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Stereotyping boys in the classroom

Little girls aren't the only ones influenced by gendered expectations

Why Russ Feingold should really be worried

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How Brian Ross blew the latest "terrorism" story

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Discovery Channel hostage drama: At least 1 held

Attacker reportedly has something strapped to his chest; people inside building ordered not to talk to media

NYC man survives 39-story fall, lands on a car

Thomas Magill suffers broken legs after plunging through a windshield

Jeff Greene sues Florida newspapers

The millionaire failed candidate goes after the journalists who wrote about his party yacht

Apple unveils new iPod lineup, TV streaming box

New Nano is touch screen and buttonless while the Shuffle gets a revamp too

Number of illegal immigrants in U.S. declining

Pew Hispanic Center estimates 11.1 million undocumented citizens, down 8 percent from 2007 peak

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Discovery Channel hostage drama: At least 1 held

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Apple unveils new iPod lineup, box for streaming TV

New Nano is touch screen and buttonless while the Shuffle gets a revamp too

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Jeff Greene sues Florida newspapers

The millionaire failed candidate goes after the journalists who wrote about his party yacht

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NYC man survives 39-story fall by landing on a Dodge

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Number of illegal immigrants in U.S. declining

Pew Hispanic Center estimates 11.1 million undocumented citizens, down 8 percent from 2007 peak

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The secret to the immortality of McDonald's food

The chain's burgers can resist rot for years. Scientists explain why they have the shelf life of the undead

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Why Russ Feingold should really be worried

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How ABC's Brian Ross blew the latest "terrorism" story

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Maureen Dowd phones in world's worst Obama speech reaction column

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William Gibson jacks into Google's cool menace

The author probes the search engine's spooky utility, in between tweets promoting his new novel, "Zero History"

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"The American": George Clooney's killer trip through Italy

"The American" showcases the struggle of making a good action movie in the wake of "Jason Bourne"

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I hate smoking laws, but they helped me quit

Hats off to the prissy scolds of the world, and I mean it. Just don't write off the "nobodies" who still struggle

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Tony Blair: "I cried for Iraq war victims"

But the former British leader still defends the war in his new memoir

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Michael Douglas says cancer is stage IV

The actor tells David Letterman that he has stage IV throat cancer -- but that it hasn't spread

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A real-life vacation with a virtual girlfriend

Fans of the dating game Love Plus+ plan romantic getaways with the teenage character inside their Nintendo DS

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The truths about Iraq that Obama couldn't utter

As troops withdraw from Iraq, the president gave a dutiful speech. But there was so much he could not say

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Justin Elliott on "Countdown"

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"How to Become a Scandal": Why America can't get enough scandal

Mel Gibson, Dr. Laura, Tiger Woods: What our fascination with public downfall really says about us

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It's official: Murkowski concedes Alaska vote

For the third time this year, a sitting senator fails to win renomination

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Obama, Bush, Beck and Hagee

The president praises Bush, the media find Beck in bed with a Catholic hater, and deficits become the new WMD Video

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Obama: Operation Iraqi Freedom is over

The president's Oval Office address on the official end of a long, pointless war

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Calling out cable news sexism

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All the women in my life have daddy issues

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A jar of her magic

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Iranian paper: Carla Bruni "deserves to die"

The daily calls the French first lady a "prostitute" again, and then takes things to a whole new level

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Larry Summers: Playing both sides on unemployment?

Conservatives claim Obama's economic advisor was against the welfare state before he was for it

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Tim Pawlenty now denying his state money in order to run for President

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Boy accused of firing shots near upstate New York mosque

Authorities arrest a teenager they say twice fired a shotgun into the ground outside the building

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Air Force: Sergeant may have exposed others to HIV

Airman allegedly frequented "swinger" parties in Kansas. He could be charged with aggravated sexual assault

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Healthcare's midterm impact: Maybe nothing

Democrats are in line for a beating in November, but healthcare might not have much to do with it

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"Glenn Beck sex tape" one of few things beneath HuffPo's editorial standards

The list of things you can't publish at the liberal news site grows, by one odd item

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Obama on end of Iraq combat: "America is more secure"

Afghanistan still looms large as troops levels are set to increase there

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The "nobody-could-have-known" excuse and Iraq

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Obama's Iraq speech: What you need to know

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STD testing meets social networking

MTV launches a campaign encouraging young people to get tested and check in on Foursquare while they're at it

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How G.M. helped China to world magnet domination

To get a piece of the Chinese market, the automaker sacrificed important technology and American jobs

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Large banks earn billions, small banks struggle

Every one of the 118 institutions closed this year were regional or local branches

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Texas man slits throat in court after sentencing

Marcial Anguiano slashes himself with a razor blade after getting 40 years for aggravated assault

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Stock investors brace for another ugly September

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