The Naked and the Dead, by Norman Mailer

Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:11 AM EDT

The Naked and the Dead was written in 1948 by Norman Mailer when he was only twenty-five, after serving two years in World War II. The platoon of Marines who are featured in the story are stationed on the island of Anopopei in Japan.

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Book Review-Exit Ghost, by Philip Roth

Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:22 AM EST

Nathan Zuckerman is a 71-year-old writer who has been living a reclusive life "in a small house on a dirt road in the deep country" in the Berkshires. For the last eleven years he has not gone to dinner parties, and has not owned a cell phone, VCR, DVD player, or a computer.

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A Review of The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, by Dominick Dunne

Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:33 AM EST

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, by Dominick Dunne, as the title indicates, tells of two women with the same last name who lead seemingly very different lives. In 1955, the main character, Ann Grenville, is found dead in her luxurious apartment.

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Jon Stewart Blasts Dick Cheney for Dithering about Afganistan

Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:15 AM EDT (Video: Q & O | The Daily Show | Comedy Central)

Dick Cheney has been criticizing Obama for "dithering" a few weeks before he makes a decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, but as it turns out, he and the Bush administration did not review their strategy in Afghanistan until they were packing up to leave th …

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Would Tort Reform Really Lower Health Care Costs?

Seeded on Mon Sep 7, 2009 6:36 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Most of us agree that tort reform is necessary, but would this really have a big effect on health care costs?

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Simple Explanation of the Public Option

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 2:19 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

Here is the most straightforward explanation about a private option that I have ever seen. Obama should use this in his address to congress Wednesday night.

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Novel Approach to Health Care Debate

Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 1:24 AM EDT (CNN)

It's time that we started listening to each other and researching and anlayzing health care reform. Let's lose the labels: from "flip-flopper" to "commie," from "fear-monger" to "right-wing nut job." Trash the diatribe; mull the ideas.

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