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5:24 am
Sun November 18, 2012

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's A ... Guy In A Giraffe Suit?

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Armstrong Baillie, in costume.
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The Good Giraffe, trying to de-mean the streets of Dundee, Scotland.
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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 4:39 pm

"Scotland Is Growing To Love The Good Giraffe's High Ideals:

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Books
5:08 am
Sun November 18, 2012

Inspecting The Trend Of Autistic-Spectrum Characters

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Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz are the authors of Colin Fischer.
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Tasha Robinson is the national associate editor for The A.V. Club.

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Business
4:50 am
Sun November 18, 2012

Tesla Revived The Electric Car, But Can It Sell It?

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Tesla workers cheer on the first Tesla Model S cars sold during a rally at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., in June.
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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 1:13 pm

The American auto industry has a new darling, but it doesn't come from the Big Three or even Motor City. Instead, it comes from the West Coast — Silicon Valley, to be precise.

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Politics
4:50 am
Sun November 18, 2012

GOP Governors Say Party Lost On Strategy, Not Issues

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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (left), Indiana Gov.-Elect Mike Pence (center) and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, participate in a panel discussion during the 2012 RGA Annual Conference on Thursday in Las Vegas.
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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 1:22 pm

Republican governors got together in Las Vegas last week to take stock of the election results, which continue to sink in.

Going into Election Day, Republican confidence was high that the Grand Old Party would sweep President Obama aside, retake the U.S. Senate and reshape the country in the aftermath.

So on Nov. 6, when the results came in, many if not most Republicans were shocked by the president's victory. Pat McCrory, the newly elected governor of North Carolina, however, saw it coming.

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Politics
4:10 am
Sun November 18, 2012

Sen. Boxer: Female Politicians In 'Middle' Of Progress

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California Sen. Barbara Boxer says women are still making progress on closing the gender gap in Congress.
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Democratic Senate candidates Barbara Boxer (left) and Dianne Feinstein raise their arms in victory at an election rally in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 1992, the so-called "Year of the Woman" in politics.
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Originally published on Sun November 18, 2012 2:29 pm

Sen. Barbara Boxer says we can finally stop using the term "Year of the Woman" once the Senate reaches a 50-50 split of men and women. "That's the goal," she says.

We're not quite there yet. But in 2013, more women will be serving in Congress than ever before. There will be 20 women in the Senate. When Boxer took her seat in 1993, there were six — and that was after tripling from two the term before.

So what does the California Democrat have to say about the fact that there's still a gender gap? Let's put this in perspective.

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