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An insider's view of the oil spill
If BP overreached, writer Rick Bass thinks he understands why. He once hunted oil too
Can Shirley Sherrod beat Breitbart in court?
July 30, 2010, at 10:41 AMThe former USDA official says she's going to sue the conservative blogger who posted the misleading video clip that got her fired
An insider's view of the oil spill
July 30, 2010, at 10:00 AMIf BP overreached, writer Rick Bass thinks he understands why. He once hunted oil too
Why's 'American Idol' losing its judges?
July 30, 2010, at 9:25 AMWatch an ABC report about Ellen DeGeneres' decision to step down as a judge of the Fox singing competition
The media's risky paywall experiment: A timeline
July 30, 2010, at 8:30 AMThe disastrous launch of the London Times' paid website is just the latest media "paywall" to run into trouble. Here, a history of how newspapers have failed — and succeeded — when asking readers to pay for online content
Could an asteroid destroy Washington, D.C?
July 30, 2010, at 7:30 AMA giant asteroid capable of flattening an entire city could be on course to hit Earth, say scientists. The good news? It won't be here for another 172 years
The Week contest: New Word - August 6, 2010
July 30, 2010, at 6:14 AMCreate a new word that politicians of any party or philosophy would find useful
LBJ's pens and Obama's peril
July 29, 2010, at 8:30 PMLyndon Johnson achieved a formidable legislative record as president, but was undone by two key failures. Obama faces the same two challenges — fortunately, he still has time to correct course
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Sending kids to school with head lice
July 29, 2010, at 6:34 PMPediatricians say forcing children to stay home over lice does no good. Is it time to ditch "no-nit" policies?
WikiLeaks fall-out: Will there be a body count?
July 29, 2010, at 5:30 PMThe White House says the classified documents leaked by WikiLeaks are negligible. Tell that to the hundreds of Afghan informants whose identities have reportedly been revealed
Communion for dogs?
July 29, 2010, at 4:44 PMA Canadian priest's decision to give a mutt a communion wafer has some Christians panting with fury
The new (super-sized) doomsday shelter
July 29, 2010, at 4:22 PMRemember the family atomic-bomb shelters that were popular in the '50s and '60s? They're back — bigger and better than ever
Al Gore's PR problem
July 29, 2010, at 3:25 PMSo far, the former vice president hasn't dignified his one-time masseuse's sexual allegations with a response, says Lloyd Grove in The Daily Beast. Big mistake
WikiLeaks' perverse agenda
July 29, 2010, at 2:17 PMThe whistleblower group has had some success in turning public opinion against the Afghanistan war. But their sensationalist campaign isn't helping anyone's cause, including their own
Chelsea Clinton's $3 million wedding: First reactions
July 29, 2010, at 2:00 PM$15,000 toilets? A $25,000 gown? A $100,000 "media consultant"? Should any wedding, even a Clinton wedding, really cost that much?
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