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Monday, August 10, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories

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Whether because exercise makes us hungry or because we want to reward ourselves, many people eat more — and eat more junk food, like doughnuts — after going to the gym.

1. Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

By John Cloud

You've heard it for years: to lose weight, hit the gym. But while physical activity is crucial for good health, it doesn't always melt pounds -- in fact, it can add them. Here's why

2. The Stasi File on Michael Jackson

By William Boston / Berlin

When Michael Jackson performed in West Berlin in 1988, the East German security force was along for the moonwalk

3. Death in the Recession: More Bodies Left Unburied

By Alison Stateman / Los Angeles

As times get tougher, more survivors are leaving the bodies of their loved ones unclaimed, unburied and uncremated — and strapped local governments are finding it harder to handle the corpses

4. The First Duffer

By Michael Scherer

What Barack Obama's little-known habits on the links reveal about his approach to the presidency

5. How Did Hackers Cripple Twitter?

By Dan Fletcher

Millions of Twitter users fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the hacker handbook: the distributed denial-of-service attack

6. Eating in the Windy City

By David Kaufman

America's hottest new dining destination lies smack in the heartland. Three of our favorite places in Chicago's chic and creative restaurant scene

7. Can One Pill Tame the Illness No One Wants to Talk About?

By Vivienne Walt / Sogola

Diarrhea kills 1.6 million children every year. A simple tablet administered at the first sign of illness could change that

8. The Fatal Flaw of Obamacare

By Ramesh Ponnuru

Democrats claim their plans will save money, but they have too many conflicting goals

9. Cash for Clunkers: How Big an Environmental Boost?

By Bryan Walsh

The government's cash-for-clunkers program is a big winner with American consumers and the auto industry, but how good is it for the environment?

10. In Marriage, Worse First Can Mean Better Later

By Tiffany Sharples

Why facing stressful life events early in coupledom can lead to longevity

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Locals and tourists take part in a little jovial punishment of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown after a public vote chose Brown as the most deserving of being put in the stocks outside the London Dungeon.

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