The Cult of Tina Fey

Tina Fey —nerd-girl hero, Saturday Night Live alum, 30 Rock writer/actor—just signed a book deal.

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Hooking Young Readers...Using Video Games

“I think we have to ask ourselves, ‘What exactly is reading?’ ” said Jack Martin, assistant director for young adult programs at the New York Public Library. “Reading is no longer just in the traditional sense of reading words in English or another language on a paper.”

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Why McCain's Time With Council Of World Freedom Matters

Since Sunday, Democrats have been buzzing about the re-revelation that during the 1980s, Sen. John McCain served on the board of a far-right conservative organization that had supplied arms and funds to paramilitary organizations in Latin America.

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People Love Angry-Faced Cars

If a Toyota Prius just looks too friendly for your tastes, you’re not alone. People readily see faces and traits in cars, and a new study suggests that they prefer cars to appear dominant, masculine and angry.

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Man shot three times for wearing an Obama T-shirt

A man told today how he was shot three times in the street for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt.

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Unleashed, Palin Makes a Pit Bull Look Tame

FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 6 John McCain is collapsing in the polls in Florida and other swing states, but Sarah Palin, God bless her, has a solution. Inciting racism..

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CNN Fact Checks Obama's "Keating Economics" Video

The Verdict: True. McCain did push to delay regulations that would have cracked down on savings-and-loans practices and intervened on Keating's behalf, although he was cleared of wrongdoing in the 'Keating Five' case.

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