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Today: August 3, 2011 Blackmail: It Works Why the GOP's debt-ceiling victory was a generational defeat for liberals. By David Weigel READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics My Fake Facebook Birthdays What happened when I celebrated my Facebook birthday on July 11. And July 25. And July 28. By David Plotz READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Renters From Hell Airbnb and the limits of trust online. By Farhad Manjoo READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Walter Kirn: Catch-22 Isn't Joseph Heller's Best Book Devastating Photos of the Famine in Somalia Sex Selection Happens in the U.S., Too. How Should Doctors Deal With Such Cases? The Man Who Built the Computer That Beat Everyone at Jeopardy Advertisement When They Test Birth-Control Pills, Who Takes the Placebos?   Briefing Can a heat wave make you insane? Somalia famine: When does large-scale hunger become a famine, and who decides? News & Politics Debt-ceiling deal: Do military budget cuts threaten our security? Shareholder activism: A shocking D.C. court decision that stops shareholders from nominating independent, new corporate directors. Arts Beijing Welcomes You: What Chinese people are like. When security concerns trump architectural grace. Life Nutella lawsuit: Why it's bunk. In honor of Obama's 50th birthday, an investigation into why people get happier after middle age. Business & Tech S&P, Moody's, and Fitch: Why are they so hard to kill? Top Right: Slate selects five American technology gurus who are both wildly inventive and incredibly practical. Science Why doctors don't like to talk about antioxidants. Mobile health: Should the FDA regulate smartphone medical apps?

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