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Rove vs. "Showdown": He Says OBL Raid No Big Deal

He obviously didn't read the book—or care to consider the actual facts.

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| Thu Mar. 22, 2012 9:14 AM PDT

WATCH: David Corn Talking "Showdown" on MSNBC's Morning Joe

MoJo's DC bureau chief chats with Joe Scarborough and co. about his new book on the Obama administration.

Wed Mar. 21, 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Jhumpa Lahiri Was Abandoned by Her Editor

The great author's essay on the beauty of a well-crafted sentence contains some truly awful ones.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 11:08 AM PDT

WATCH: What's Fox News' Beef With David Corn's "Showdown"?
Wed Mar. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Bret Baier's #Fail in Challenging Obama on "Showdown"

The Fox News host claims Obama was wrong to cite Fox for fueling the Obama-is-a-Mulsim meme. But—guess what—he wasn't.

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| Tue Mar. 20, 2012 7:53 AM PDT
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Obama's Plan to Win Reelection

The word from the White House: No more Mr. Nice Guy. For real this time.

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| Tue Mar. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

"Showdown": Inside the Obama White House

My new behind-the-scenes book on how Obama reclaimed his presidency comes out next week. Here's an excerpt—on the night they got bin Laden.

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| Fri Mar. 16, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Inside Mumbai's Infamous Dance Bars

Journalist Sonia Faleiro talks about the neon underworld "where women have everything as long as they can dance."

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| Wed Mar. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Book Review: Jonah Lehrer's "Imagine: How Creativity Works"

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| Mon Mar. 12, 2012 4:00 AM PDT
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"Game Change": A Remake of Frankenstein, Featuring Sarah Palin

For political junkies, HBO's new drama will amount to little more than a deeply unsatisfying guilty pleasure.

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| Thu Mar. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Book Review: House of Stone

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| Thu Mar. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST

"The Lorax": In Thneed of Some Marketing Help

The film version of "The Lorax" is actually pretty good. So why is the marketing campaign so awful?

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Mazda Enlists Kids to Market Cars in Exchange for Library Books

The marketing spin for The Lorax just keeps getting more insidious.

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| Wed Feb. 29, 2012 1:03 PM PST
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It's Not Easy Being Green

In an age of environmental problems, author David Owen warns against easy solutions.

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| Sat Feb. 25, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Book Review: The Conundrum

David Owen's new book argues that we already know how to prevent environmental catastrophe—we just don't like the answers.

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| Fri Feb. 24, 2012 7:42 PM PST

Book Review: "Half Blood Blues"

The last jazz band in Nazi Europe

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| Fri Feb. 24, 2012 4:08 AM PST

Chart: Why the GOP's Gas Price Attack on Obama Is BS

See anything here? Like the fact that what you pay at the pump is independent of who's in office?

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| Thu Feb. 23, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The Myth of the Lonely American

With more Americans living alone than ever before, sociologist Eric Klinenberg explains the surprising social and environmental benefits of going solo.

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| Thu Feb. 23, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Book Review: "The United States of Fear"

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| Wed Feb. 22, 2012 4:58 PM PST
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Dan Savage on "It Gets Better" and Surging Santorum

The sex columnist talks about his campaign to help gay kids—and why the GOP primary results are freaking him out.

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| Mon Feb. 20, 2012 3:14 PM PST