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C. Everett Koop got Reagan to respond to the AIDS crisis—and made doctoring honorable again, says Dr. Kent Sepkowitz.
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The sequester was Obama’s idea, but that doesn’t mean he’s to blame for the crisis, says Michael Tomasky.
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To brighten your winter, check out these amazing rare early color photographs of Paris about 1900.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon had one of the most unlikely political friendships, but it came apart over an arrest with serious consequences for Nixon’s legacy and civil rights.
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Inauguration partying lacks the spirit of 2008. Lauren Ashburn talks to guests about what has changed.
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The flu shot can cause fever, aches, fatigue, increased risk of seizure in children, and more. By Deirdre Imus.
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Enough with the truther nonsense—vaccines won’t kill you or give your kid autism.
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It’s the kind of death that would suit the most dramatic of fashionistas – being killed by the revolving door at Vogue House.
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Lawrence Wright goes inside the Church of Scientology to explain its enduring appeal for celebrities—and reveals what happens to its adherents like Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
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Buzz Bissinger says he relied on a manipulative liar who insisted he didn’t win his cycling championships through doping. A Pulitzer Prize winner’s mea culpa.
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