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Playing Nixon as a Man for All Political Seasons

a shared story    3 weeks 3 days 18 hours 12 minutes ago
When touring a political play in a political year, an actor naturally studies the pros. "Every second," says Stacy Keach of watching the real politicians. "I keep CNN on as a night light." He pulls into the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater this week to portray...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



In Michelle Obama, Women See Their Best Selves Reflected

a shared story    1 week 5 days 15 hours 12 minutes ago
Michelle Obama emerged, long and lean, from a black limousine that pulled up at the White House the other day. She stood in a bold red dress that followed her lines. She smoothed her hair and moved between her man -- the president-elect -- and...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Generation O Gets Its Hopes Up

a shared story    3 weeks 4 days 15 hours 12 minutes ago
The election of a 47-year-old president may usher in the post-baby-boomer era.   comments (0)  | report problem



Can True Love Conquer Caste?

a shared story    1 week 4 days 21 hours 12 minutes ago
NEW DELHI -- She was a gutsy student leader known for hunger strikes and provocative street theater at universities across the country, exposing the plight of India's beleaguered lower castes. He was a worldly gadfly with a passion for ending nuclear proliferation and exposing environmental...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Public Univ. reverses ban on Christmas decorations

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Florida Gulf Coast University has reversed its decision to ban Christmas decorations in common spaces.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Child Psychiatry Research Center Has Close Ties to Drug Company

a shared story    1 week 2 days 5 hours 12 minutes ago
Documents reveal drug maker’s role in child psychiatry research center at Massachusetts General Hospital.   comments (0)  | report problem



‘Road to Freedom' and ‘After 1968': Civil Rights-Themed Exhibitions at the S. Dillon Ripley Center

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may have advocated nonviolence, but the civil rights movement had its weapons. Savvy agitators harnessed the immediacy of the photograph to advocate for their cause, using images by wire photographers and amateurs to sell civil rights to the nation....(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Hospitals See Drop in Paying Patients

a shared story    3 weeks 3 days 1 hour 12 minutes ago
In a sign of the economy’s toll on the health care system, some hospitals are seeing fewer paying patients — and more people at emergency rooms unable to pay their bills.   comments (0)  | report problem



Lincoln, Unexposed

a shared story    3 weeks 4 days 9 hours 12 minutes ago
It's a safe bet that Abraham Lincoln is the most recognizable American of all time. Every child in this country can name him by first grade, and so can countless millions who will never set foot in the United States. His face adorns the indivisible...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



'Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968'

a shared story    2 weeks 4 days 11 hours 12 minutes ago
In his victory speech, President-elect Barack Obama noted "the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta" -- the pivotal images of the civil rights movement that cannot help but be seen as milestones on the road...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



'Spending . . . Is How We Fill Our Time': Stuart Vyse Gets a Grip on Our Financial Woes

a shared story    2 weeks 3 days 16 hours 12 minutes ago
In "Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On to Their Money," psychologist Stuart Vyse analyzes the economic mess we're in, and what it is about our brains' inner workings that puts us there. -- Monica Hesse So, how did we get in this housing crisis/perilous...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Ever Wondered Why You Feel Tired When You Wake Up After Sleeping for Hours?

a shared story    2 days 9 hours 12 minutes ago
It happens to most kids at one time or another: You wake up in the morning facing a new day -- only to yawn and wish you could go back to sleep. Several things can cause you to feel tired, but there are things you...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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