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Today: August 17, 2011 Less Hat, More Cattle After his attack on Ben Bernanke, Rick Perry tries to temper his swagger. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics John Christakos and Maurice Blanks, Blu Dot The modernist Minnesota design collective that makes durable, delightful furniture affordable. By Julia Felsenthal READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Android Isn't Free How Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility will make it more like Apple. By Farhad Manjoo READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Spitzer: If Obama Wants To Kick-Start the Economy, He Should Try These Two Bold Plans Hey, McNulty's Got a New Show. Is It as Good as The Wire? The Tea Party Undermines the Private Sector More Than It Reins in "Big Government" Shafer: New Evidence of a Cover-Up in the Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal Advertisement Rick Perry Carries a Gun While Jogging. How Does That Work? Saletan: Why "Reductions" in Twin Pregnancies Trouble Pro-Choicers Briefing Palinisms: Did she really say that? To Rick Perry, which is worse—an atheist or a Muslim? News & Politics Wolf Blitzer of CNN, the dullest journalist in the world. The Ron Paul effect: Why Republicans like Rick Perry feel comfortable criticizing Ben Bernanke. Arts How the Chinese edition of my book about the periodic table got such a risqué cover. Slate selects five American designers who are both wildly inventive and incredibly practical. Life A solution from hell: The perils of humanitarian intervention. Slate's advice columnist Prudence counsels a woman with a co-worker who treats her like a child. Business & Tech Banning incandescent light bulbs isn't the smartest way to tackle global warming. Construction Workers: Why a sharp drop in unemployment is not good news. Science Do birth control pills make women gain weight? Bird homes: a look at some of the most incredible nests in the world.

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