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Watchdog Group Claims Aaron Schock's 'Downton Abbey'-Inspired Office May Have Violated House Ethics

WASHINGTON — A watchdog group said on Tuesday that it thinks there’s nothing dapper about the “Downton Abbey”-inspired office decorations of Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.). Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics on Tuesday after The Washington Post reported that Annie Brahler, an interior decorator, designed […]

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5 Splendid New Short Story Collections

Reading a novel is a commitment. Upon purchase, you enter an agreement with the author: Should sufficient curiosity be instilled by its early pages, you’ll gladly accompany the narrator on whatever strange or dull adventures lie ahead. But beautiful opening scenes don’t always pay off, and some stories that sparkle on a sentence level fail […]

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