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States Aim To Cure Hyperpartisanship With Primary Changes

To fight hyperpartisanship and redistricting aimed at keeping politicians safe in their district, some states are experimenting with new primary voting systems. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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States Aim To Cure Hyperpartisanship With Primary Changes

States Aim To Cure Hyperpartisanship With Primary Changes

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Obama Shifts To Foreign Policy Goals During Second Term

A breakthrough on Iran's nuclear program could shape history's view of President Obama. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Obama Shifts To Foreign Policy Goals During Second Term

Obama Shifts To Foreign Policy Goals During Second Term

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Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize-Winning Author, Dies

British author Doris Lessing (L) shows her prize insignia of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Wallace Collection in London in 2008. Shaun Curry /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize-Winning Author, Dies

Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize-Winning Author, Dies

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Catholics In Philippines Turn To Church To Cope With Typhoon

A Filipino woman prays at morning Mass at Santo Nino church, which was damaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, on Sunday. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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Typhoon Haiyan Devastates The Philippines

Catholics In Philippines Turn To Church To Cope With Typhoon

Catholics In Philippines Turn To Church To Cope With Typhoon

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'McSweeney's': Quirky Quarterly To Publishing Powerhouse

Dave Eggers is the author of What is the What, Zeitoun and, most recently, The Circle. Tina Fineberg/AP hide caption

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Author Interviews

'McSweeney's': Quirky Quarterly To Publishing Powerhouse

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'McSweeney's': Quirky Quarterly To Publishing Powerhouse

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