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The American diplomat mystery

Leigh C. Anderson
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I got on a plane with the flu

Joe Berkowitz
Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman in "Marathon Man" (Paramount Pictures)

The secret language of pain

Joanna Bourke
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I can't breathe at work

Denise Barnett
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Cory Booker's liberal test

Josh Eidelson
Protesters shout slogans as they protest against austerity policies in Greece. (Reuters/Grigoris Siamidis)

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Katie McDonough
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