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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...
Tags: Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Internal Revenue Service, Allentown, Crime, Law and Justice, White House
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'Book of My Lives': Aleksander Hemon's remarkable tale
Aleksandar Hemon landed in the United States two decades ago, January 1992. He was 27, a young Bosnian journalist from Sarajevo arriving on a one-month visa, arranged through a cultural exchange program sponsored by the State Department. Just after he...
Tags: James Joyce, John Freeman, Authors, Arts and Culture, Northwestern University
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The vast left-wing conspiracy
I'm not big into conspiracy theories. I never bought into the grassy knoll in Dallas or the anti-Obama birther movement. And it will take a lot of convincing for me to believe Oakland Raiders coach Bill Callahan took a dive in Super Bowl XXXVII to...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Arts and Culture, Gun Control, George Lucas
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Happy savages
Robert Koehler"Thirty seconds to zero . . . six, five, four, three, two, one." Suddenly a big orange blossom fills the screen, accompanied by ukuleles and lovely -- I mean Strangelovian -- Polynesian music. The blossom is actually Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Arts and Culture, Explosions, Leukemia, Entertainment
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Big surprise: Whale tale 'Big Miracle' is a winner -- 3 stars
The success of last year's "Dolphin Tale"proved this theorem: Imperiled marine animals plus true-ish story plus workmanlike sincerity plus happy ending equals a hit. Will the equation hold for director Ken Kwapis' whale movie"Big Miracle"?
The film is...Tags: Drew Barrymore, Ken Kwapis, Kathy Baker, Petroleum Industry, Ted Danson
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Coastal panel rejects Navy plan to increase underwater explosions
L.A. NOWThe California Coastal Commission voted Friday to reject the Navy’s plan for increased use of sonar and underwater explosions as part of increased training and testing off the coast. The Navy requested that the commission find the plan consistent... -
Lucy Lawless sentenced, and the warrior princess is thrilled
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesLucy Lawless has been arrested, tried, sentenced — and still claims victory. You could hardly expect the chakram-wielding veteran of ...... -
In wake of Fukushima disaster, Japan to end nuclear power by 2030s
World NowThe Japanese government announced a dramatic turn in its energy policy Friday, vowing to make the densely populated island nation nuclear-free by the 2030s. Last year's tsunami-triggered disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power complex forced evacuation of... -
Indian parliament adjourns with hoots and chants over coal scandal
World NowIndia law corruption parliament: Indian Parliament Adjourns over latest corruption scandal involving coal allocation.... -
Greenpeace scales Russian oil platform to protest Arctic drilling
World NowGreenpeace activists scaled a frigid Russian oil platform on Friday to draw attention to the possible dangers of drilling in the Arctic, warning a spill could sully nature reserves long before crews are able to clean it up.... -
New Zealand 'accidental millionaires' headed for jail, detention
World NowWhen his bank accidentally plunked more than $8 million into his account instead of the $81,000 overdraft he had asked for, a New Zealand man and his girlfriend took the money -- and ran. Hui Gao and Kara Hurring skipped the country for China three... -
India hosts Pakistani lawmakers during Parliament meltdown
World NowPakistan India law : Pakistani Parliamentarians visit India during week of legislative meltdown....
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