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What About the Trust Fund?
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In Luxembourg's Footsteps
Five months later, the U.S. recognizes Libya's opposition.

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When Teachers Cheat—And Then Blame the Tests
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Minnesotans Shrug Off the Shutdown
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The unavailability of beer, cigarettes and fishing licenses seemed to annoy them the most.
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Notable & Quotable
Ruy Teixeira writes that President Obama's ability to spur job growth—not his fealty to liberal doctrine—is the only thing most voters care for.
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Jonathan Tobin on Roger Clemens and the government's wasteful pursuit of high-profile steroid prosecutions.
Weekend Book Reviews
Five Best: Cruelty in Fact and Fiction
Adam Ross provides an overview of mankind's capacity for malice through the lens of five books, from novelist J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace" to Robert Hughes's historical account of Australia's birth.
What Love Has Lost
What does it mean to love someone? In a secular age, is despair the only alternative for the godless? Charlotte Allen reviews three new books on the subject of love.
When the West Coast Went Pop
"L.A. Rising" and "Rebels in Paradise" present the West Coast art of the '60s as a retroactive preview of the art world we have now, says Peter Plagens.
Young Men and Fire
Our childhood fascination with a fire is the foundation of all scientific discovery. Adam Savage reviews "The Practical Pyromaniac."

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This Is No Time for Games
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Ronald Reagan wouldn't be playing 'Targeted Catastrophe.'

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California Gov. Jerry Brown teaches his fellow Democrats a lesson in politics.
Let There Be Light Bulbs
This week the House failed to overturn the ban on standard incandescent light bulbs. Still, opponents of the ban insist that the bill's future is bright.

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Harry Potter, the Fantastic Finale
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Where All the World's a Stage
Overused Cultural Icons Trigger Gag Reflex

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Five Best: Cruelty in Fact and Fiction
Adam Ross provides an overview of mankind's capacity for malice through the lens of five books, from novelist J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace" to Robert Hughes's historical account of Australia's birth.
What Love Has Lost
When the West Coast Went Pop

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How to Win Friends and Influence Governors
California Gov. Jerry Brown teaches his fellow Democrats a lesson in politics.
Let There Be Light Bulbs
Obama Dominates Money Chase

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The Facelessness of Mass Destruction
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Harry Potter, the Fantastic Finale
"Deathly Hallows" reaches an intense, satisfying end, says Joe Morgenstern. Meanwhile, Errol Morris's "Tabloid" revels in excess.
Zen and the Bar of Motorcycles
A stylish detective series set in Rome begins on PBS Masterpiece and Spike TV introduces an expert in the art of turning around failing bar businesses.
Where All the World's a Stage
The Royal Shakespeare Company arrives as part of this year's Lincoln Center Festival. Should that be a big deal?
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Overused Cultural Icons Trigger Gag Reflex
Friday's unveiling of a towering Marilyn Monroe in Chicago is the latest recycling of tired clichés.
A 3-D Maven Weighs In
Excitement for 3-D content is building across the film industry, but the format is at a crossroads as far as movie audiences are concerned. A prolific inventor of 3-D technology explains what needs to happen next.
Forgoing the Classics, but Still Nothing New
The Mariinsky Ballet arrives at the Lincoln Center Festival without any of the classics in its repertoire.
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