November 8, 2009

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Is The Droid An IPhone Killer?

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For two years, some of the biggest names in consumer technology have been trying to outdo Apple and its wildly popular iPhone. Reviewer Joshua Topolsky says the latest contender — the Droid — does a number of things better than the iPhone. But given a choice between the two, he says, the iPhone still has the edge.

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1989: Remembering The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

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After The Fall: 20 Years After The Berlin Wall

The Night David Hasselhoff Rocked The Berlin Wall

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Jesus Jones; 'Right Here Right Now [The Martyn Phillips Mix]'

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Health Care

Health Overhaul Has Long Road Ahead

[5 min 7 sec]
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Environment

Climate Rift Grows Between U.S., Poor Nations

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Author Interviews

Walking Through Walls And Staring At Goats

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Rolfe Kent; 'From Ann Arbor to War'

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Nickodemus; 'Back from Africa Interlude'

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Technology

Is The Droid An IPhone Killer?

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Music News

So It's Come To This: A Weezer Snuggie

[2 min 56 sec]
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Music

'American Idol' Spawns Rash Of New Releases

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Diversions

Darvin Moon Advances In Poker Tournament

[3 min 7 sec]
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Johnny Cash; 'Gambler'

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Ticklah & Victor Axelrod; 'Answer Me'

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Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination; 'Amalinja [Ibo]'

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