Currently in Salon

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  Deal or no deal?
  Senate Democrats seem to agree on how to move forward with healthcare reform. But the devil is in the details
  By Mike Madden
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  Why don't the powerful get grilled like this?
  Rachel Maddow destroys anti-gay "researcher" Richard Cohen, but he was an easy target
  Glenn Greenwald
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  Obama gets real in Afghanistan
  For all the ambiguity of his new policy, he is admitting that U.S. power has limits and priorities
  By Gene Lyons
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  "A Single Man": Tom Ford's shallow but compelling debut
  Colin Firth's performance in the fashion designer's cinematic entree is a triumph of substance over style
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  The best books of the decade
  A tribute to the fact and fiction we couldn't put down and wouldn't stop talking about in the 2000s
  By Laura Miller
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  The best fiction of 2009
  Sex, ghosts and infant monkeys featured in the finest storytelling of the year
  By Laura Miller
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  Price check: Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label
  Are you being overcharged for a bottle of wine? We called restaurants across the country to find out
  By Thomas Rogers
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  Should I wait for him to propose?
  I don't want to be pushy, but I want to have the conversation
  By Cary Tennis
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  Tom the Dancing Bug
  Would you like to not have your product appear in an upcoming comic featuring Dinkle the Lovable Loser? Call us
  By Ruben Bolling
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  The best nonfiction books of 2009
  True stories about science, art, crime and American history
  By Laura Miller