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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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Raids into Pakistan: What U.S. authority?
Bush's orders to send special forces after Taliban militants have roots in previous presidencies.
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Opinion: Russia takes a bite out of state sovereignty
The real clash with Georgia is sovereignty vs. self-determination.
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Opinion: An innovation nation once more
To compete globally, the US workforce needs presidential leadership to bolster math, science, and engineering education.
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The Monitor's View: The Palin Doctrine
She would go beyond various Bush 'doctrines' and 'do whatever it takes' against terrorists.
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Economic slump: Ethics loom large
Compared with previous recessions, the last two downturns can be pinned more on greed.
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College students: Don't limit dreams with debt
Huge school loans can hinder future growth. Think about potential income before signing the dotted line.
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Companies make room for baby
Despite distractions, they offer this unusual benefit to retain workers.
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Industry group fighting Seattle plastic-bag tax
American Chemistry Council spent $180,625 in August fighting a 20-cent fee on paper and plastic shopping bags.
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My Father's Paradise
A journalist learns to embrace the ancient roots of his past in Iraqi Kurdistan's Jewish community.
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No longer the hero but still the mom
Nothing is straightforward when a parent talks with an adolescent. They suspiciously question everything.
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McCain vies with Obama over ‘change’
The campaign argument could be decided by which group of voters shows up at the polls.
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Obama hauls in the cash with $66 million in August
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'Outsiders’ guide to understanding Alaska's politics and peculiarities
With Gov. Sarah Palin’s sudden elevation to the GOP ticket, the world tries to fathom the 49th state – its sourdoughs and cheechakos, boomers and greenies. A moon at noon?
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Palin: Obama regrets not picking Hillary
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Indignation
Philip Roth's new novel just rails against religion in 1950s America.
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Cowboys and books
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Fewer laughs in fall's TV lineup
Short on comedy, new dramas still combine best elements of old franchises.
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Cold war echo: Russian military maneuvers with Venezuela
Russia sent two long-range bombers to Venezuela Wednesday and will send warships and soldiers for joint exercises in November.
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Military harassment threatens Sri Lanka's oasis of peace
Anger at the military's heavy hand and land seizures rattles a year-old calm in the east, a rare success in a 25-year war.
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Venezuelan president expels US ambassador amid US-Bolivia tension
Chavez alleges that the US is plotting a military coup against him after Morales blames Washington for upheavals in eastern Bolivia. The US, however, denies these claims.
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USA
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McCain, Obama pledge to boost US volunteerism
Obama would expand federal service efforts; McCain would rely more on private sector.
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Palin sketches out her foreign-policy views
The GOP vice-presidential candidate talked about Israel, Pakistan, and preemptive strikes in an ABC interview.
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McCain on 'The View': I haven't changed
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The highs and lows of Sarah Palin's first interview
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