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    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:06:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Queen Rania of Jordan in New York.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  Woke up this morning, and the first thing I did was phone my son Hashem to see how he was feeling. He was napping, and I didn't get much out of him, but it was still comforting to hear his sleepy little voice. I can't wait to give him a big cuddle.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2200806/entry/0/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Rania Al Abdullah</author>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:06:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Lipstick Jungle:A bad day on set.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  Dec. 10, 2007—I find that in acting, one out of every 10 days is a breeze, a joy. Everything feels easy, carefree. I am in a zone where I don't really have to do too much, I'm relaxed and aware, and every choice seems inspired, and everything falls into place, and happy accidents occur left and right.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2183596/entry/0/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Andrew McCarthy</author>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:11:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>At home in Shanghai.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  I'm keeping my guard up even along my familiar path to school. I turned off busy Nanjing Xi Lu onto Qinghai Lu, which is a big sidewalk but is nonetheless overrun with bikes, scooters, and the occasional Buick (luxury car of choice) with tinted windows. Passing a fast-food restaurant and watching preparations for the lunch crowd, I had an epiphany: China is dangerous.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2153598/entry/0/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Deborah Fallows</author>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>A weeklong journal of a hopeful father-to-be.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  Today is the big day—our court hearing. The judge will decide whether or not to approve the adoption. Not that long ago, these hearings were a mere formality, handshakes and smiles all around. But we've been warned to expect a real grilling.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2132692/entry/0/?from=rss">more ...</a>]<!--AD BEGIN--><br clear="all" /><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/slate.rss/politics;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=5597" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/slate.rss/politics;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=5597" border="0" vspace="5" /></a><!--AD END-->  ]]></description>
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  <author>Eric Weiner</author>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 19:05:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>A weeklong journal of a writer in Iraq.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  The waiting game began when the last ballot box filled up. Waiting doesn't seem to be something people do well or enjoy. There is a tension in the air that rises in crescendo with every complaint about ballot-rigging.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2132084/entry/0/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Tamara Chalabi</author>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:08:27 EST</pubDate>
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