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Writing On The Sly, Nathaniel Rich's Secret Debut

NPR Books - October 5, 2013 - 9:13am

It took over five years for Nathaniel Rich to finish his first novel — maybe because he was writing The Mayor's Tongue secretly, first as a college student, and then while writing film criticism during the day.

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Higher tax threatens Utah tobacco shops

Local News 8 - 1 hour 23 min ago
Associated Press - March 18, 2010 11:05 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah's oldest and largest tobacco shop says a higher tax could run it out of business.
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Microsoft rival: antitrust measures helping

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Norway's Opera says downloads of its browser have more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union antitrust charges.
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Subpoenas reportedly issued in Sen. Ensign probe

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A federal grand jury reportedly has issued subpoenas in a probe involving Sen. John Ensign of Nevada.
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Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch

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Space shuttle Discovery has some leaky valves that could delay its launch next month.
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'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty to terror plot

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The Philadelphia-area woman who authorities say dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" online pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in an overseas terrorist plot.
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Lawyer: Dem fundraiser Nemazee to plead guilty

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A defense lawyer says a former top fundraiser for Hillary Clinton intends to plead guilty in a federal bank fraud case.
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Some Fargo residents refuse to move despite floods

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Mac Butler believes he'll beat the bloated Red River and save his home again this year. But a canoe and kayak are tied up outside his house just in case he's wrong.
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Lawmakers struggle to finish health overhaul bill

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Pushing toward a history-making vote, Democrats struggled to eliminate lingering complications standing in the way of House action this weekend on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul.
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Ohio congressman outraged by ad showing daughters

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A Democratic Ohio congressman said a group opposed to health care overhaul went too far by taking out a newspaper ad that included a large photo of him with his two young daughters.
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Calif. considers smoking ban at all state parks

Local News 8 - 1 hour 24 min ago
California lawmakers on Thursday will consider what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks as a way to get unsightly cigarette butts off the beach, eliminate second-hand smoke and reduce...
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Report fails to shed light on SoCal runaway Prius

Local News 8 - 1 hour 24 min ago
A California Highway Patrol officer responding to a report of a runaway Toyota Prius last week arrived to find a Border Patrol agent near the driver with emergency lights on.
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A symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba

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Days from now, a stately black schooner will sail through a narrow channel into Havana's protected harbor, its two masts bearing the rarest of sights - the U.S. Stars and Stripes, with the Cuban flag fluttering nearby.
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AstraZeneca wins 1st trial over alleged drug harm

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British drugmaker AstraZeneca wins the first trial brought by a patient alleging its psychiatric drug Seroquel caused harm.
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EADS CEO looks to expand in US

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The CEO of European plane maker EADS said Thursday that his company is looking for a "medium-sized" acquisition in the U.S. following a failed bid for a $35 billion Pentagon contract.
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House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill

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House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while also reducing the federal deficit in a...
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Teva to buy German generic drug maker Ratiopharm

Local News 8 - 1 hour 24 min ago
Israeli drug maker Teva has beaten out rivals Pfizer and Actavis to acquire German generic drug maker Ratiopharm GmbH - in a deal announced Thursday worth some euro3.6 billion, or nearly $5 billion.
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Teva to buy German generic drug maker Ratiopharm

Local News 8 - 1 hour 24 min ago
Israeli drug maker Teva has beaten out rivals Pfizer and Actavis to acquire German generic drug maker Ratiopharm GmbH - in a deal announced Thursday worth some €3.6 billion, or nearly $5 billion.
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Australia concerned about Rio Tinto trial

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Australia expressed disappointment Thursday that charges of stealing business secrets against one of its citizens would be tried in a closed court in China, and some lawmakers doubted the mining executive involved would get...
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Greek PM: need firmer rescue plan from eurozone

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Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou said Thursday his country needs a firmer eurozone bailout plan to lift market pressure on his government and lower its borrowing rates.
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