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Colin Firth's Oscar-bound performance

Pick of the week: The actor shines as George VI in "The King's Speech" -- a warm, surprising tale about the monarch

Hack No. 11: George Will

The bow-tied pundit is as slimy and amoral as a spitball

Gyllenhaal and Hathaway's surprisingly good comedy

"Love and Other Drugs" combines satire and tears in a sexy, bighearted love story

Is female-on-male violence on the rise?

"Teen Mom's" Amber Portwood has turned a spotlight on women who hit. We take a closer look at the supposed trend

My former friend torments me

I miss her but she's toxic. Will things ever change?

Man admits abortion vote a hoax

Birthornot.com's creator confesses he is not actually letting strangers decide the fate of his wife's pregnancy

One step ahead of the terrorists?

That's TSA's justification for its security measures. But evidence suggests they've been one step ahead of us

When the turkey took revenge

After a Thanksgiving of food poisoning, I swore off the bacteria-ridden beast and came up with this bird-free gravy

How to catch a Taliban impostor

If Afghan officials don't want to be fooled by another huckster, they should take a close look at these movies

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When the turkey took revenge, I took to vegetarian gravy

After a Thanksgiving of food poisoning, I swore off the bacteria-ridden beast and came up with this bird-free gravy

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"The King's Speech": Colin Firth's Oscar-bound performance

Pick of the week: The actor shines as George VI in "The King's Speech" -- a warm, surprising tale about the monarch

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One step ahead of the terrorists?

That's TSA's justification for its security measures. But evidence suggests they've been one step ahead of us

Topics: Transportation Security AdministrationAir Travel 15 Comments

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Is female-on-male violence on the rise?

"Teen Mom's" Amber Portwood has turned a spotlight on women who hit. We take a closer look at the supposed trend

Topics: Reality TV 14 Comments

My former friend torments me

I miss her but she's toxic. Will things ever change?

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Working Class Foodies: Fail-proof Thanksgiving dinner

Liven up your next turkey dinner with dishes like chipotle cranberry sauce and squash and kale bread pudding

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Man admits abortion vote a hoax

Birthornot.com's creator confesses he is not actually letting strangers decide the fate of his wife's pregnancy

Topics: Abortion 6 Comments

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How to catch a Taliban impostor

If Afghan officials don't want to be fooled by another huckster, they should take a close look at these movies

Topics: AfghanistanTerrorism 3 Comments

Texas priest in custody on charges he tried to hire a hit man

Clergyman allegedly offered $5,000 for the slaying of a teenager who had accused him of sexual abuse

Topics: Sexual abuse 1 Comments

Obama: U.S. committed to defend South Korea

Will not speculate on military action, wants to speak first to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak

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Teen posts evidence of her own abuse on Facebook

A 19-year-old Argentinian girl shares her bruises with the Web

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No. 11: George Will

The bow-tied pundit is as slimy and amoral as a spitball

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No. 12: John Fund

The Wall Street Journal columnist is a longtime liar

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"Love and Other Drugs": Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway get naked

"Love and Other Drugs" combines satire and tears in a sexy, bighearted love story

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Feds: Oil dispersant worked better than thought

Controversial chemicals helped break up about 16 percent of the Gulf oil spill -- twice as much as August estimate

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No. 13: Roger Simon

The Politico columnist heard someone unexpected is planning a 2012 run!

Topics: War Room's Hack Thirty 10 Comments

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Obama promotes auto industry success in Indiana

Holds rebounding transmission plant up as symbol of "the hope and confidence" of a better economy

Topics: Auto Industry 4 Comments

"America by Heart" by the numbers

Sarah Palin's new book name-checks Ronald Reagan 33 times, putting him second only to God (100 mentions)

Topics: Ronald ReaganSarah Palin 22 Comments

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Passenger finds ammunition clip on flight to Phoenix

Southwest says the fully loaded clip belongs to a licensed law enforcement officer who accidently left it behind

Topics: Transportation Security AdministrationAir Travel 23 Comments

Washington Post hires conservative blogger

Finally, the Beltway's paper has someone to make the case for war with Iran

Topics: Washington PostMedia CriticismNeoconservatism 15 Comments

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No. 14: David Ignatius

The Washington Post columnist distinguishable only by his deep respect for warmongering senators

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General Motors will rehire Flint, Mich., workers

The automaker plans to give 200 employees their jobs back to make smaller engines for their Volt and Cruze models

Topics: Auto Industry 2 Comments

Political chaos engulfs Ireland, threatens bailout

Rebels from PM's own party press to oust premier; opposition leaders demand an election before Christmas

Topics: EconomicsIrelandEuropean Union 6 Comments

No. 15: Mort Zuckerman

The billionaire buys magazines just so they'll print his columns

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The extraordinary rise of AMC

With "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men" and now "The Walking Dead," the cable channel is giving HBO a run for its money

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Is this how they stop Sarah Palin?

Some of her one-time cheerleaders suddenly seem nervous about the monster they helped create

Topics: 2012 ElectionsSarah Palin 77 Comments

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Netflix's streaming push: Charging more for less

The DVD-rental company moves hard onto the Net, and raises prices for early customers despite slimmer inventory

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41 states see job gains in Oct., most in 5 months

Nevada reports first decline in jobless rate in nearly five years as unemployment falls to 14.2 percent

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Northwest freezes as rare blizzard roars through

Three deaths blamed on storm so far; tens of thousands are without power in Washington region

Topics: Snow Storms 10 Comments

No. 17: Bill Kristol

The second-generation neocon is the world's laziest propagandist

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NYU artist gets camera surgically implanted in head

Iraqi-born professor will wear camera for a year, capture images at one-minute intervals for Qatar museum

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Pope: Condoms OK for women too

Shockingly, the Vatican says male prostitutes aren't the only ones who can morally practice safe sex

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No. 18: Tina Brown

Newsweek's new editor just ran into someone impossibly fabulous at a dinner last month ...

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Palin book denounces federal income tax

In her new book, "America by Heart," Palin lumps the 16th Amendment with other government "power grabs"

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North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed

Officials in Seoul call bombardments "inhumane atrocities" that violate Korean War's 1953 armistice

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No. 19: Joe Klein

The Time contributor may not always know what he's talking about, but he knows politics was cooler in the '60s

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Who will be the Ron Paul of 2012?

It might just be Ron Paul himself. He talks to Salon -- and it sounds like he's a little uneasy with Mitt and Sarah

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Economic growth slightly faster than first thought

Commerce Department says GDP increased at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter

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"Dancing with the Stars" recap: Jennifer Grey finds her groove

Kyle Massey wows with a hip-hop number as Bristol Palin plays sympathy card before yet another mediocre performance

Topics: Dancing With the StarsABC 17 Comments

"In Treatment" recap: Frances reads her test results

Week 5: Sunil's suicide risk grows and Frances stubbornly refuses to see her sister

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