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Today: July 27, 2011 Game of Votes Can John Boehner win enough votes for his debt-ceiling plan? What if he can't? By David Weigel READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Thomas the Imperialist Tank Engine The not-so-hidden subtexts of the popular children's show. By Jessica Roake READ FULL STORY | More Arts How Netflix Is Killing Piracy It's convenient, it's not that expensive, and the selection is just good enough. By Farhad Manjoo READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Applebaum: If Breivick Hated Immigrants So Much, Why Did He Target Norwegians? Why Amy Winehouse's Music Will Endure How Tina Fey Solved Comedy's Supposed "Woman Problem" Why Were the Nazis So Obsessed With the Roman Historian Tacitus? Advertisement Can You Make Someone Go to Rehab? What if They Say No No No?   Briefing Norway killing spree: Questions about political youth camps, Christian martyrs, and confirmed death tolls. Slate on Google+: Google plus accounts of Slate writers. News & Politics Congressional grades: Congress shouldn't be graded on passing laws. The Market Shrugged: Why House Republicans are confident they have the upper hand in the debt-ceiling negotiations. Arts The Search for Animal Chin: Without Stacy Peralta's path-breaking, kick-flipping skate movie, there would be no X Games. My Infamous Life: The audio book of Prodigy's memoir might be the best rap album of the year. Life Aged rum: It deserves more respect. How to fix higher education. Business & Tech Debt-ceiling crisis: The U.S. won't "default" after Aug. 2. Something much weirder will happen. The mortgage-interest and charity deductions: Why the president and the GOP are too scared to tell us which loopholes they want to close. Science Sifting through the risks and benefits of coffee. Why do dogs rub up against things that smell bad?

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