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Rachel DeWoskin's novel follows a gutsy 16-year-old girl navigating her way at a new performing arts high school. The book is a distinctive addition to the already packed library of coming-of-age stories.

Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, gave us one of American politics's killer lines: "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not his own facts." It's in that spirit that Bloomberg News reports that some of Speaker Boehner's big economic policy speech falls into "his own facts" category.

There's a treasure trove of great recordings newly available to the public for free via the Library of Congress, from classical to novelty acts. We look at what's there --and what's missing.

House Republicans are accusing Democrats of playing rank politics with Medicare which, Republicans freely admit, they have done, too, especially in the run-up to last year's mid-term election. But that was then, is their message now.

"That's not decomposition you're catching wind of out there, folks, that's savings! And savings, I'm very happy to report, are but a taste of what the prestigious Tauntaun Terrace has to offer."

It takes, on average, more than four years for veterans to get a disability claim processed by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Each day, an average of 18 veterans commit suicide.

Liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders and conservative Sen. Rand Paul used a hearing on emergency room use to engage in an unusual debate about whether health care is a right.

Detroit's public schools have a deficit of more than $300 million — even though dozens of its schools have already been closed. Now, Michigan has ordered the city to close half its schools in two years. But the district's manager has a contingency plan: turn weak schools over to charter operators.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced that the country will no longer seek to build 14 more nuclear plants. He also convinced the operators of a plant west of Tokyo to suspend operations. Kan's decisions came after an unusual number of public demonstrations.

Last year, an emergency financial manager took over the small town of Benton Harbor, Mich., and in March, his powers were expanded. He's stripped the mayor and city commission of their authority and is trying to balance the budget. Union and church leaders are encouraging locals to protest.