Yea, though NBC walks through the valley of the shadow of death, all hope is not lost. “Smash,” the network’s easily engaging new Monday night drama about the making of a Broadway musical, turns out to be quite the little sunbeam. It has some endearing characters, an instinct for backstage meows and a firm grip on its own sense of camp control, which, if nothing else, sets it apart from Ryan Murphy’s now fully atrocious “Glee.” Read full article > >

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The UK’s “something for nothing” culture has got to be tackled, according to the shadow business secretary.

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VIDEO: ‘Better capitalism’ call from Labour

The UK’s “something for nothing” culture has got to be tackled, according to the shadow business secretary.

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VIDEO: ‘Better capitalism’ call from Labour

She hangs there nightly, a yellow or white or spookily orange disk, the bringer of tides, the caster of romantic shadows. She waxes and wanes and sometimes she turns ruddy as the shadow of the Earth crosses her face. For all her beauty, though, our moon hides a lumpy, unflattering secret: She’s lopsided. Her backside is much thicker than her front. And no one knows why. Read full article > >

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NASA’s lunar probes will test theory of why one side of the moon is lopsided

Labour leader Ed Miliband promotes several MPs elected only last year to his shadow cabinet as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle.

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A couple of hundred social justice protesters launched an “occupation” of Freedom Plaza Thursday, the area’s first major demonstration against rising inequality since the Occupy Wall Street movement began last month in New York and spread around the country. Decrying corporate greed, ineffective political leaders and a rising gap between the haves and the have nots in the United States, protesters unfurled sleeping bags and raised tents in the public plaza in the shadow of the White House, vowing to stay indefinitely — or until their voices are heard. They only have official U.S. Park Service permits through Sunday. Read full article > >

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‘Occupy DC’ protesters rally in Freedom Plaza

Lord Prescott urges Labour leader Ed Miliband to use new rules to change his shadow cabinet.

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Labour leader Ed Miliband is asking his shadow ministers to fill in a form before announcing any new policies.

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Did Punxsutawney Phil get the memo about climate change? The famous Pittsburgh groundhog continued the Groundhog Day tradition Wednesday morning-this time he did not see his shadow, which means he’s predicting an early spring. Phil has now seen his…

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Did Punxsutawney Phil get the memo about climate change? The famous Pittsburgh groundhog continued the Groundhog Day tradition Wednesday morning-this time he did not see his shadow, which means he’s predicting an early spring. Phil has now seen his…

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Groundhog Forecasts Early Spring

A picture of Michelle A. Rhee, from a recent Newsweek cover, hangs above Interim Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s desk. It shows her outspoken mentor and friend seated at an old-style classroom desk, smiling.

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Rhee’s successor escapes her shadow; challenges remain

Labour will reach out to Lib Dems unhappy with the coalition and policies such as tuition fees, says Shadow Business Secretary John Denham.

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Ministers must show more commitment to the issue of tackling violence against women overseas, Shadow International Development Secretary Harriet Harman says.

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Harman plea over female violence

Labour leader Ed Miliband is deciding who will be the key figures after 19 MPs were elected to the shadow cabinet.

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Miliband to select shadow cabinet

Who’s standing, and how will the shadow cabinet be elected?

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Labour’s new team?