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By Laura Miller and Hillary Frey

Our five-day book extravaganza kicks off with Erica Jong, Malcolm Gladwell, Curtis Sittenfeld and some of our other favorite authors weighing in on the best reads of 2006.

Current News & Politics

Hoping for magic from Americans The Iraqi government still can't provide its citizens with basic security and services. So many look to Americans -- for everything.
By Anna Badkhen
Celebrate clean coal, come on! The coal industry has turned up the heat on its ad campaign and apparently McCain, Clinton and Obama are buying.
By Diane Silver
She's still in it to win it Despite nearly impossible odds, Hillary Clinton pressed her case for the nomination with a victory speech in West Virginia. But the election still put her one step closer to ceding defeat.
By Mike Madden
Can Barack Obama win West Virginia? Hillary Clinton will likely win big here Tuesday. But could the primary vote in this former Democratic bastion be a clue to Obama's performance in November?
By Mike Madden

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