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Afghan Crashes Truck as Panetta's Plane Lands

Afghan Crashes Truck as Panetta's Plane Lands

Pentagon officials haven't confirmed whether the driver meant to attack the Defense Secretary upon his arrival in an unnanounced visit.

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Goldman Sachs Director Quits, Calls Firm "Toxic"

Goldman Sachs Director Quits, Calls Firm "Toxic"

Greg Smith announced his resignation in a blistering open letter published in the New York Times.

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In First, ICC Finds African Warlord Guilty of Using Child Soldiers

In First, ICC Finds African Warlord Guilty of Using Child Soldiers

The landmark verdict against Thomas Lubanga comes amid the Kony 2012 campaign that has generated renewed interest on the topic.

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Nike Says It's Sorry For "Black and Tan" Naming Gaffe

Nike Says It's Sorry For "Black and Tan" Naming Gaffe

The shoemaker apologizes for sneakers that share a name with British forces accused of murdering Irish citizens.

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Obama Adviser Backs Out of Bill Maher Appearance

Obama Adviser Backs Out of Bill Maher Appearance

The president's re-election campaign is distancing itself from the late-night host for now.

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Russia Aims To Put Cosmonaut on Moon by 2030

Russia Aims To Put Cosmonaut on Moon by 2030

The mission would occur some six decades after Neil Armstrong set foot on the white orb.

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Syrian Rebel Stronghold Falls After Four-Day Raid

Syrian Rebel Stronghold Falls After Four-Day Raid

Meanwhile, the Assad regime claims it has responded "positively" to a visit from the U.N. envoy.

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Weigel: Four Lessons From Alabama and Mississippi

Weigel: Four Lessons From Alabama and Mississippi

What That Outraged Guy From Goldman Sachs Doesn't Get About Goldman Sachs

What That Outraged Guy From Goldman Sachs Doesn't Get About Goldman Sachs

Being Arrested in the U.K. Is Very Different From Being Arrested in the U.S.

Being Arrested in the U.K. Is Very Different From Being Arrested in the U.S.

Use Slate's NCAA Bracket To Pick Teams Based on the Most Fearsome Mascot

Use Slate's NCAA Bracket To Pick Teams Based on the Most Fearsome Mascot

Manjoo: Does Your iPhone Suddenly Say It's Running on 4G? Don't Believe It.

Manjoo: Does Your iPhone Suddenly Say It's Running on 4G? Don't Believe It.

"Why I Am Leaving Sea World": More Op-Eds by Disillusioned Employees

"Why I Am Leaving Sea World": More Op-Eds by Disillusioned Employees

Hey, Mainstream Media: Stop Your Sanctimonious Carping About the Viral Kony 2012 Campaign

Hey, Mainstream Media: Stop Your Sanctimonious Carping About the Viral Kony 2012 Campaign

The Defendant in the Rutgers Webcam-Spying Trial Didn't Take the Stand. Should He Have?

The Defendant in the Rutgers Webcam-Spying Trial Didn't Take the Stand. Should He Have?

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Politics: The South Rises for Santorum

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Even as Romney wins more delegates, he appears weaker with every contest.
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Posted Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012, at 06:28 AM ET

Mitt Romney said Rick Santorum was at the "desperate end of his campaign," by which he apparently meant the winning end. The Pennsylvania senator won the primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. He is now the leading conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, though Newt Gingrich promised to take his fight all the way to the Republican convention. Mitt Romney, who came in third in both states, is approaching the qualities of some cursed mythological figure who gets stronger on the outside while his insides decay: With each contest, Romney gains delegates but appears to get weaker.

In Alabama, Santorum won with 35 percent of the vote. Gingrich and Romney both earned 29 percent. In Mississippi, Santorum captured 33 percent of the ballots to Gingrich's 31 percent and Romney's 30 percent. The Republican presidential race is holding the pattern that first emerged on Super Tuesday: It remains a race of mathematics versus a movement. Though Romney lost the marquee contests of the evening, he was expected to do well in Hawaii and American Samoa, perhaps giving him the most delegates of any candidate for the evening. The math is still on his side: Romney has won more states, has more delegates, and hundreds of thousands more Republicans have voted for him.  But the momentum and energy of the night belonged to Santorum who continues to captivate the grassroots heart of the party. "Ordinary people across this country can defy the odds," said Santorum about the message of the evening and ...

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Moneybox: Leave Penguin Alone

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Who cares if book publishers are colluding with Apple to raise e-book prices?
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Posted Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012, at 06:16 PM ET

A bit buried in last week's iPad 3 excitement was the news that Apple, along with five major American book publishers, was given notice by the Justice Department that it's about to be sued for colluding to raise prices. A tech giant can afford to shrug off something as petty as an anti-trust lawsuit over books, but for HarperCollins, Penguin, MacMillan, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster (full disclosure: my publisher) the implications are potentially quite dire. Scott Turow, president of the Authors Guild, went further and argued that "everyone who cherishes a rich literary culture" should be alarmed by the DOJ's actions. He's wrong. If there's a case against the government's actions it's that the forces of disruption buffeting traditional publishing are much too large to be blocked by any cartel. The good news is that literary culture should survive either way.

The basic question here is, how much should a digital book cost? A traditional book is, among other things, a rather heavy manufactured product. Like many manufactured goods, it's much more efficient to make a whole bunch of books at once rather than crafting them one at a time on demand. Consequently, to bring a book to market a traditional publisher needs to make a substantial up-front investment in inventory, and that inventory then needs to be lugged around the country. If consumer demand turns out to be low (the sad fate of my first book), then unsold copies end up ...

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