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Month in Review: November's Top Stories

What we cared about this month.

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'Zero Dark Thirty:' Hunting Down Osama Bin Laden All Over Again

So much of this movie is real, and in new and surprising ways, which makes it newsy and relevant here and now, three weeks before its release. A review of Kathryn Bigelow's thorough and satisfying depiction of the most famous manhunt of our time.

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Presidential Management Fellows are mostly happy

Study also shows they would like more guidance from supervisors and better orientation to program.

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AFGE, TSA sign first contract

Agreement takes effect Dec. 9.

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How Two Presidents Helped Me Deal With Love, Guilt, and Fatherhood

Guidance from Bill Clinton and George W. Bush taught the author how to accept and understand his son’s Asperger’s syndrome.

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William Burns for Secretary of State?

The deputy secretary of state could be a viable alternative to Susan Rice or John Kerry.

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Senate approves wartime contracting reform bill

Move caps Sen. McCaskill’s six-year-effort to curb waste and boost oversight.

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GSA acquisition chief returns

Kempf has a new title.

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More Leadership Lessons from Yoga

Learning to "stay in the room" is a lesson well taken.

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Anticipatory Governance: 3 Ways We’ll Govern in the 21st Century

What happens beyond the Fiscal Cliff? A blue-ribbon cast of distinguished former federal leaders have endorsed a three-part blueprint for governing in the 21st century.

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Brainstorm More Effectively Using the SCAMPER Method

A simple tool designed to stimulate new thinking in counterintuitive ways.

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Photo: Obama and Romney Meet in Oval Office

The White House released a photo of President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney meeting after their much-discussed lunch.

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Remembering Zig Ziglar: Motivational Speaker’s Top 21 Quotes

Famed motivational speaker Zig Ziglar passed away Wednesday--assembled are a collection of his most memorable quotes.

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Employee satisfaction dips at several agencies

Officials vow to turn low marks on annual survey into positive changes.

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Tough times could make Homeland Security more productive

Austerity would encourage synergies in IT, procurement, panelists say.

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House speaker calls fiscal cliff progress 'disappointing'

Boehner says Obama administration has not delivered a specific plan.

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Senate clears bill requiring Homeland Security to achieve clean books

DHS would have to pass a full audit by 2013.

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How VA's Open Source Community is Improving Veteran Health Care

The innovative community has grown to over 1,500 members and spurred increased collaboration between 150 different organizations.

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Infographic: Late Night Technology Use Kills Your Sleep Cycle

Using technology before bed reduces the amount of sleep you get as well as your performance on the job.

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The Meme Election and the Tumblr Campaign

How the Obama camp used images to build a brand.