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Low-dose pot-infused cookies, called the Rookie Cookie, sit on the packaging table Sept. 26 at The Growing Kitchen in Boulder, Colo. The state legalized recreational pot use last year. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, with Elise Gould, argues that a robust economy relies on large numbers of innovators and affluent consumers — and that too much inequality prevents too many Americans from joining those groups. Samuel LaHoz/Intelligence Squared U.S. hide caption

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Debate: Does Income Inequality Impair The American Dream?

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Start World Series Games Earlier; Let Us Sleep

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Tuesday

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Love Is Saying 'Sari': The Quest To Save A South Asian Tradition

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Saturday

Shirley Parrello's son, Brian, died in Iraq almost ten years ago. Sgt. Kevin Powell was with him that day, and he says he can still picture Brian Parello in the moments after the IED exploded. Storycorps hide caption

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After Loss, Marine's Parents 'Gained 20-Something Other Sons'

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Two Lions Of Journalism, Roaring To The Last

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Friday

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For The Midterm Elections, A Book On 'What It Takes' To Win

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Thursday

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