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Essayist Roger Rosenblatt suggests that Americans like to loose themselves in detective novels because it romanticizes these characters' quest for justice.

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Though Wal-Mart's low-price, low-wage, globally sourced model is not necessarily unique in the retail industry, the Arkansas-based company has become the most powerful retailer in the world.

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In a small town north of Salt Lake City, Utah, a modern range war is being fought along the shores of the Great Salt Lake.

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As the nation's largest retailer of American pop music, Wal-Mart wields significant influence over the recording industry, artistic creation and consumer choices.

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Even as residents continued to react to the announcement by New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey that he had an affair with another man and would resign, more details were emerging about the relationship and an impending lawsuit.

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In a stunning late-day news conference, New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced his resignation on Thursday, admitting he had a homosexual affair.

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The California Supreme Court on Thursday nullified some 4,000 same-sex marriage licenses granted earlier this year in San Francisco. The court ruled that the city's mayor, Gavin Newsom, exceeded his powers by issuing the licenses.

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Ethnic Arab militias have killed tens of thousands of black African Sudanese in the Darfur region of the country. Penny Marshall of Independent Television News reports from a refugee camp in Chad. Ray Suarez follows up with Dr. Rowan Gillies,…

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As the United Nations tries to negotiate a political peace with the Sudanese government to end violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, international relief agencies are battling to contain an already critical humanitarian emergency.

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Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers how people live in the present and the past at the same time.

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