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Why Prosecuting Snowden Is Unfair – Until NSA Answers For Misconduct

Arnold Hamilton - May 31, 2014 0

BY JOE CONASON What America learned from Edward Snowden’s interview with NBC News anchor Brian Williams on Wednesday evening was much less than what we still need to know. Snowden described himself as a highly trained espionage agent, rather than a low-level hacker; he insisted his actions were patriotic, not treacherous; and said he yearns […]

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On Again, Off Again … What’s A Teacher To Do?

Arnold Hamilton - May 31, 2014 0

BY DAVID PERRYMAN In the aftermath of silent movies, vaudeville provided a ready source of talent for the silver screen. Slapstick duos such as Laurel...

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1974-2014: The More Things Change …

Arnold Hamilton - May 29, 2014 0

BY JAMES NIMMO Thanks to a Yahoo group correspondent I've found this wonderful time capsule video of a debate from 1974, sponsored by WGBH,...

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Hollywood And Isla Vista

Arnold Hamilton - May 28, 2014 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Of all the things that have been said in the nonstop chatter since an obviously deranged young man killed six college students here in Southern California last weekend, by far the dumbest comes from Washington, DC, where The Washington Post’s film critic actually said that these mass murders were tied to white […]

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In VA Scandal, Accountability For All – Including Congress

Arnold Hamilton - May 28, 2014 0

BY JOE CONASON While Congress eagerly prepares its latest political stunt – a resolution to oust Gen. Eric Shinseki as Veterans Affairs Secretary – individual members might consider their own responsibility for the scandalous inadequacy of veterans’ health care. Unlike most of them, especially on the Republican side, Shinseki opposed the incompetent war plans of […]