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George Will, Newsweek
Long ago, in 2008, Americans bought 1.4 billion books made of paper and 200 million e-books. By 2014""perhaps sooner""sales of e-books will equal those of the paper kind. This could save 1.5 million tons of paper made from, possibly, 25 million trees, affecting the price of timber. But the books (and other stuff) bought in e-commerce come in cardboard boxes. So some of those trees will not be spared after all. Furthermore, because of e-commerce and e-books, perhaps half the nation's bookstores will be gone in four years, vacating at least 50 million...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2010/11/09/economic_restructuring_amp_the_next_new_thing_245452.html

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Michael Barone, DC Examiner
Let's try to put some metrics on last Tuesday's historic election. Two years ago, the popular vote for House of Representatives was 54 percent Democratic and 43 percent Republican. That may sound close, but in historic perspective it's a landslide. Democrats didn't win the House popular vote in the South, as they did from the 1870s up through 1992. But they won a larger percentage in the 36 non-Southern states than -- well, as far as I can tell, than ever before.This year, we don't yet know the House popular vote down to the last digit, partly because...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/11/08/gop_poised_to_reap_redistricting_rewards_107871.html

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President Obama is visiting a number of cultural sites during his Asia trip, but is also skipping some spots that may be considered too sensitive. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Anne Edwards, former special assistant and director of press advance for President Clinton, about the strategy and negotiations behind presidential visits to foreign countries.

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Republican victories in the midterm elections could mean big changes for U.S. foreign policy. After political losses at home, past presidents have sought to make their marks overseas. NPR's senior foreign editor Loren Jenkins talks about President Obama's foreign policy agenda.

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President Obama endorsed the idea of India joining the U.N. Security Council on Monday. Although valuable as a gesture by the president, it's not likely to happen anytime soon.

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The Affordable Care Act puts aside $500 million or more every year for "comparative effectiveness" research, or the study of what tests and treatments work. Marc Seigel of the National Review argues that this field can be largely figured out using common sense, and not taxpayer money.

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Every western nation seems to have its own TV celebrity dance show these days. Britain has gone one step further. Millions of its inhabitants this weekend are eagerly following the fortunes of a highly unlikely ballroom star, Ann Widdecombe, a 63-year-old former Tory minister known for her outspoken, moralizing views. She's won huge popularity despite being an appallingly bad dancer.

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Scientists have discovered dying communities of coral near the site of the BP oil spill. The scientists say they've never seen coral death of this sort in the Gulf of Mexico before, and they believe the oil spill is the cause.

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NPR's Lee Hill shares his opinion about the movie For Colored Girls and why he's tired of seeing the same old narrative when it comes to black men.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/tellmemore/2010/11/05/131107162/finding-a-place-for-colored-boys?ft=1&f=1057

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Most Democrats believe, as Pelosi does, that their party got hammered  because the economy is limping and the big bills enacted in the 111th Congress were poorly explained and marketed.

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At a conference with U.S. and Indian executives in Mumbai on Saturday, the president said the U.S. sees opportunity to sell its exports in India, "one of the fastest-growing markets in the world." Increased trade could translate into more jobs in the U.S.

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This Tuesday the Republican Party took back leadership of the House of Representatives. For President Obama, it is a blow -- and a challenge. Some of our contributors had advice for him, so they wrote him letters, suggesting what to do next.

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After 2008, the GOP made a concerted effort to recruit more diverse candidates. And it appears to have paid off, as a record number of Latino Republicans and the first black Republicans in years are headed to Capitol Hill.

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A week after authorities intercepted packages in Dubai and England that were bound for the U.S., Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula issued a message saying it will continue to strike American and Western interests. The group specifically said it would target civilian and cargo aircraft.

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