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Reinstating deposed President Manuel Zelaya would be a disaster for Honduras. view story
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and President Barack Obama make for strange bedfellows, but the two me...
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Iranian clerics voice support for reform movement; opposition details alleged electoral fraud. view story
about 7 hours ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
The Washington Post leads with word from Tehran, where opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi yesterday published a dossier a...
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Smokey Bear, McGruff the Crime Dog, and more of history's greatest pedagogical animals. view story
1 day ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the creation of Smokey Bear, one of the most recognizable animals in the pop culture ...
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Gov. Sarah Palin resigns, fueling speculation about her political future. view story
1 day ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin capped off a week of bad publicity with a stunning decision: The Republican captured the lead sto...
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In Sarah Palin's GOP, the leaders keep quitting and the troubles don't. view story
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"It may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down [and] plod along," Sarah Palin said Friday, in an attemp...
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Sarah Palin picked the wrong day to resign as governor of Alaska. view story
1 day ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
If Sarah Palin wanted to avoid the speculation and attacks that drove her crazy as governor, she should have picked a differe...
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What are Fourth of July celebrations like abroad? view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
Hillary Clinton announced in June that, for the first time since 1979, Iranian diplomats could be invited to July Fourth cele...
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The Political Gabfest for July 3, 2009. view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook. We will be updating the Facebook page more frequently and including conten...
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Corrections from the last week. view story
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In the July 1 "Explainer," Christopher Beam incorrectly stated that a freezer cools at about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. That is t...
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The past and future of competitive eating injuries. view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
On July 4, six-time Nathan's-hot-dog-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi will try to reclaim his title from Joey Chestnut. Last yea...
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Is it better for the planet to grill with charcoal or gas? view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
As Americans fire up their grills this Fourth of July weekend, the charcoal vs. gas debate will rage in backyards countrywide...
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Surprisingly high unemployment numbers mean recovery could be a long way away. view story
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The Washington Post and New York Times lead with, while the Wall Street Journal banners, the unexpectedly grim unemployment n...
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The Washington Post's boneheaded—and aborted—plan to lobby for lobbyists. view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
Mike Allen's early-morning report in Politico that the Washington Post intended to sell access to its newsroom to lobbyists f...
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Who decides how much White House staffers get paid? view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
The Obama White House recently released the salaries of its 487 staffers. The highest-paid administration staffer, the presid...
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What to do if you survive a plane crash over water. view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
Agence France-Presse reported yesterday that Bahia Bakari, a 12-year-old girl from Comoros, is the lone survivor of Tuesday's...
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Slate's create-your-own-toy-movie contest. view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
Upon the release of the near-unwatchable yet wildly successful Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I challenged Slate reader...
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The damage done by the Supreme Court in the New Haven firefighters case. view story
2 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
This Monday, in the New Haven, Conn., firefighters case Ricci v. DeStefano, the Supreme Court held that it's unlawful race di...
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Reviews of: Public Enemies, Ice Age, and I Hate Valentine's Day view story
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Will my video get 1 million views on YouTube? view story
3 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
"Charlie Bit Me," the fourth most-viewed YouTube clip of all time, is a viral video in the truest sense of the word. In May 2...
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On not owning a vacation home. view story
3 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sl...)
It's that time of year again, when dinner conversation in rarefied circles dwells on escape to the Vineyard or the Keys. Some...
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