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The Billion-Dollar Discount Chain: How Dollar General Remade America
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How Philip Roth's Writing Transcended The Narrow Confines Of A Culture
James Clapper Weighs In On What Role The Intelligence Community Serves
Philip Roth wrote more than two dozen books over six decades. In his later years, he wrote several short novels about the physical indignities of aging. He told Terry Gross in 2006 that he intended to write for as long as he could: "You just drop dead at the computer, and they carry you away," he said. Roth is shown above in 2008. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Philip Roth, pictured here in 1993, has died at the age of 85. Joe Tabbacca/AP hide caption
Ronan Farrow: 'I Was Raised With An Extraordinary Sense Of Public Service'
James Clapper On His Five Decades In Intelligence Operations
The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Fahrenheit 451'
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The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Fahrenheit 451'
Famed novelist Philip Roth sits inside a screened tent at his home on Sept. 5, 2005, in Warren, Conn. Roth died on Tuesday. He was 85. Douglas Healey/AP hide caption
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies about Russian interference in the 2016 election before a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee in May 2017. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption
