New AIG CEO's salary: $7M
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'Death Panels'? Ha! says Salon, Jon Stewart
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On her Facebook page, Sarah Palin recently said "The America I know and love...
Should Germany reprint Mein Kampf?
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Hitler's autobiography-manifesto Mein Kampf has been strictly banned in Germany since the end of World War II, but a proposal to reprint it has the endorsement of the country's leading Jewish organization, among other groups, reports the
E-Commerce Revs Up on Facebook
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Last week, 1-800-Flowers became the first retailer to open a storefront on Fac...
Clinton Meets With Kim Jong II
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Bill Clinton has met with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, official state media reports. The Korean news agency described Clinton as "courteously" conveying a message from President Obama, saying he and Kim shared a "wide-ranging exchang...
Palin Camp Denies Divorce Rumor
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Sarah Palin denied a report today that she and former “First Dude” Todd Palin are getting a divorce: "Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story," Palin's spokeswoman writes on Facebook. "There is no truth to the recent ...
Why The Kindle Stinks
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Nicholson Baker wanted to like the Kindle, honest. But when he unwrapped it and began to see what all the fuss was about, he "tussled with a sense of anti-climax," the prolific author writes in the New Yorker. Things never improved. He slams the e...
Older White Men Take Big Hit From Recession
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Typically it’s the young who lose their jobs in a recession, but not in the current slowdown. Aging white workers at the theoretical peak of their earning power are losing their jobs this time around—and they can’t find new ones, USA Today reports...
Dumbest Arguments Against Health Reform
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“The opponents of reform are getting serious now,” Paul Waldman writes of the health care debate for the American Prospect, “and they've turned the volume on their megaphones of mendacity up to 11.” To read some of the most cringe-inducing argumen...
Divorce May Permanently Damage Health
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The end of a marriage means the end of good health for many people, a new study finds. Researchers discovered that people who lost a spouse, whether through divorce or death, were roughly 20% more likely to suffer chronic health problems even if t...
