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  • The coalition said the state appears to have violated The Indian Child Welfare Act by placing children with non-native families.
  • We've invited ABC's longtime chief White House correspondent to answer three questions about a real tapper: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
  • "Ours is not a bloodline, but a text line," say father-daughter author team Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger. Their new book, Jews And Words, explores the significance of text in the Jewish tradition. "For thousands of years, we Jews had nothing but books," Oz says. "They became part of the family life."
  • The president is using email, social media and public appearances to promote his message in the fight over federal taxes on Capitol Hill. The president hopes the campaign will put pressure on Republican lawmakers to come to a deal that would avoid automatic, across-the-board tax hikes.
  • My grandfather worked for GM, my mom worked for Ford and my cousin works for Chrysler. But the old divisions between U.S. and foreign automakers just don't mean as much any more.
  • Weekend Edition host Scott Simon speaks with Jospeh Leahy, the Brazil Bureau Chief for the Financial Times, about how Latin America views the so-called "fiscal cliff," the automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.
  • From directors to designers, almost everyone in beauty pageants turns a profit. But not most of the contestants. Many can wind up spending thousands of dollars for entrance fees, the perfect gown and top-notch coaching. For most contestants, it's an expensive hobby with little or no financial reward.
  • Robert Zemeckis' film tells the story of a pilot who crash-lands a plane while drunk and high. Friends and songwriters Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale just released a new album of duets. Also, Hilary Mantel has just won her second Man Booker Prize, this time for her novel Bring Up The Bodies — the sequel to Wolf Hall.
  • Though best known as a pop idol, the Puerto Rican singer has also acted for much of his career. This year, he's done both at once, starring in the Broadway revival of Evita.
  • The satirical news source announced that its Sexiest Man Alive for 2012 is Kim Jong Un, North Korea's supreme leader. In some parts of the world, there may be little room to argue.
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