Kathie Lee Gifford is jousting. And for some reason I'm watching her. Not my first choice, but it doesn't matter, because she's on a 65-inch flat-screen, and I'm in my…

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Thanks to extremely loud and (regrettably) close sloganeering by the Occupy movement, we've heard quite a bit in recent months about inequality in America. If the Occupiers' 1 percent vs.

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Spa vacations have become a sought-after commodity for many travelers. With rates reaching as high as $500 or more for certain treatments however, it pays to shop around.

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David Letterman recently celebrated 30 years of late-night TV. We'll honor him with a Top 10 List.

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This book should come with a warning - reading it may be hazardous to your rosy view that global capitalism will set the world's billions free from poverty.

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The first reality show Concord native Rachel Reilly went on saw her cooped up in a house for 41 days during the summer of 2010.

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