Currently in Salon

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  Obama hails Senate passage of health bill
  "These are not small reforms; these are big reforms," the president says
  Alex Koppelman
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  "Sherlock Holmes": Downey by Law
  Guy Ritchie's version of the detective classic is hectic but harmless. Thank God for the film's two stars
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Did doctor shopping kill Brittany Murphy?
  The star may have had a lethal collection of legal drugs from many sources, all of whom were powerless to stop her
  By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
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  Directors of the decade: No. 5: Steven Spielberg
  Love him or hate him, no American director has been so popular for so long and inspired so much debate
  By Matt Zoller Seitz
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  "It's Complicated": Another missive from romantic-comedy hell
  Alec Baldwin -- in his undershorts, no less -- saves Nancy Meyers' latest midlife whingefest
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Films of the decade: "The Wrestler"
  Mickey Rourke's battered visage -- and amazing performance -- bring back my own less-than-golden wrestlin' career
  By Bob Calhoun
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  Protests spread across Iran
  State of emergency declared in Isfahan, as regime threatens crackdwon
  By Juan Cole
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  Reactions to healthcare bill pour in
  Senate passes healthcare reform -- and both sides try to score points
  Alex Koppelman
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  Sausage balls and old turkey for Christmas
  It's who's there with you that matters
  By John T. Edge, Jessica Harris, Tom Mylan
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  "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus": Filmmaker gone wild
  Terry Gilliam makes a cluttered, clever mess of Heath Ledger's final film
  By Stephanie Zacharek