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  • Cheer for Old Notre Dame... and Michigan, Too
    Notre Dame and Michigan meet on the football field in South Bend, Ind., Saturday. But the best battle may involve the bands. According to one ranking, the schools have the two best fight songs in the nation.
  • Terry McAuliffe is the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
    McAuliffe: Shorter 2008 Race Speeds Fundraising
    Candidates could spend a total of $1 billion to run for president in 2008. Former Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe says that presidential candidates can't be taken seriously unless they have serious money.
  • Three Books for Teens Who Hate to Read
    Enticing teens to read of their own free will during the one time of year they're not locked up in school is a daunting task. Here are a few books that can steal even the most reluctant readers away from Guitar Hero — if only for a few hours.
  • Alex Chilton: Remembering A 'Star'-Crossed Singer
    Musician Alex Chilton died yesterday. He was the lead singer of the Memphis band Big Star. To remember the underground legend, Ed Ward reviews Keep an Eye on the Sky, a four-disc collection of recordings, demos and outtakes.
  • Americans relished in a July Fourth tradition: competitive hot dog eating
    Joey Chestnut won for the 16th time. He finished 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes — short of his record of 76. On the women's side, returning champ Miki Sudo scarfed down 39.5 hot dogs — her ninth win.
  • Arif Mardin poses backstage at the Grammy Awards in 2003, when he won the award for producer of the year, non-classical, one of his 12 Grammys.
    Arif Mardin, a Smooth Music Visionary
    The legendary music producer Arif Mardin, has died. In a long and varied career, Mardin worked with performers from Aretha Franklin to the Bee Gees, and from Chaka Khan to Norah Jones. We hear an excerpt from an interview with Mardin — and a collection of his best-known productions.
  • Josef Stalin Named Among Great Russians
    In Russia, a State TV contest to name the greatest Russians in history ended Sunday with more than 50 million votes cast. First place went to a medieval prince who fended off German invaders. Second place went to a prime minister who fended off revolutionaries. And, despite gulags, famines and purges that killed millions, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin came in third.
  • U.S. No Longer Using 'War On Terror'
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has abandoned the term "global war on terror." She said she didn't know of any specific orders to bar the term's use.
  • A Look Back at the Dollar's Plunge in 1995
    The last time the U.S. dollar sank to 100 yen was 1995. Melissa Block examines what else was going on at that time.
  • Liberace cooks in his Hollywood Hills home, 1969-70. Twenty years after his death, more than 80 of the pianist's favorite recipes have been gathered into a retro cookbook.
    Retro Cooking with the King of Bling
    You know him for his rhinestones and hot pants, but Liberace was also an avid chef. A new cookbook collects Mr. Showmanship's favorite recipes, including Salamiami Bouquet, Flamboyant Flambe and Angel Bling Cake Pie.
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