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Nov. 5, 2009The Slatest Evening Edition - Slate Magazine
- The Framers on the FramersDoes the Constitution protect prosecutors who fabricate evidence?Dahlia Lithwick | supreme court dispatches | Wednesday, 7:17 PM ET
- Don't Be StupakAbortion foes meddle with private health insurance.Timothy Noah | prescriptions | Wednesday, 7:12 PM ET
- Good Cop, Bad Cop?How do we make sure Afghan police officers aren't Taliban?
Christopher Beam | explainer | Wednesday, 6:03 PM ET- The Slatest: Evening Edition
House Republicans' health bill arrives late on purpose; Italy convicts 23 Americans of CIA kidnapping; Afghan elders distrust bearded soldiers.
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Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, June Thomas, and Julia Turner | culture gabfest | Wednesday, 3:34 PM ET- The Greatest Trade Ever
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Daniel Gross and Win Rosenfeld | moneybox | Wednesday, 2:42 PM ET- Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Didn't Learn Because You Grew Up in China)
Despite the one-child policy, millions of Chinese citizens don't know how to have sex without getting pregnant.
Michelle Tsai | dispatches | Wednesday, 1:47 PM ET- Don't Sweat the Invasion
Why foreign plants and animals may not be that bad.
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow | green room | Wednesday, 1:30 PM ET- "This Bitch Owns Her Own Harley"
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slate v | Wednesday, 12:42 PM ET- All Locked Up
Did Joe Sullivan, sentenced to life at 13, have a fair trial?
Amy Bach | jurisprudence | Wednesday, 12:35 PM ET
- posted by Samantha Henig on November 4, 2009In A Long-Term Relationship, Do Women Lose Their Sex Drive More Quickly Than Men?
A post from DoubleX Desire Lab blogger Daniel Bergner: There’s a theory that has some currency among sex researchers and therapists: that, over time in monogamous relationships, women lose desire more than men do. Not much data exists; I’m aware of only one large study on this- posted by Troy Patterson on November 4, 2009C Is for Cookie
Cookie is a fanatic, undeviating in the quality of his obsession. He eats things. Many lessons on Sesame Street are terminated when something eats them. But Cookie, who has of late been eating mainly cookies, is a junkie. "To me, your nose is a cookie," he once said to another Muppet in a desperate moment. When cookies arrive, he tends to eat the entire shipment, but he is moved to empathy at the sight of a human being temporarily deprived of a cookie.- Eight Tips for Boosting Your Energy
I've Been Framed. Why Can't I Sue the Prosecutor Who Framed Me?
If Health Reform Passes, Will Private Insurance Still Cover Abortions?
The Weirdest Thing About Cookie Monster
Gold Is Worth $1,100 Per Ounce. Why Does the Treasury Value Its Gold at Only $43?
Not All Invasive Plant Species Are as Bad as You Think
Is It Easy for Terrorists To Infiltrate the Afghanistan Police Force?