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A tale of two social secretaries

WASHINGTON—With the departure of Desiree Rogers as White House social secretary comes further proof of President Obama’s favorite maxim these days: Change is difficult.
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[Life & Style] When presidents and slaves mingled at the White House

WASHINGTON—Sometime around the middle of April 1804, a slave named John Freeman wrote a letter to the president of the United States. Freeman, technically owned by a Maryland doctor...
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[Life & Style] DIY coffee: Roasting beans at home

WASHINGTON—Why on earth would you roast your own coffee, you say? For the same reason you’d make your own pasta or ice cream, make your own vinegar or tonic water,...
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[Life & Style] Too much electronics? The parents’ new frontier

WASHINGTON—Fatima Nascone, a mother of four, thought she had done a good job limiting the proliferation of electronic devices in her household. There was a time when the...
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[Life & Style] The sweat, and the sweetness, of hosting your own big day

WASHINGTON—Julie McLaughlin singled out her brother’s suburban house, with its two-tiered deck and garden gazebo, as the ideal spot for her wedding. And the price was right....
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[Life & Style] Elusive perfect input method

How do you enter data in your computer and your smartphone? Using a physical keyboard or a virtual one displayed on the trendy touch screen of your handset? Do you tap on the touch screen with your finger or use a plastic stylus? Are you familiar with voice and hand writing recognition technologies...
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[Life & Style] 3D TV is being billed as possible industry saviour

3D TV is being billed as a possible saviour for recession hit manufacturers looking to boost sales....
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[Life & Style] Cleopatra's eye make-up 'had health benefits'

The heavy eye make-up favoured by ancient Egyptians such as Cleopatra may have had medical as well as aesthetic benefits, French research suggests....
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[Life & Style] Risk friendship for a 'maybe' relationship?

Dear Wendy: I'm 23 years old and have been friends with a 26-year-old guy -- let's call him Ben -- for about two years. We met online, and instantly hit it off. We started doing the unofficial dating thing for about four months before I talked to him about making it official, because for all intents and purposes we were BF/GF anyway. ...
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[Life & Style] Classic Indian Chief <br/>motorcycle ready to roll

The classic Indian Chief motorcycle, prized for its fanciful fenders and an American heritage different from its much bigger rival, Harley-Davidson, is back and finally ready to roll in California...
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A tale of two social secretaries

WASHINGTON—With the departure of Desiree Rogers as White House social secretary comes further proof of President Obama’s favorite maxim these days: Change is difficult.
image

When presidents and slaves mingled at the White House

WASHINGTON—Sometime around the middle of April 1804, a slave named John Freeman wrote a letter to the president of the United States. Freeman, technically owned by a Maryland doctor
image

DIY coffee: Roasting beans at home

WASHINGTON—Why on earth would you roast your own coffee, you say? For the same reason you’d make your own pasta or ice cream, make your own vinegar or tonic water,
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Too much electronics? The parents’ new frontier

WASHINGTON—Fatima Nascone, a mother of four, thought she had done a good job limiting the proliferation of electronic devices in her household. There was a time when the
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The sweat, and the sweetness, of hosting your own big day

WASHINGTON—Julie McLaughlin singled out her brother’s suburban house, with its two-tiered deck and garden gazebo, as the ideal spot for her wedding. And the price was right.
image

Elusive perfect input method

How do you enter data in your computer and your smartphone? Using a physical keyboard or a virtual one displayed on the trendy touch screen of your handset? Do you tap on the touch screen with your finger or use a plastic stylus? Are you familiar with voice and hand writing recognition technologies
image

3D TV is being billed as possible industry saviour

3D TV is being billed as a possible saviour for recession hit manufacturers looking to boost sales.
image

Cleopatra's eye make-up 'had health benefits'

The heavy eye make-up favoured by ancient Egyptians such as Cleopatra may have had medical as well as aesthetic benefits, French research suggests.
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Risk friendship for a 'maybe' relationship?

Dear Wendy: I'm 23 years old and have been friends with a 26-year-old guy -- let's call him Ben -- for about two years. We met online, and instantly hit it off. We started doing the unofficial dating thing for about four months before I talked to him about making it official, because for all intents and purposes we were BF/GF anyway.
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Classic Indian Chief <br/>motorcycle ready to roll

The classic Indian Chief motorcycle, prized for its fanciful fenders and an American heritage different from its much bigger rival, Harley-Davidson, is back and finally ready to roll in California
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