New trial ordered in Michael George comic book store slaying - Detroit Free Press
Michael George -- the 49-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his wife in 1990 in their Clinton Township comic book store -- should get a new trial, the state Court of Appeals has Barbara George, 32, was shot once in the head while preparing

Gov. Bredesen pens book on health care overhaul - WATE
NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has written a book about his proposal to improve the American health care system. The book, published by Atlantic Monthly Press, is titled "Fresh Medicine: How to Fix Reform and Build a Sustainable Health

Obama described Tea Partiers as 'Tea-Baggers', claims book - New Kerala
Washington, May 6 : A new book about US President Barack Obama alleges he once used the vulgar term 'tea-bagger' to refer to the Tea Party movement. Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter, in his book "The Promise: President Obama, Year One," to be released May 18, quotes the president as saying that

BOOK BAN: NJ school removes book on gays over graphic - Trentonian
In March, a group of citizens asked for three books about gays to be removed from the Rancocas Valley High School library. Superintendent Steven Goldstein, chairman of the gay rights group Garden State Equality, said he doesn't have a problem

Laura Bush kicks off book tour in northern Va. - Jefferson City News Tribune Online
AP) -- Former First Lady Laura Bush kicked off a national book tour Tuesday in northern Virginia, cranking out nearly 10 autographs a minute Kristina Okhotin, 21, of San Diego said she is a fan of the Bushes, but she debated whether to attend the

Dave Barry takes our book quiz - Entertainment Weekly Online
The Brothers Karamazov , by Dostoevsky. I was supposed to read it my freshman year in college, but it’s 18 million pages long and I could never get past the first 43. Nevertheless I wrote a paper about it, and I got an OK grade, which taught me

Rosalynn Carter pens new book on mental health - San Francisco Chronicle
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter says that while there have been dramatic efforts to bring mental health issues to the forefront in a new book titled, "Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis." Carter said there should be no more shame

Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein pledges $5M to support the National Book Festival - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group equity firm on Thursday announced a $5 million pledge to the Library of Congress to ensure the National Book Festival continues on the National Mall for years to come. Former first lady Laura Bush began the festival with the library in 2001