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Shania Twain slowly stepping back into spotlight

Country music singer Shania Twain is slowly stepping back into the spotlight after the break up of her marriage to Robert "Mutt" Lange in May 2008.

Shania Twain set as `American Idol' guest judge

Shania (shuh-NY'-uh) Twain is joining the ranks of "American Idol" guest judges.

Group warns Nev. capital not to fund Twain church

A group that advocates the separation of church and state is warning a Nevada city that it will sue if the city gives anymore money to a church that Mark Twain helped build in his 20s.

Group protests Nevada city's funds to Twain church

A group that advocates separation of church and state is protesting a Nevada city's decision to provide funding to a church that Mark Twain helped build as a fledgling writer in the 1860s.

Mark, his words. Twain speaks from beyond

It only took a 100 years or so, but the world is finally getting a piece of Mark Twain's mind on the subject of free expression and whether it's safer for your words to be expressed after you're dead.

Country star Shania Twain, husband splitting up

Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple's breakup.

Twain Evoked by Both Sides in Church Flap

In his 20s, Mark Twain was well-known for his carousing at Nevada gold rush saloons, irreverent views of the establishment and a skeptical attitude toward organized religions.

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Dean and Frist Debate Health Care
Source: RealClearPolitics

LARRY KING: Well, everyone talks about the weather, no one does anything about it. That's an old Mark Twain statement. Right now, that weather is affecting our signal in Vermont, because of those weather storms up along the East Coast.

The 'Other Woman' in Shania Twain Split Speaks
Source: PEOPLE.com

Shania Twain's close friend and longtime assistant is finally speaking out – and denying reports she's behind the singer's surprise split from her husband of 14 years, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.

Empire Builders: Murdoch's Death Star & the Colossus of Rhodes
Source: Lapham's Quarterly

Pound sterling, Australian dollar, American dollar, African bullion. Let's look at what counts.

The Typing Life: How Writers Used to Write
Source: New Yorker

Many of the early inventors of the typewriter thought that what they were inventing was a prosthetic device for the blind. Why would ordinary writers need a writing machine? They had pens.

O Lord Our Father

Mark Twain via ProRev

What Would Men Be Without Women?

As International Women's Day comes and goes, I'm reminded of what Mark Twain was once asked: "What would men be without women?" Mr. Twain replied, "Scarce, sir, mighty scarce." I believe his statement is wiser than a mere jape about the facts of life.

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