Robert Penn Warren, Poet and Author, Dies (New York Times)

Robert Penn Warren, whose complex poetry and novels drawn from Southern life formed an intricate mirror of the human experience, died of cancer yesterday at his summer home in Stratton, Vt.

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Robert Penn Warren, Poet and Author, Dies (New York Times)

Mao Tse-Tung: Father of Chinese Revolution (New York Times)

HONG KONG, Sept. 9–Mao Tse-tung, who began as an obscure peasant, died one of history’s great revolutionary figures.

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Democrats Focus on Health Care in California Election (New York Times)

In a special election for a congressional seat in a solidly Democratic part of San Francisco, health care has been a topic of choice for several candidates.

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Pencil This In: New Filmmakers LA Monthly Screening, Donovan Leitch Musical @ Largo (LAist)

Photo by A.C. Thamer via LAist’s flickr pool

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Downtown Events Through September 7 (The Chattanoogan)

The following downtown events will be happening through Monday, Sept. 7. The Southern Literature Book Club will meet Monday, Aug

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Grandson sues to clear Stalin over killings (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Josef Stalin was in the dock on Monday when a Russian court held a preliminary hearing in a libel case brought by his grandson over a newspaper story which said the tyrant had ordered the killings of Soviet citizens.

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Let high schoolers choose what they read (The Western Courier)

In an article from The New York Times, Motoko Rich discusses a new and innovative strategy to get students reading. This new strategy of giving students the freedom to read what they want has been met with some criticism. What is the purpose of reading literature in school?

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Should personal finance be required in school? (KMIR 6 Palm Springs)

Few things are more important than your personal financial situation.

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Zimbabwe: Zimdollar Revival - Debate Intensifies (AllAfrica.com)

TO be or not to be, that is the question, muses the prince of Denmark in what Wikipedia describes as the best- known line for all drama and literature.

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Review: `Magicians’ is story of postmodern wizard (AP via Yahoo! News)

“The Magicians” (Penguin Group, 402 pages, $26.95) by Lev Grossman: So, maybe you’ve heard a story or two about a young wizard who harnesses his power at a school of magic.

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