Today in Slate: Why Obama's Reshuffling of His National Security Team Makes Sense; Plus, Steve Carrell's Achievement

Today: April 28, 2011 Same Guys, New Jobs Why Obama's reshuffling of his national security team makes sense. By Fred Kaplan READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Born Identity The controversy over the president's birth certificate is not the media's finest moment, or Trump's, or Obama's. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Steve Carell's Achievement He made The Office bleaker, funnier, and more sadly American. By Bill Wyman READ FULL STORY | More Arts What Will Birthers Do Now? Don't Worry. They'll Think of Something. The Political Cliche at the Heart of Parks and Recreation Can You Still Be King of a Country That No Longer Exists? Shafer: Michael Kinsley's First Bloomberg Column Should Attack Michael Bloomberg Advertisement If Someone Calls Without Leaving a Message, Do You Have To Call Them Back? A Slate Debate.   Briefing Palinisms: Did she really say that? Pulling Out: When can a lawyer abandon his client? News & Politics Palin on Obama's birth certificate: "Stay focused, eh?" Fast-food crime: Why is there so much violent crime at fast-food restaurants? Arts Cave of Forgotten Dreams: Werner Herzog's new cave-painting documentary may be the best 3-D movie ever made. Alvar Aalto's unpretentious houses hold many lessons in our perilous economic times. Life What is grief really like? Child bride, Dutch dater, organ donor, and batty bridesmaid—Dear Prudence offers advice at Slate.com. Science Japan's nuclear disaster and industry-government collusion: The price of compromised safeguards. How did readers do on Slate's energy consumption quiz? Podcasts & Video Farhad Manjoo reviews the latest augmented-reality apps for your phone. (VIDEO) Tornadoes: Watch storm chasers in Mississippi (VIDEO).

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