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Hollywood And The Middle Class: Selling Dreams Of 'Somewhere That's Green'

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The New Middle

Hollywood And The Middle Class: Selling Dreams Of 'Somewhere That's Green'

We don't call Hollywood a "Dream Factory" for nothing. If you have a vision of the sort of place you'd like to live, Tinseltown can bring it to life.

Politics

Mike Pence, Eric Trump To Deliver Remarks At RNC Night 3

by Mara Liasson

Mike Pence, Eric Trump To Deliver Remarks At RNC Night 3

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Meet Mike Pence, 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message

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Meet Mike Pence, 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message

by Nina Totenberg

Meet Mike Pence, 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message

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'Make America First Again' Theme Echoes Pre-World War II U.S.

by Robert Siegel

'Make America First Again' Theme Echoes Pre-World War II U.S.

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Jennifer Little Comets

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Bola Bola En El Tres Los Wemblers De Iquitos

Will Dallas And Baton Rouge Set Back Police Reform Efforts?

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National

Will Dallas And Baton Rouge Set Back Police Reform Efforts?

by Martin Kaste

Will Dallas And Baton Rouge Set Back Police Reform Efforts?

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Law

Police Utilize Soft Force Tactics At Cleveland Convention Protests

by Kirk Siegler

Police Utilize Soft Force Tactics At Cleveland Convention Protests

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Halcyon Days Mokhov

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Don't Do It Salvador Santana

Politics

Hispanic Republicans Texas Chairman Criticizes Trump's Immigration Views

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Politics

John McCain Avoids Republican Convention To Focus On Re-Election

by Don Gonyea

John McCain Avoids Republican Convention To Focus On Re-Election

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In South China Sea Dispute, Filipinos Say U.S. Credibility Is On The Line

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Asia

In South China Sea Dispute, Filipinos Say U.S. Credibility Is On The Line

by Michael Sullivan

In South China Sea Dispute, Filipinos Say U.S. Credibility Is On The Line

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FUSE Hudson Mohawke

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Million and One Things to Do [Instrumental] Time Machine

Remembrances

Hollywood Legend Garry Marshall Dies At 81

by Ted Robbins

Hollywood Legend Garry Marshall Dies At 81

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Obituaries

Henry Winkler On Garry Marshall: 'He Was An Unstoppable Creator'

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Happy Days Pratt & McClain

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Politics

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence To Make GOP Convention Debut

by Scott Horsley

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence To Make GOP Convention Debut

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Rep. Tom Cole Describes Mike Pence As 'Reassuring Pick' For VP

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Law

Appeals Court Demands Changes To Texas Voter ID Law

by Pam Fessler

Appeals Court Demands Changes To Texas Voter ID Law

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Daisuke El Huervo

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Pixie George Winston

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The New Middle

Hollywood And The Middle Class: Selling Dreams Of 'Somewhere That's Green'

by Bob Mondello

Hollywood And The Middle Class: Selling Dreams Of 'Somewhere That's Green'

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Say That Toro y Moi

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What You Think About... St. Germain

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Europe

Theresa May Meets Angela Merkel Ahead Of Formal Brexit Talks

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Europe

United Kingdom Faces Severe Housing Shortage Amid Immigrant Influx

by Jim Zarroli

United Kingdom Faces Severe Housing Shortage Amid Immigrant Influx

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Europe

Admiralty Arch To Host London's Most Expensive Apartment

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The Venerable Sir James Bond Burt Bacharach

Technology

Twitter Bans 'Breitbart' Editor For Sending Offensive Tweets To Leslie Jones

by Aarti Shahani

Twitter Bans 'Breitbart' Editor For Sending Offensive Tweets To Leslie Jones

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Kong Bonobo

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Crooked Railroad New West Guitar Group

World

Turkish Government Declares 3 Month State Of Emergency

by Peter Kenyon

Turkish Government Declares 3 Month State Of Emergency

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Author Interviews

'The Battle For Home' Traces Syria's History Through Architecture

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Shimmer Tracey Chattaway

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