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9 chart-topping hits that stirred controversy
In Depth 'Rich Men North of Richmond' and 'Try That in a Small Town' are the latest musical hits to generate cultural furor
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ADL calls for Twitter advertising 'pause' 1 month after its CEO lauded Elon Musk
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The new golf league challenging the PGA, explained
Speed Read What you need to know about LIV Golf
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Hillary: The right choice at State?
feature Why does Obama want his “frenemy” in his cabinet? Simple: Clinton is smart, tough-minded, and a very fast study, and her star power will allow her to deal with foreign leaders “on level footing.”
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Obama: Is the honeymoon already over?
feature Disagreement over the stimulus package threatens to mar the new era of bipartisanship President Obama hoped to bring to Washington.
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Guantánamo: What happens to the prisoners now?
feature Last week President Obama ordered the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay and halted its military tribunals.
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The Massachusetts message: What the voters are saying
feature The voters in Massachusetts changed the political equation when they chose Republican Scott Brown to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat.
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Democrats: Is the progressive era already over?
feature With midterm elections still 10 months away, 13 congressional Democrats have now called it quits. Polls suggest that Democrats will lose seats in both chambers, putting their majority at risk.
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The politics of health care: Will Democrats pay a price?
feature The instant President Obama signed health-care reform into law, the November midterm elections were transformed into a referendum on the biggest expansion of federal power in decades.
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Energy: Obama’s surprising embrace of offshore oil drilling
feature President Obama ended a 30-year-old drilling embargo by approving oil and gas drilling off previously closed portions of the Atlantic coast, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and off parts of Alaska.
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The BP ‘shakedown’: Will Barton’s gaffe help Democrats?
feature After Obama exacted a $20 billion escrow fund from BP CEO Tony Hayward, Joe Barton, a senior Republican on the House Energy Committee, apologized to Hayward for the “shakedown.”
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Afghanistan: Is the war doomed to failure?
feature The signs in Afghanistan are troubling both on and off the battlefield.
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Obama: Can he live up to expectations?
feature Barack Obama faces enormous challenges when he steps into the White House. Is the country expecting too much too soon?
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Voter fraud: How real a threat?
feature In 13 states, officials are investigating ACORN for possible voter registration fraud and the GOP has unleashed its own efforts to intimidate poor and minority citizens who vote Democratic.
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