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Bill Clinton says America should be rooting for Trump’s success on North Korea

Bill Clinton: Monica Lewinsky ‘paid quite a price’ for relationship

In the first of a two-part interview, former President Clinton says said he was afraid that Monica Lewinsky would be frozen in the public memory for their relationship: "I didn't want that for her." He sits down with James Patterson,…

Digital revolution threatens American literature, says best-selling author James Patterson

Despite having authored dozens of best-selling titles, James Patterson is very worried about the present and future of books in America, as the publishing world continues to grapple with the tectonic shifts brought about by the advent of ebooks and…

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