscow's moves in Georgia track a script by right-wing prophet
Is Alexander Dugin really the new sage of the Kremlin?
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McCain - no more earmarks. Biden - no more cowboys
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The Monitor's View: Lessons from disasters like Ike
America has tightened building codes in danger zones, but it also needs to stop building.
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U.S. airstrikes test alliance with Pakistan
Militants are targeted by drones to keep them from entering Afghanistan.
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Can Livni clean up Israeli politics?
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won the Kadima Party primary to replace Ehud Olmert who has been beset by corruption charges.
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North Korea claims to be restarting nuclear reactor
The Yongbyon reactor could be operational again within a year.
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