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Scientists debate possibility of a robot war

Associated Press
Feb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - In the 1921 play that invented the word "robot" -- Czech writer Karel Capek's "Rossum's Universal Robots" -- mechanical, highly intelligent slaves mount a revolt and kil...
Engaging 'Eve' offers fresh look at first woman

Associated Press
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Tossed from the Garden of Eden for a seemingly insignificant act -- eating a piece of fruit -- Eve is adrift. What did it mean? Why was the punishment so harsh? And then...
Bulls assistant coach turns love of mob flicks into book

By Matt Arado
Feb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - When Chicago Bulls assistant coach Bob Ociepka says "nice shot" in his free time, you can bet he's not talking about basketball. Ociepka, who lives in Arlington Heights,...
Behind scenes in infamous eminent domain case

Associated Press
Feb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Neighbors, a city and lawyers fight over a plan for eminent domain evictions to make way for development. The story line here is familiar from headlines after the U.S. S...
The man with the easiest life in the world gets back to vintage material

Associated Press
Feb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- John Grisham has no desire to ever run for office again. Though his name pops up every now and then on ballots in Virginia and Mississippi, the mega-selling ...
T.C. Boyle's Frank Lloyd Wright novel falls short

Associated Press
Feb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It's odd that "The Women," T.C. Boyle's new historical novel about America's greatest architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, seems to have little to say about architecture, or f...
Dorsey crafts insane plot in 'Nuclear Jellyfish'

Associated Press
Feb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Tim Dorsey's publisher tries to promote his books by sending plot summaries to book reviewers. This does not do the writer any favors. The summaries make the plots sound...
Reporter writes on Iran after Ahmadinejad's rise

Associated Press
Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Iran is more than just its hardline Islamic rulers and their alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons. In her memoir "Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran...
Ex-'American Gladiator' tells steroid-soaked tale

Associated Press
Feb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - "Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage and Redemption" (Scribner, 256 pages, $25), by Dan Clark: Most super heroes suffer a radioactive accident or lightning strike or...
The hunt goes electric: Clancy books going digital

Associated Press
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Tom Clancy is going digital. The author of such blockbusters as "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger" is finally making his work available electroni...

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