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Carrot farmers are banking on a $25 million ad campaign to make carrots as cool as junk food. Crispin Porter + Bogusky via AP hide caption

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Extreme Baby Carrots: An Experiment In Marketing

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With his growling vocals, Howlin' Wolf fought his way to the top of the cutthroat Chicago blues scene. Frank Driggs Collection hide caption

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Howlin' Wolf: Booming Voice Of The Blues

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Iraqi army soldiers and commandos show off their anti-terrorism skills at a camp in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sept. 26, three weeks after the official end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Battle Raises Questions On Iraq Security Readiness

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Justin Timberlake and Jesse Eisenberg star as Sean Parker and Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network. Merrick Morton/Columbia Pictures hide caption

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Seeing 'The Social Network' Through The Eyes Of Silicon Valley

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In the new prison drama Stone, Edward Norton stars as the title character, a convict who's up for parole -- and willing to do anything to qualify. Ron Batzdorff/Overture Films hide caption

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Edward Norton, Hard Again As 'Stone'

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