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Mike Lackomar, a spokesman for the umbrella Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia, says the public perception of militia groups as racist and paranoid is wrong. Dina Temple-Raston/NPR hide caption

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America's New Kinder, Gentler Militia

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Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest women in the world, running a media empire that includes a wildly popular TV talk show, two magazines and a diversified media-production company. Her new 24-hour network, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, will include an hourlong show called Oprah's Next Chapter. AP hide caption

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Oprah The Icon Gets The Kitty Kelley Treatment

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave a Paris polling station during the second round of the regional election on March 21, 2010. Unsubstantiated rumors of infidelity have plagued the couple, and now, some say the president has grown paranoid in his attempts to uncover the source of the rumors. Philippe Wojazer/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In France, Racy Sarkozy Rumors Grow Into Crisis

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Natalie Merchant's new album, Leave Your Sleep, sets poems to music from around the world. Mark Seliger hide caption

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Natalie Merchant: Globe-Spanning Poetry

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