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Today: July 26, 2011 The Crash That Didn't Happen Why House Republicans are confident they have the upper hand in the debt-ceiling negotiations. By David Weigel READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics You Say It's Your Birthday Does the infamous "Happy Birthday to You" copyright hold up to scrutiny? By Paul Collins READ FULL STORY | More Arts L'Eau Pour Chien Why do dogs rub up against things that smell bad? By Jesse Bering READ FULL STORY | More Science Why Isn't Wall Street Panicking About the Default Crisis Yet? The CIA's Fake Vaccine Drive in Pakistan Reveals the Moral Bankruptcy of American Spooks Ryan Gosling Thinks Every John Hughes Movie Would Be Better With Violence What Do Norwegian Kids Do at a Political Youth Camp? Advertisement The American Anti-Muslim Blogger Who Influenced Anders Behring Breivik Help! My Husband Farts Constantly. Briefing Slate on Google+: Google plus accounts of Slate writers. How much money is in the federal bank account? These two graphs, updated daily, tell the story. News & Politics Debt-ceiling-crisis primer: A compilation of helpful stories, charts, and live blogs to help you keep up with the default debate. Debt-ceiling crisis: How the GOP keeps outfoxing President Obama in negotiations.  Arts Thomas the Tank Engine: The popular children's show is sadly nostalgic for British imperialism. Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Keats, and the race to make the most of a short life. Life NFL concussion lawsuit: How the NFL is like Big Tobacco. Um, uh, ah: In praise of verbal stumbles. Business & Tech The mortgage-interest and charity deductions: Why the president and the GOP are too scared to tell us which loopholes they want to close. Dodd-Frank: Regulation as necessary evil. Science Naked body scanners and Automated Target Recognition: A comeback for privacy? As Atlantis returns from its last mission, a guide to NASA's orange space suits.

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