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The 50 best of the 50 best
Every Saturday, the Independent’s experts bring you the finest fashion, homewares, gadgets and outings in the original smart shopping list. Here are their favourites from 2009...

The 50 best British hotels
From family-friendly boltholes and luxury boutiques to rural retreats and city-centre crash pads, Rhiannon Batten offers the experts’ guide to the nation’s greatest places to stay

The 50 best Sofas and Chairs
Need somewhere to curl up?Kate Watson-Smyth findsfine furniture, stylish armchairsand gorgeous upholstery
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3 S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid
4 Isabel Hilton: Don't blame the Haitians for doubting US promises
5 US waves white flag in disastrous 'war on drugs'
6 Labour's computer blunders cost £26bn
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8 A family tragedy: The troubled life of Woody Harrelson
9 Independent schools deserting A-levels and GCSEs
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14 Panettone chocolate pudding
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1Twitter joke led to Terror Act arrest and airport life ban
2US waves white flag in disastrous 'war on drugs'
3Isabel Hilton: Don't blame the Haitians for doubting US promises
4Israel attempts to heal rift with Turkey
5Can India find true liberation?
6'Only for elite' fear over Tory teaching deal
7Gulf between rich and poor cities widens
8Leading article: America must fulfil its responsibilities to Haiti
Columnist Comments
• Dominic Lawson: No class war when all MPs belong to an elite
Outside Westminster Balls would seem indistinguishable from Cameron
• Mary Dejevsky: Haiti tests US diplomacy more than aid
The task the US confronts in Haiti is almost the opposite of Katrina
• Steve Richards: Do the Tories get top marks? Not yet...
Cameron and Gove are trying to bring about a cultural shift in teaching
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