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Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.   Friday, January 11, 2013 What you may have missed from The Slatest, your news companion. Blog | Daniel Politi Obama (Slightly) Speeds Up Afghanistan Military Transition Friday, January 11, 2013, at 3:44 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Senate Democrats Urge Obama To Act Unilaterally on Debt Ceiling if Necessary Friday, January 11, 2013, at 4:39 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Flu Reaches Epidemic Level, but Could it Have Already Peaked? Friday, January 11, 2013, at 1:34 PM EST   Blog | Abby Ohlheiser Reminder: Your Paycheck Just Got Smaller Friday, January 11, 2013, at 1:43 PM EST   Blog | Abby Ohlheiser Are House Republicans Getting Ready To Stall Sandy Aid? Friday, January 11, 2013, at 12:29 PM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Rep. Gingrey of Georgia Says Akin "Legitimate Rape" Comments Were "Partially Right" Friday, January 11, 2013, at 11:49 AM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia Won't Seek Reelection, Giving GOP Chance at Seat Friday, January 11, 2013, at 11:14 AM EST   Blog | Daniel Politi California School Shooter Allegedly Had a Hit List of People Who Bullied Him Friday, January 11, 2013, at 10:59 AM EST   Blog | Slate V Staff Universe's Largest Known Galaxy Is Five Times Bigger Than Milky Way Friday, January 11, 2013, at 4:39 PM EST   Blog | Amanda Hess Stop Trying to Save Lindsay Lohan Friday, January 11, 2013, at 4:17 PM EST   Blog | Bob Garfield "Old Fart" Responds to the Great Vocal Fry Outcry of 2013 Friday, January 11, 2013, at 3:34 PM EST   Moneybox | Matthew Yglesias The Tim Geithner Era Friday, January 11, 2013, at 1:44 PM EST He was of one of the most important Treasury secretaries of all time—for good and bad.   Tv Club | David Haglund Guys on Girls, Season 2 Friday, January 11, 2013, at 8:00 AM EST What we're expecting.   BEST FEATURED STORIES Obama Realized He Can't Win by Compromising, So He's Going To War To Beat the NRA, Don't Focus on Banning Guns. Focus on Keeping Them From Dangerous People. The "Amazing" Relationship in The Feminist and the Cowboy Has Ended in Abuse When Did Humans Figure Out That Sex Leads to Pregnancy?   Copyright 2013 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend