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The Defense Rests
Jaws dropped at John Edwards’s trial as the defense decided to rest their case. Diane Dimond on why his attorneys thought two days of testimony was enough to get their client off.
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Dimon's Unshakable Hubris
Despite JPMorgan's $2 billion slip-up, Jamie Dimon was reelected chariman and CEO, with a $23 million salary—still calling the loss a mistaken 'hedge.' By Nomi Prins.
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Bush's Blink of an Endorsement
The former president blurts it out as an afterthought. Howard Kurtz on why the Romney campaign barely acknowledged the nod—and why Obama wants 43 front and center.
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Will 'The Dictator' Flop?
The Dictator star Sacha Baron Cohen will only do interviews in character as the despot from a fictitious country. Chris Lee on whether that could spell box-office trouble.
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Vatican Tomb Mystery's Grisly Find
Searching for remains of a teenager missing for decades, Italian police opened the Vatican-owned tomb of mobster Enrico De Pedis. Barbie Latza Nadeau on what they found.
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Paul Beaty / AP Photo
Phone Jamming Comes to America
With Chicago hosting the NATO summit this weekend, security is on high alert. Tony Dokoupil on the little-known rules government can use to shut down phone networks.
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Obama's Patronizing 'View' Visit
Our Smooth Operator president crossed the line on 'The View,' says Michelle Cottle, with his pandering comments at Michelle's expense.
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E! Entertainment
Dina Eastwood, Reality Star
The star of the E! reality show Mrs. Eastwood & Company dishes to Marlow Stern on the series, life with Clint Eastwood, and why he decided to appear on the show.
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Can Europe Avert a Cataclysm?
Speed Read
How Texas Executed an Innocent Man
Standoff Deja Vu
GOP Preps Debt-Ceiling Replay
Carlos Fuentes
Mexico's Universal Man of Letters
Tyra Banks: Stop Anorexia in Modeling!
Little boys don't cry if they can't look like Lebron James, so why do little girls feel pressured to look like models? After penning an open letter in The Daily Beast, Banks discussed the pressure to be thin and praised Vogue for its efforts to eliminate eating disorders and underage models.
Cheat Sheet, Must Reads From All Over
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1. Big Money
Obama Raises $43.6M in April
Competing with GOP super PACs. More
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2. SOCIAL NETWORK
Facebook IPO Could Top $16B
Source says company has increased IPO size by 25 percent. More
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3. ANTICIPATION
Greece Sets June 17 for Vote
While citizens start pulling euros from the bank. More
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4. JUSTICE
Mladic War Crimes Trial Begins
Bosnian Serb accused of ethnic cleansing. More
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5. TRIAL
Edwards Defense Rests
Defendant, Hunter not called to testify.More
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6. VEEP STAKES
Christie on VP: ‘I Got This’
In funny Web video with Cory Booker. More
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7. PLUGGED IN
Virgin Launches In-Flight Cell Use
On flights between New York and London. More
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8. ROLLER-COASTER
Flesh-Eating Victim Improves
Father writes “every day, we claim a small victory.” More
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9. MAVERICK
Tom Cruise: My Phone Was Hacked!
By NOTW, according to Playboy interview. More
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10. REINCARNATION
J-Lo Tops Forbes Celebrity List
Fame and fortune fuel rise from “the block.”More
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