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Michigan is taking over Detroit's finances and will appoint an emergency manager to deal with the city's massive debt. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Can Detroit Be Saved?

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Van Cliburn accepts flowers from the audience in the Moscow Conservatory in April 1958, after a performance during the first International Tchaikovsky Competition, which he won. Courtesy Van Cliburn Foundation/AP hide caption

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Pianist Van Cliburn, Warmed Russian Hearts During Cold War

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Laura Osnes appears in the title role of a new Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Though her career began unconventionally, she's already had considerably conventional success. Carol Rosegg hide caption

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'Don't Underestimate The Guts' Of This Modern Leading Lady

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Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris' new collaborative album is titled Old Yellow Moon. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell: Staying Low

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House Speaker John Boehner speaks to the media after a meeting with President Obama on Friday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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GOP On The Sequester: Many Messages But Mostly The Same Point

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Davy Crockett represented Tennessee for three terms in Congress before moving to Texas and fighting in the Battle of the Alamo. AP hide caption

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'Born On A Mountaintop' Or Not, Davy Crockett's Legend Lives On

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Mushers can bring up to 20 dogs to the Iditarod but can start the race with only 16. In the days before the competition, the animals are taken to the Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska, for pre-race exams. Russell Lewis/NPR hide caption

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In Alaska's Iditarod Sled Race, Vets Are A Dog's Best Friend

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