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Battle Over Barber Poles Spins In Minnesota

What’s red, white, and blue and has spun its way into controversy? It’s the symbol of the barber profession —

N.Y. Passes DNA Requirement For Convicted Criminals

Early on Thursday, lawmakers in New York approved a bill that will make the state the first to require DNA

USDA To Give Schools More Ground Beef Choices After Outcry Over ‘Pink Slime’

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has weighed in on the use of so-called pink slime in beef served in the

’21 Jump Street’: One Remake That Isn’t A Crime

It was inevitable that one of Hollywood’s many recent reboots would eventually attain sentience. Hence the arrival of 21 Jump

Emails Reveal Syria’s Assad Was Shopping, While Directing Bloody Crackdown

In someways regular life has gone on for Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family. Despite the fact that over

Along Syrian Border, Turks Torn By Divided Loyalties

The Syrian regime’s heavy crackdown on dissent has led to a sharp plunge in relations with neighboring Turkey. But the

For Fleeing Syrians, Jordan Offers Bare-Bones Refuge

If you’re trying to escape the turmoil in Syria for the calm in Jordan, you have two choices. You can

For Appeal To Future, Romney’s Rhetoric Looks Back

Every good political campaign has a motif, from President Obama’s “hope” to John McCain’s “maverick.” Mitt Romney’s brand is still

Review: 15-To-1 Spending Advantage Netted Romney Two Third-Place Showings

Mitt Romney and the superPAC supporting him spent more than 15 times as much as Rick Santorum and the superPAC

‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’: Publishing’s Sexiest Trend

Publishing has a new unlikely heroine: an unknown author named E L James who recently scored a seven-figure book deal

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