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At the AV Club: Best Music Of The '00s

'Kennedy Curse' Claims Life Of 77-Year-Old Tumor-Riddled Binge-Drinker

issue 4535 | 08.26.09 | News In Photos
Ominous Music Heard Throughout U.S. Sends Nation Into Panic

issue 4535 | 08.24.09 | Video

Government officials have not determined the source of the music or what it could portend, but they urge Americans to avoid deserted mansions, woods,... more»
Justice Stevens Renews Vows To Supreme Court In Emotional Reconfirmation Hearing

issue 4535 | 08.24.09 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON—In a stirring display of his commitment to the institution he pledged his life to 34 years ago, Associate Justice John Paul... more»
Ex-DHS Chief Asserts Terror Alerts Gamed Election

issue 4535 | 08.24.09 | American Voices

In his new book, former head of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge says that the Bush administration pressured him to raise the terror... more»
Sea-Monkeys Claimed As Dependents

issue 4534 | 08.21.09 | Radio
Robert Novak Dead

issue 4534 | 08.20.09 | American Voices

Columnist Robert Novak, notable most recently for his role in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame, died Tuesday. What do you think? more»
President Obama Gets Tangled In Coat Hangers

issue 4534 | 08.19.09 | Radio
Congress Deadlocked Over How To Not Provide Health Care

issue 4534 | 08.18.09 | News

WASHINGTON—"It is our responsibility to put differences aside and focus on refusing Americans the health care they deserve," said House Speaker... more»
Congress

issue 4534 | 08.18.09 | Slideshow
BREAKING: As Per Clinton Agreement, Kim Jong-Il Comes To Retrieve Obama Children

issue 4534 | 08.18.09 | Breaking News