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The Salt
12:01 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Sandwich Monday: The Saltwich

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The pretzel shape provides nice little windows through which you can see your poor choices.
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If you zoom in, you can see how Eva's fingers immediately pruned up when she touched the Saltwich.
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Salt added.
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Because of the limited structural integrity of The Saltwich, Robert had to employ the Butterfly Grip.
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By Ian Chillag

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 12:48 pm

For years, one of the pieces of advice we've been ignoring is that we should really cut back on our salt intake. Now, a panel of experts convened by the Institute of Medicine says limiting salt below a certain amount may not really do us any good. Around here, we take this to mean: Eat as much salt as you can or you'll die.

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The Two-Way
11:44 am
Mon May 20, 2013

WATCH: A Train Wreck Of A 'Star-Spangled Banner' Performance

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Alexis Normand sings the anthem.
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Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 3:27 pm

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The Two-Way
11:35 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Turnabout Is Fair Play: Senators Have Many Questions For IRS

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Outgoing acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller.
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The Internal Revenue Service is under fire for improperly singling out some conservative groups for extra scrutiny — putting them through months (or longer) of questions that delayed or derailed the organizations' requests for tax-exempt status.

Well, now the chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee have some questions and requests — actually dozens of them — for the IRS.

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The Two-Way
11:21 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Beijing Angry Over North Korea's Seizure Of Chinese Fishermen

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North Korea's missile test over the weekend, along with the capture of Chinese fishermen, has soured Beijing-Pyongyang relations.
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Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 12:06 pm

Beijing has long been about the closest thing to an ally that Pyongyang enjoys, but the seizure of a Chinese fishing boat by unidentified North Koreans has threatened to put an already tenuous relationship on even shakier ground.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei was quoted by The New York Times as making it fairly clear that his government was not happy about the development.

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Parallels
11:13 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Pope Francis Puts The Poor Front And Center

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Pope Francis blesses a child Sunday after the Holy Mass at St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican.
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Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 6:06 pm

Over the past week, Pope Francis has launched a crescendo of attacks on the global financial system and what he calls a "cult of money" that does not help the poor.

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