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The Two-Way
6:57 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

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Amazon's U.K. unit racked up sales of $6.5 billion last year, but only paid $3.7 million in corporate taxes.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 7:39 am

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

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The Two-Way
6:54 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Gingrich Cautions GOP About 'Overreach' On Scandals

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in April 2012.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 9:36 am

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was front-and-center during the Republican-led impeachment of President Clinton in 1998, is cautioning his GOP colleagues about the risk of appearing to be too eager as they dig into the scandals now dogging the Obama administration.

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The Two-Way
5:57 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Kai The 'Hatchet Hitchhiker' Is Accused Of Murder

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Caleb "Kai" McGillvary.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 9:10 am

Around the Nation
5:27 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Washington D.C. Man Advertises For Wedding Date

On Cragslist, he describes himself as "a clean man" with a job and no arrest record, who adds, "I don't like murder." For extra motivation, he promises an open bar.

Around the Nation
5:19 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Theater Lover Takes A Stand Against Annoying Cell Phone

Writer Kevin Williamson of the National Review attended a musical in New York. He says a woman was web surfing on her phone, violating theater rules. He tells Gothamist he complained to the woman. She replied, "So don't look." That's when Williamson grabbed her phone and threw it across the theater.

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