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Originally published on Tue May 8, 2012 7:41 am

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The resignation came after shareholder's rejected an $8 million pay package for Andrew Moss. Aviva is the fourth major British company in recent weeks to have executive pay rejected by shareholders.

Theater

3:16 am

Tue May 8, 2012

A Test Of Hearts, Minds And 'Hands On A Hardbody'

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Hands on a Hardbody

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The cast of Hands on a Hardbody keep one hand on the prized truck while in rehearsal for the musical's premiere. It runs from April 27 to June 17.

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Hands on a Hardbody adapts a 1997 documentary about a competition at a Texas car dealership: The last person standing with a hand on the fully loaded truck wins. Keala Settle, Hunter Foster and Keith Carradine each play a character with something to prove.

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Co-composer Trey Anastasio of the band Phish (right) and director Neil Pepe at a rehearsal for the show.

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David Larsen plays a former Marine drawing strength from his training to endure the contest. The musical explores what drives each character to be there and stay through the ordeal.

By Neda Ulaby

Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 4:04 pm

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About 20 years ago, a Texas car dealership started a competition: Contestants had to keep one hand on a brand-new, fully loaded truck; the last person standing got to keep it.

It may not seem like a gripping drama, but it was the subject of a 1997 documentary. And now, it's the basis of a musical.

It's called Hands on a Hardbody, and that hardbody is, yes, the truck. At a rehearsal at the La Jolla Playhouse in California, it's on casters so the actors can spin it around the stage.

7:49 am

Mon May 7, 2012

Orioles, Rex Sox Run Out Of Pitchers

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Originally published on Mon May 7, 2012 12:55 pm

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The 17-inning game went so long, that for the first time since 1925, two Major League teams had non-pitchers on the mound. Baltimore won with pitching from Chris Davis, who's trained to play first base.

Around the Nation

7:39 am

Mon May 7, 2012

Contest To Search For New Top Liar

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6:34 am

Mon May 7, 2012

Drilling Boom Strains State Regulatory Agencies

By Kirk Siegler

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Tax revenue coming from shale, oil, and gas development has many states very happy, but the boom is also putting a strain on regulators. There are not enough of them to inspect all the drilling sites. Colorado, for example, has 17 inspectors for more the 47,000 active oil and gas wells. Kirk Siegler reports from member station KUNC.

KIRK SIEGLER, BYLINE: Each day, Jim Precobb(ph) of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission logs about 400 miles in his state-owned truck.

JIM PRECOBB: It is absolutely staggering.

5:55 am

Mon May 7, 2012

Hollande Defeats Sarkozy In French Presidential Election

By Eleanor Beardsley

Originally published on Mon May 7, 2012 6:34 am

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In France Sunday, Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande has railed against austerity measures and urged national unity.

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5:44 am

Mon May 7, 2012

Airstrike In Yemen Kills Top Al-Qaida Leader

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Originally published on Mon May 7, 2012 6:34 am

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Yemeni officials have announced that an airstrike in Yemen Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader. The suspect was on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship.

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5:44 am

Mon May 7, 2012

Politics In the News

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Originally published on Mon May 7, 2012 7:26 am

Vice President Joe Biden said he is "absolutely comfortable" with gay couples who marry getting the same civil rights and liberties as heterosexual couples. President Obama does not publicly support gay marriage.

Fine Art

2:49 am

Mon May 7, 2012

The Serious Comic Art Of Daniel Clowes

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Artist Daniel Clowes says Enid, the cantankerous heroine of Ghost World, would probably hate the book she stars in.

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Clowes is the author of Wilson and Mister Wonderful: A Love Story.

By Laura Sydell

Originally published on Tue May 8, 2012 11:09 am

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Comics used to be seen as cheap throwaway entertainment for children and teenagers. But over the last few decades, comics have grown up; they're even released in longer formats, on nice paper with hard covers, as graphic novels.

Daniel Clowes is one of the artists cited for turning the form into serious art — in fact, the art has gotten so serious that his work is now in a museum. Clowes is one of the best-known comic artists working today, with two of his books made into Hollywood films: the Academy Award-nominated Ghost World and Art School Confidential.

2:49 am

Mon May 7, 2012

'Drift': Rachel Maddow On Why We Go To War

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Rachel Maddow hosts the nightly news talk show The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC.

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Originally published on Mon May 7, 2012 12:34 pm

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In past wars, the U.S. practically dismantled its military after the troops came home. But today, says MSNBC News anchor and writer Rachel Maddow, we find ourselves in a state of almost permanent war.

In her new book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, Maddow invokes Thomas Jefferson, pointing out that one of Jefferson's main concerns was the danger of having a large military.

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