Currently in Salon

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  Why reconciliation might not save the public option
  Liberals want Harry Reid to pass reform under a procedure that doesn't allow filibusters, but it's not so easy
  Alex Koppelman and Mike Madden
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  "The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty
  The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  The dinner of all dinners
  On Thanksgiving we gather among our kin who know us a little too well, and put civility to a true test
  By Garrison Keillor
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  "Ninja Assassin": Sneaky but not subtle
  Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  What makes a culinary hero?
  Michel Bras was just another chef I was supposed to respect, until I realized why
  by Francis Lam
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  Why do we resist going to the doctor?
  I waited too long for my diagnosis: Whence such perversity? Childhood fears
  By Cary Tennis
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  The K Chronicles
  A lesson on a global phenomenon called "evolution"
  By Keith Knight
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  Cinematic genius meets teen heartthrob
  A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Iran's nuke negotiator: "We have nothing to hide"
  In an interview, Iran's nuclear ambassador, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says his country doesn't fear the West's threats
  By Dieter Bednarz
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  Creationism vs. atheism: It's on!
  A "revised" edition of Darwin's "The Origin of Species" turns college campuses into three-ring circuses
  By Laura Miller