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Huffington Post Is Really Good at Suckering Search Engines Into Delivering Readers. For Now.
Julie Taymor's Spider-Man Is a Wild, Sexed-Up Act of Artistic Hubris
A New Biography of Humphrey Bogart Explains What Made Him So Great
My Hypochondriac Friend Keeps Complaining About Her Mild Eczema. What Should I Do?
The Muslim Brotherhood Runs Egypt's Schools and Hospitals Better Than the Government Does
Americans Are Deducting More From Their Taxes Than Ever. Have We Always Had Deductions?
Broadcast News Foresaw a Crisis in Journalism—and in Rom-Coms
A Unified Theory of Beer Commercials
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Patriot Act extension fails in House; Toyota sudden acceleration caused by drivers; TSA advocates dividing airline passengers into "trusted, regular and risky." 
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How the Internet has destroyed the thrill of the hunt. - Slate Has Perfected the Oscars Pool
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Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
- It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp
Why the latest conservative hidden-video trick to embarrass liberals has fizzled. - Exceptionally Articulate
Obama's eloquence fails to quiet charges that he does not believe in God or America. - Hang Up and Listen: The Super Bowl of Lawsuits Edition
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Roger Ebert's new show on PBS. - You've Got Page Views!
Why the AOL and Huffington Post merger is a good deal for both sides. - Good Grief
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Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011
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The former FIA chief, who stepped down after an S&M orgy, wants better privacy protections. - Palinisms
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Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011
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Where do the thousands of people gathered in Tahrir Square go to the bathroom? - Would America Have Been Better Off Without a Reagan Presidency?
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