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BUSINESS Why is Ikea erasing women from its Saudi Arabian catalog? The Swedish company comes under fire for photo-shopping women into oblivion 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE 11 memorable debate moments: A video history Obama and Romney will face off for the first time on Wednesday, and if past debates are any guide, their clash may well deliver some indelible impressions DOGS Does looking at pictures of puppies improve concentration? It's easy to waste time at work gazing at photos of cuddling kittens and snoozing puppies, but a new study suggests that such images may make you more efficient ARTS + LIFE Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane: A smart pick to host the Oscars? After impressing audiences with a winning turn hosting SNL, the Family Guy creator is tapped to star on Hollywood's biggest night FUTURE OF THE GOP Are conservatives living in an alternative campaign reality? From making up their own polls to complaining about media bias, the Republican Party increasingly finds itself at odds with the facts, says Politico AMAZON'S EMPIRE Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite: The new must-have e-reader? Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the Seattle-based e-tailer rolls out an impressively beautiful new reading device FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Scrapping minimum wage: The best way to revive manufacturing? Slate readers weigh in on the best ways to keep America competitive in the global market SEE ALL CARTOONS TECCA The asteroid mining industry is hiring SLATE The presidential campaign told as a series of video game fights NEW YORK MAGAZINE Hillary Clinton aide apologizes for using f-word NEWSER Japan's new fine for illegal downloads: 2 years in jail SALON Study: Anti-abortion laws inspire abuse The driveable drive-in A smart car with a film projector built into its hood — your own portable drive-in! — and more in our collection of bizarrely elite consumer products         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.