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...Newsweek and the New York Times, the Washington Post and the L.A. Times have used it. These are very, very few and far between and only in the most serious cases when it's been very prominently used. For the most part, these magazines are not using it in actual editorial writing; it's only quoting people who've used...
...Rockwell once sang, “I always feel like somebody’s watching me.” Of course, everyone thinks that’s Michael Jackson’s song—no one’s watching Rockwell. But for those of us with some actual notoriety, the constant vigilance of the public can certainly be a problem. How can we have fun when our nightly shenanigans invariably turn into breakfast table gossip? Should you get up on that table? Should you make out with that girl who’s suddenly cute after...
...Birkenfeld voluntarily approached U.S. authorities in May 2007 offering details on the illegal tax shelters run by UBS, where he had worked since 2001. When he realized that actual practices were violating stated bank policy, he raised his concerns internally; after being rebuffed and later finding himself in a dispute over a bonus payment, he decided to expose the wrongdoing. After talking with the IRS, Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission and appearing before the Senate - and being told on at least one occasion by DOJ officials that they were not looking to prosecute him - Birkenfeld was arrested...
...extremely concerned about the apparent increase in estimated prevalence of autism spectrum disorders," said Ileana Arias of the CDC. "However, we urge extreme caution in interpreting this change. An increase in diagnosis does not necessarily mean that more children actually have ASD. Unfortunately, the information that we currently have doesn't allow us to give a true account of whether the apparent increase is an actual increase or the result of changes in the way we describe and diagnose ASDs...
...Since 2002, the Pentagon has pumped more than $60 billion into new antimissile missiles now on guard against North Korean launches in the Pacific. But the system--likened to hitting a bullet with a bullet--too often fails what are essentially open-book tests. That it could annihilate an actual warhead is still an article of faith...