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The Page

Toasting India

First state dinner of Obama administration will be held Tuesday evening in honor of India PM Singh. Get details on The Page.

U.S.

Swampland

Progressives Push Reid to Keep the Public Option

Progressive groups are beginning to push Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to use reconciliation rather than pass a health care reform bill without a public option in it. Read more

Business & Technology

Techland

Avatar Exclusive: First Look at Interactive Trailer

At noon (eastern) today, Twentieth Century Fox will unveil a fully interactive Avatar trailer. Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

Your Guide to the Coming Glenn Beck Century

Apparently the guy who's rolling out a Chinese-style hundred-year-plan is Glenn Beck. Read more

Health & Science

Wellness

The Politics of Perceiving Skin Color

Whether or not you agree with Barack Obama's politics may influence how dark- or light-skinned you think he is, according to a new study. Read more

Entertainment

Looking Around

Talking With Tim Burton

The director of Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands makes not only perversely delightful movies, but perversely delightful drawings and paintings. Now they're the subject of a big museum show, discussed in a Time.com video. Read more

U.S.

The Detroit Blog

Detroit Documentary Takes Award

Congratulations go out to Mascha and Manfred Poppenk, the two Dutch documentary filmmakers who created Grown in Detroit. Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

Home Sales Surge. Time to Party?

The pace of existing-home sales was 10.1% higher in October than it was in September. That jump puts sales back where they were in February 2007 and is sure to bring renewed optimism. Read more

It's Your Money

Shopping Insight: Don't Expect Last-Minute Discounts

Is it smarter to buy now or wait for bigger discounts down the line? Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

President Obama watches on as the "Cougar Cannon" robot throws a ball at a student from Oakton High School following Obama's remarks on science, technology, engineering and math education initiatives in Washington.View more

Blog Comment Of The Day

Open quote Don't take the bait. Close quote

  • - Posted by slowp on Swampland in response to Karen Tumulty's post "Health Care: The Industry Steps Up. Maybe"