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Review: The Adjustment by Scott Phillips

Carole Mallory | Posted 11.01.2011

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Carole Mallory

Just where do many of America's criminals come from? Scott Phillips' searing fourth novel, The Adjustment, plots the journey of PR man Wayne Ogd...

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Evaluating the Clinical Effectiveness of Acupuncture

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Putting acupuncture under a microscope can be like trying to capture a spirit out of the clouds.

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Obama Merchandise Sales Drop As President's Popularity Falls

Washington Post | Rick Rojas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Souvenir vendors in Washington say once-thriving sales of the garish merchandise fawning over the president are nowhere near what they were. Sales pea...

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The "Politics" of an Olympic Pastime: Pin Trading at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Courtney Woo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Courtney Woo

Pin trading has consumed almost everyone at the Olympic Green---volunteers, managers, broadcasters, technicians and myself included. I originally resisted this Olympic pastime until I discovered its political undertones.

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