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Tea Party supporters gather at the "Showdown in Searchlight" rally in Searchlight, Nev., on March 27. The management book <em> The Starfish and the Spider</em> is a hit with Tea Partiers, and its co-author Rod Beckstrom says he isn't surprised. He says the book is a guide for people to organize decentralized movements like the Tea Party.

Why The Tea Party Is Like A Starfish, Not A Spider

What do Wikipedia and Craigslist have in common with the Tea Party movement? They succeed by being decentralized, says Rod Beckstrom, co-author of the management book The Starfish and the Spider.

Hezbollah has been tied to the 1996 Khobar Towers attack in Saudi Arabia that left 19 U.S. servicemen dead.

Hezbollah in the U.S.: Fundraising or Worse?

The FBI has been tracking Hezbollah fundraising in the United States for years. But there is debate within law enforcement circles over whether the group would launch attacks on U.S. soil.

The Bowery, under the shadow of the elevated train tracks in New York City, bustled at night with colored lights and cane-swirling barkers, in places such as the Lyceum Concert Garden.

Teddy Roosevelt's 'Doomed' War On New York Vice

When Teddy Roosevelt became a New York police commissioner in 1895, he vowed to clean up the city's endemic vice and corruption. It didn't exactly work out. New Yorkers liked the idea of standing up to corrupt cops, but they rebelled when Roosevelt tried to enforce a ban on Sunday drinking.

'Watergate' Revisited: Inside The Criminal Minds

In his latest novel, Thomas Mallon takes a fresh look at the scandal that brought down the Nixon administration, re-imagining it through the eyes of the cast of characters involved.

U.S. lifts sanctions on Chinese police institute accused of human rights abuses

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on a Chinese police institute it alleges was part of human rights abuses that targeted China's ethnic Uyghur minority.

Inflation is easing, but consumers are still feeling it heading into the holidays

Spending from consumers largely held up in the face of concerns of a recession or that it would just drop off, but there’s a limit to how much people are willing to shoulder higher costs.

Writing The Wicked Ways Of The 'Worst. Person. Ever.'

Raymond Gunt is profane, rude, heartless and truly the Worst. Person. Ever. Author Douglas Coupland says he's not exactly sure how the character, with no redeeming qualities, came into his mind.

Bangladesh Relaxes Curfew

In Bangladesh, the army-backed interim government has eased a curfew that was imposed in a bid to end days of clashes between police and students. Authorities have called the violence a "conspiracy" and have closed a number of universities in the capital and other cities.

Bahujan Samaj Party leader and Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Mayawati waves to supporters after being presented a garland made of currency notes, allegedly amounting to the equivalent of $36,735, Wednesday at the party office in Lucknow, India. Mayawati has come under criticism in the past few days for accepting a similar garland, allegedly of a higher value, at a rally Monday.

Letter From India: 'Queen' Of Poor Flaunts Riches

The chief minister of India's most populous state came from humble origins, but Mayawati, as she is known, has not been shy about displaying her wealth. Recently, the show of opulence at a political rally — where she accepted a garland made entirely of money — seems to have gone too far, even by her standards.

Deadline: Undocumented migrants in Pakistan must leave or face deportation

NPR's A Martinez talks to Rick Noack, who covers Afghanistan for The Washington Post, about Wednesday's deadline set by the Pakistani government for undocumented migrants to leave or face deportation.

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