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Does Cannes have a serial thief in their midst? A powerful Chinese film executive had all of his luggage stolen out of his rented apartment this week just days after $1 million worth of Chopard jewelry went missing from a hotel on the city's main strip.
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Why a bad call isn't always a bad thing
Joshua Green on the cerebral president, the Israeli ambassador on the attack this week, and more
He's got the golden parachute, but few valedictory tributes
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Jonah Goldberg on the welfare state, Arianna Huffington on corporate tax havens, and more
On the whole, we're not so fearful
The champ may have lost, but his reputation won
When is it time to head to a cheaper school?
Oh right, and the Al-Tipper Gore split
Introducing the greatest character of the last 20 years
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The Daily Beast senior political writer explains his Media Diet
The film's Dubai setting brings out controversy
Depends on how much they like bunking with their parents
Diff'rent Strokes star was a professional child, a troubled adult
Change in China, torture in Iran, and a case for making satellite images public
A network in search of a brand
Also, his guest is a black professor
The British singer pushes back
"As worn-out as your 1998 flip-flops"
Joe Klein and Karl Rove play the oil spill blame game, the New York Times throws the book at the NFL, and more
Critics debate the political and racial implications of casting Jake Gyllenhaal
How will the Big Apple's February forecast affect football's ultimate game?
From security risk to punchline
Smartphones, synthetic cells, Elena Kagan, and the moral fog of war
Prime minister declares a state of emergency in Kingston
Brief cases for and against
Just plug the damn leak
David Brooks on two theories of change, Dana Milbank on replacing Summers, and more
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