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LeBron James' Olympic Mission

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Hasbro's Legal War On Scrabulous

The maker of the classic word-based board game Scrabble has sued the makers of the wildly popular online knockoff, Scrabulous

Mosley's Win: No 'Nazis' at the Orgy

The Formula One chief wins his invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against a British tabloid for reports on sadomasochistic orgy

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Obama Addresses Throngs in Berlin

The candidate praises the German-U.S. alliance and calls for continued openness in a speech to more than 200,000. Get details and your 24/7 political news on The Page

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Le Corbusier Le Grand lives up to its name, at least in dimensions. Almost a foot and a half tall and I'm guessing about 20 or so pounds, it's not the kind of book you curl up with in a hammock.

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Forget the Minimum Wage — Check out the Median

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Yesterday I argued that we should ignore the debate over the minimum wage. Today I answer reader questions about my suggested replacement — the median wage.

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While Obama moves elegantly through the Middle East, the pillars of McCain's bellicose regional policy are collapsing

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