Monday, October 12, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Obama's Nobel: The Last Thing He Needs
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President Obama appears at a meeting in the Oval Office

1. Obama's Nobel: The Last Thing He Needs

By Nancy Gibbs

Just when Americans want more bully and less pulpit, President Obama gets a Nobel prize. And it's not the one for literature

2. France May Put Warning Labels on Airbrushed Photos

By Bruce Crumley / Paris

A French lawmaker is taking on the digitally enhanced advertisements that make models look slimmer, cars appear shinier and oranges seem juicier. Airbrushed photographs, she argues, should include a warning for consumers

3. How Did Sarah Palin Write Her Memoir So Fast?

By Laura Fitzpatrick

Churning out 400 pages in four months takes some effort. It helps to have a ghostwriter -- and a holiday-shopping financial incentive. How Sarah Palin completed her memoir 'Going Rogue'

4. Calling 'Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press

By Michael Scherer

Why the Obama team is starting to play hardball with an erstwhile ally: the press

5. Why It's Time to Retire the 401(k)

By Stephen Gandel

Last year's market wipeout showed the vulnerability of the popular retirement-savings accounts. But the data are telling us that even in the long run, consumers need better options

6. Why Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Could Hurt Obama

By Simon Robinson

Obama came into the White House with the weight of expectations on his shoulders. The Nobel Peace Prize will add to that — and provide ammunition to his political foes on the right

7. Why Nondrinkers May Be More Depressed

By John Cloud

A study of 38,000 Norwegians suggests a surprising benefit of alcohol for people who drink: an apparently lower risk of depression than people who abstain completely

8. Kindle Killers? The Boom in New E-Readers

By Adam Rose

Amazon's popular digital book reader has sparked a wave of competing devices that will be hitting the market for the holidays

9. Why Women Have Sex

By Alyssa Fetini

According to psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss, there are 237 reasons why women have sex -- and love isn't at the top of the list

10. The Secrets Inside Your Dog's Mind

By Carl Zimmer

Other animals are smarter than dogs, but none (except us) are more sociable. Evolution started the job--and we helped finish it

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