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    Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The $570,000 JFK bomber jacket bargain

    Would you pay $570,000 for a bomber jacket? Probably not (though I’m willing to give NBA stars and the like an out here). But would you pay $570,000 for a bomber jacket, complete with presidential seal, once worn by John F. Kennedy aboard Air...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Indiana Jones (fictional character), John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Chocolate Cake

    2. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Iranian general reportedly assassinated while traveling from Syria

    BEIRUT -- A high-ranking member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps was assassinated this week while traveling from Syria to neighboring Lebanon, Iranian media reported Thursday, in the strongest indication to date that senior Iranian military...

    Tags: Tehran (Iran), Bashar Assad, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Politics

    3. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  3. On the War Over the Drone War

    Drones are in the news thanks to a leaked Department of Justice memo outlining the legal reasoning behind the killing of American citizen and al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar Al-Awlaki.
    Drones are in the news thanks to a leaked Department of Justice memo outlining the legal reasoning behind the killing of American citizen and al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar Al-Awlaki. For those of us extremely unsettled by the Bush-Obama policy of extra-...

    Tags: White House, Germany, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Congress

    4. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Secret drone strikes simplify Obama Doctrine

    For years, scholars and journalists have struggled without much success to define the Obama Doctrine — the president's foreign policy principles.
    For years, scholars and journalists have struggled without much success to define the Obama Doctrine — the president's foreign policy principles. As a Democratic candidate, Barack Obama couldn't even define his own doctrine as he sought to succeed...

    Tags: Rachel Maddow, White House, Lindsey O. Graham, Republican Party, Rahm Emanuel

    5. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Giffords' plea to Congress on guns: 'you must act'

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley, Shootings, Patrick Leahy, Gabrielle Giffords

    6. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  6. Ryan Page to write and direct Kennedy conspiracy pic 'Dallas in Wonderland': 13th Sign Pictures will fund and produce thriller co-written by Adam Parfrey

    Variety
    As the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination approaches, the mystery surrounding the murder has inspired another indie movie, as Tommy Alastra and Joe Mundo of 13th Sign Pictures have signed on to finance and produce "Dallas in...

    Tags: Paul Giamatti, Lee Harvey Oswald, Book, John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Assassination Film

    7. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' recap, Adrienne, Brandi and character assassination!

    This week starts with Kyle, who is increasingly becoming my least favorite Housewife.
    This week starts with Kyle, who is increasingly becoming my least favorite Housewife. Did Kyle's family get egged? As a result of her meddling, I hope. Mauricio pretends to believe it's some high school prank targeting Alexia. But aww, it's a new car...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, F-bomb Dropping, Hips, Kelsey Grammer, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (tv program)

    8. Dec 9, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. A case for targeted killings

     WASHINGTON — President Franklin Roosevelt was truly astonished when told by a reporter that Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, had been shot down by U.S. planes over a Pacific island after Americans decrypted Yamamoto&...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Science and Technology, U.S. Military, Bill Clinton, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    9. Dec 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Pakistani Taliban now on Facebook

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — It’s a world of likes, apps and status updates, so it was bound to happen: The Pakistani Taliban now has its own Facebook page. The Pakistani insurgent group’s spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, confirmed that it had...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Taliban, Computer Networking and Internet, India

    10. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Kennedy' musical workshops in Chicago

    Leslie Bricusse, the Academy Award-winning songwriter behind such monster hits as "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Candy Man" (penned with the late Anthony Newley) and "Talk to the Animals," slipped quietly into Chicago this week. So did the producer-writer-composer Allan Jay Friedman.
    Leslie Bricusse, the Academy Award-winning songwriter behind such monster hits as "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Candy Man" (penned with the late Anthony Newley) and "Talk to the Animals," slipped quietly into Chicago this week. So did the producer-writer-...

    Tags: White House, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Camelot (tv program), Water Tower Place, Music Theater

    11. Jan 3, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Killing Kennedy’ to become National Geographic Channel film

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    “Killing Lincoln,” the film of Bill O'Reilly's best seller, won't premiere until February on National Geographic Channel. But the channel on Thursday announced that it will make a film of O'Reilly's “Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot.&...
    12. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Aaron's Law: What's in a name?

    The Times has an <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-swartz-lofgren-computer-fraud-20130118,0,3155906.story">editorial</a> Friday about legislation proposed in the aftermath of the suicide of Aaron Swartz, the computer prodigy who was being prosecuted by the federal government for&nbsp; allegedly gaining unauthorized access to an online repository of academic research. Known as&nbsp; Aaron&rsquo;s Law, the bill by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) would bar computer or wire fraud prosecutions based on violations of a website's terms or policies if such violations were the "sole basis" for determining that access was unauthorized.
    The Times has an editorial Friday about legislation proposed in the aftermath of the suicide of Aaron Swartz, the computer prodigy who was being prosecuted by the federal government for  allegedly gaining unauthorized access to an online repository of...

    Tags: Matthew Shepard, Zoe Lofgren, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws

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