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?? The Car: 2013??Mercedes-Benz SL 550 Where I drove it: Downtown , Pasadena, and the Hollywood Hills. First Impressions: ??It was a dramatic moment when the valet pulled up in the creamy-white 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 ??? and I soaked it up.??Let me set the scene:??The Standard Los Angeles??valet lot is just steps away from the ...

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BuzzFeed has obtained a three-page memo from Health Care for America Now, an umbrella group run by labor unions and MoveOn.org. The memo details how the organization and other White House allies plan to adopt alternate messages, depending on whether or not the Affordable Care Act is upheld by the Supreme Court. "Note that many of these [resources] can be lined up now, without any additional information about the timing of the specifics of the decision," the activists write. It's a free country, of course. But the memo makes for strange reading.

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Medicare Advantage (MA) is the "private option" within Medicare. Private health insurers are paid a fixed monthly fee to provide at least the same minimum health benefits to their enrollees as "traditional" fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare, but they also have the ability to offer coordinated care, disease management, phone consultations, and other services that have the ...

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The weekend is a stylish affair with a bridal trunk show, a menswear runway event and a charity fashion and shopping showcase that looks great as it does good.

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Politico is reporting that House Republicans are preparing for the possibility that the Supreme Court upholds the law by drafting new legislation. "When the court rules, we'll be ready," House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) told the House Republican Conference on Wednesday. But what's surprising about alleged GOP plans is that they involve preserving significant???and damaging???aspects of the Affordable Care Act, for what appear to be political reasons. I'm not convinced that the story is accurate.

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What do the Dalai Lama, Sean Penn, Eminem and Clint Eastwood have in common? Not much, except for controversial car marketer Olivier Francois.

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Chicago Shopping is here to take the guesswork out of selecting certain products for you by laying out all of the details to help you decide which item is the better buy.

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It's a buzzworthy time for fashion in Chicago with a Brazilian bash at Macy's, a carnival-themed trunk show at The Edit and a champagne brunch highlighting three Old Town boutiques.

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For foodies, it's the equivalent of the Oscars. Last week,??The James Beard Foundation??held its annual awards show at Lincoln Center. Mercedes-Benz presented the Best New Restaurant Award to??Grant Achatz??of??Next??in??Chicago.????Next??opened in 2011. You can't make a reservation, but you can buy a ticket.??The??New York??Times writes, "It is not easy to eat at??Next. The restaurant has only ...

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A lot of people are wondering why decided to stop advertising on Facebook just three days before the social media site?s widely anticipated stock offering. After all, it doesn?t look very good to potential investors when the nation?s third largest advertiser says your site isn?t an effective way to reach customers. Facebook has been all ...

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