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Currently in Salon: Saturday May 29, 2010

Obama's daughter asked the wrong question There's not much that Obama himself can do to "plug the hole." But he could be honest about why the spill happened By Joseph Romm

Open Salon Why you probably won't hire me anytime soon The best books for children this summer: Science and Nature Perfect What you talkin bout, Willis?

Mitch McConnell: Flip-flopper First he was for bailouts, then we was against them. Now he's ready to prop up the oil industry at taxpayer expense By David Sirota

Two French ways to boost flavor in food: One good, one evil How a couple of simple combinations of onions, carrots, celery and caramelization can transform all your cooking By Francis Lam

For Republicans, impeachment isn't a joke When Darrell Issa compares the Sestak affair with Watergate, he is expressing a persistent Republican strain By Joe Conason

Joan Walsh Does Obama feel the Gulf's pain?

How the World Works Will the Gulf oil disaster mark the turning point for meaningful energy legislation? China's suicidal workers get pay raise

Why "Sex and the City" is bad for the gays Mincing stereotypes, old cliches: How can a franchise created and beloved by gay men be so bad at portraying them? By Thomas Rogers

The unhealthiest restaurant chain in America This company's most extreme dish has 2,500 calories and 85 grams of fat -- and it's not who you think it is By Riddhi Shah

War Room Bill Clinton "bribed" Joe Sestak with sexy unpaid advisory position! Sharron Angle has her own newspaper This week in pundits mistaking their assumptions for the national mood Obama in Louisiana: "You will not be abandoned" The odd lies of Mickey Kaus Congress will never let Guantanamo close Nikki Haley will now address the rumors after the election GOP makes nonsense argument about "don't ask, don't tell"

Glenn Greenwald A disgrace of historic proportions Who are the real "crazies" in our political culture?

Tea Party could cost GOP nine Senate races this fall Uprisings by the GOP base could produce weak Republican candidates in some of this year's biggest races By Steve Kornacki

Broadsheet Dear Pope, let priests have sex The legal secrets of sex tapes Anti-choice's cleverest tactic: Ultrasound Get your Ph.D. in Lady Gaga

Gary Coleman's life on video He didn't became a superstar, but the late "Diff'rent Strokes" star never strayed far from the public eye By Mary Elizabeth Williams

Gary Coleman: Damned by a catchphrase Even in death, the child star is reduced to the one scripted line that enraged him for most of his life By Heather Havrilesky

House vote advances "DADT" repeal to Senate 229-186 vote on defense bill that includes amendment overturning 1993 law on gays in the military JIM ABRAMS

The king of the zombies is back! "Survival of the Dead" puts director George Romero where he works best: Among the brain eaters By Bob Calhoun

Putting the Gulf oil spill in perspective How the Deepwater fiasco measures up to other disastrous drilling accidents By Jenn Kepka

Gary Coleman dies at 42 "Diff'rent Strokes" star passes away after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage JENNIFER DOBNER

Obama arrives in Gulf as BP tries to stop oil leak Two more days before anyone knows if "top kill" fix worked BEN NUCKOLS and GREG BLUESTEIN

NCAA accuses UConn men's basketball of 8 violations Staff led by Coach Jim Calhoun allegedly made improper phone calls and texts messages and gave benefits to recruits PAT EATON-ROBB

Family: Gary Coleman on life support, unconscious Gary Coleman, the former child star best known for his role on "Diff'rent Strokes," suffered a brain hemorrhage.

New, 22-mile oil plume discovered in Gulf Oil could create stew of toxic water, destroying sea life MATTHEW BROWN and JASON DEAREN

"So You Think You Can Dance" returns Welcome back to a show that matured from low-rated filler to a visual encyclopedia of an art form. Now, minus Mary By Christine Mathias

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