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Many authors can move readers with their words, but Frances Mayes has the power to actually make readers move.

As in pack up and start a new life thousands of miles away in Tuscany — the enchanting northwest region of Italy known for its food, wine and scenic beauty — just as she did 20 years ago.

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In the TV world, ratings and demographic numbers are nice, but at the end of the day they all add up to the bottom line. So what are the most lucrative shows in primetime TV? Forbes’ Lacey Rose calculated the top 10 TV shows in terms of revenue per half hour (with help from Kantar Media, a firm that tracks ad spending). Below, see the top 10 most lucrative TV shows (according to Forbes’ estimates) and read more about the shows at Forbes.com.

DENVER – Juveniles charged as adults in Colorado and awaiting trial as inmates in adult prisons find themselves part of a system that fails to educate them, provide them equal access to services like mental health care or even to ensure they are housed according to strict safety guidelines. People involved in the system admit to not knowing how many young people charged as adults are presently being held by the state and in which prisons. Colorado sheriffs frankly admitted to the Colorado Independent that their adult facilities are inappropriate for managing juvenile detention.

Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) became the 41st senator to say that he would back the public insurance option as part of a health care bill moved through reconciliation.

Nelson, asked by HuffPost if he would vote for a public option on the Senate floor, was unequivocal. “Yes,” he said firmly. “I’ve already voted for it in the committee, in the Finance Committee.”

The running tally is being kept by one of the organizations pushing for the public option, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.

Forty-one puts Democrats just nine votes short. The number of senators who have publicly committed to the option is striking because the momentum has come without any organized effort by Senate leadership or from the White House.

On Tuesday afternoon, House and Senate leadership met to chart a way forward and the public option was not mentioned, said a person in the room.

Regardless of the support for a particular amendment, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday that leadership will urge all Democrats to vote no, so as not to complicate the reconciliation process.

If that is the case, the House still has the ability to put the public option in its version before it’s sent to the Senate, but there is no indication that that is being contemplated, despite its broad support both inside Congress and with the public.

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Matt Schultz, a Council Bluffs councilman who is running for Secretary of State in Iowa picked up a couple of legislative endorsements.

His campaign announced today:

Councilman Matt Schultz today released his first legislative endorsements to the media.

Councilman Schultz has spent the last several months building a campaign team that includes a number of Iowa legislators.

“I am excited about all of the interest and support we have received and I am proud to announce our campaign’s first round of legislative endorsements coming from Former Speaker of the House Brent Siegrist, Representative Doug Struyk and Representative Greg Forristall.” said Schultz.

“Matt is a strong conservative voice for fiscal responsibility and business in Council Bluffs, and I know that he will serve the people of Iowa and be a strong voice for Iowa jobs and business as our Secretary of State,” said Representative Doug Struyk.

Over the next eight weeks Councilman Schultz will be continuing to announce the rest of his campaign team as he travels around the State bringing his message of accountability in elections and standing up for Iowa jobs and business.

Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2010 has begun in San Francisco, as gaming enthusiasts and industry leaders converge to discuss the state of gaming.

Follow GDC 2010 live through our curated Twitter lists: attendees, speakers and sponsors!

Do you know a tweeter who’s perfect for one of these lists? Email us at twitterlists@huffingtonpost.com!

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Yield-hungry individual investors have snapped up nearly two-thirds of California’s $2-billion tax-free bond offering, which the state launched on Tuesday.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the state had orders for $1.29 billion of the general-obligation bonds, or 65% of the total, according to Joe DeAnda, a spokesman for Treasurer Bill Lockyer in Sacramento.

For 10 minutes, the president and pastors prayed for peace, an economic recovery, protection for U.S. soldiers, and to be guided by wisdom and power beyond himself.

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) – A new poll shows the percentage of New York voters who say scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson should serve out his term has edged upward.

The Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows that 50% said Mr. Paterson should serve until the end of his term rather than resign. Another 39% said he should resign, with 11% undecided.

A Quinnipiac poll released last Friday showed 46% of voters said Mr. Paterson should complete his term while 42% said he should resign. In a poll released earlier last week that number was 61%.

The poll questioned 1,454 New Yorkers Friday through Monday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.