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Gitmo: Should Doctors Force-Feed Prisoners?

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Fund-Raising: Clinton's K Street Play

Mens' Looks: A 'Retrosexual' Comeback

Baseball: Behind Aaron's Nod to Bonds

China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation

Toddlers and TV: Turn It Off, Baby

A Life In Books: Jonathan Safran Foer

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Evolution: Branches on the Tree

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In his last book, Jon Krakauer explored radical Mormon sects, focusing on two fundamentalist brothers who butchered their sister-in-law and 15-month-old niece in the name of a divine revelation.

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