Shaped By the Polls
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IPO Estimates Soar
Facebook may reportedly increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 percent—meaning the company could raise as much as $16 billion before its shares go public on Friday.
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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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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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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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Sorrow Under the Sea
Imagine an underwater world without whales, sharks, and dolphiins, where jellyfish and algae rule. It's already happening, marine biologist Callum Roberts says in a new book.
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Obama's Patronizing 'View' Visit
Our Smooth Operator president crossed the line on 'The View,' says Michelle Cottle, with his patronizing 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.
Financial Farce
Can Europe Avert a Cataclysm?
Speed Read
How Texas Executed an Innocent Man
Gay-Marriage Fallout
Black Clergy, Don’t Condemn Obama!
Retrospective
Lichtenstein at Art Institute of Chicago
Will Rielle Hunter Take the Stand?
Show us the Bunny money—the Bunny Mellon campaign donations, that is. Newsweek & The Daily Beast’s Diane Dimond reports that while John Edwards’s daughter Cate didn’t take the stand Tuesday, there’s a chance his mistress will on Wednesday.
Cheat Sheet, Must Reads From All Over
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1. JUSTICE
Mladic War Crimes Trial Begins
Bosnian Serb accused of ethnic cleansing. More
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2. ANTICIPATION
Greeks Pulling Funds From Banks
Over fear of euro exit. More
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3. Gaining Steam
Romney Wins NE, OR Primaries
Kerrey to face Fischer in tight NE Senate race.More
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4. SOCIAL NETWORK
Facebook IPO Could Top $16B
Source says company has increased IPO size by 25 percent. More
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5. OPPOSITION
Russian Cops Break Up Protest Camp
Known as OccupyAbai in Moscow. More
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6. OPPOSITION
Syrian Rebels Arms Paid For by U.S.
White House stresses “nonlethal” assistance given. More
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7. VEEP STAKES
Christie on VP: ‘I Got This’
In funny web video with Cory Booker. More
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8. DEADLY
Groom Wanted for Murder
New wife found slain in wedding dress. More
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9. ROCK THE VOTE
MTV Awards Conflict With DNC
Source says Music Video Awards’ time will change. More
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10. BORN THIS WAY
Indonesians Rally for Gaga Show
After Jakarta concert canceled. More
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Hillary's Style Evolution
Over the years, Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state and former first lady has gone from wearing demure shifts to a purple phase to a fondness for pantsuits to the stately look of black and pearls, with accompanying changes in hairstyles. A look at Hillary’s style evolution.
7 Ocean Species on the Brink
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So Long, Farewell
Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni leave the Elysee Palace.
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Roy Lichtenstein's "Nude with Street Scene", from 1995 (© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, collection Simonyi)
"Young Farmers, 1914" and "Country Girls, 1925", by August Sander (© Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, August Sander Archiv, Köln; ARS, NY)
Painteramicography?
James Hyde combines painting, ceramics and photography.
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The pop master is about more than popular culture
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