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...line that says ‘Based on a true story,’ and I’m working into the question of what gets considered a true story and what doesn’t. I’m thinking of a movie like ‘Citizen Kane’ that’s become a true story… it was loosely based on the life of somebody, but then got fictionalized. Now it’s become part of the American psyche and has become a different sort of true story. That?...
...start small. But her dreams are getting bigger. Because children with dirty clothes and bodies have a tough time at school, she'd like to see laundry machines and showers there. She'd like federal assistance programs to start covering some hygiene items. And she'd like the average citizen to realize how hard it is for people to function at the poverty line. Failing that, she'll settle for free diapers...
...media has once again proven capable of amplifying the United Nations anti-racism contretemps as well as the plight of yet another privileged dual citizen of the U.S. and Iran to echo a fresh confirmation of the old accusations. Just as the real possibility of a U.S.-Iran rapprochement began to transcend the nuclear issue and seem no longer a mere fantasy with Washington’s change of atmosphere and Tehran’s continuous pragmatism, the opposing forces to dialogue in Washington and beyond have now found new grounds in Roxana Saberi’s arbitrary imprisonment...
...lawmaker's call, she said, "It's been an abuse of power: selective leaking of very sensitive investigative material for political purposes is wrong." Harman said she didn't remember with whom she spoke but subsequently told NPR that she's sure the person was a U.S. citizen. Congressional Quarterly, which broke the story on Monday, described the person as an "Israeli agent...
...called for Saberi's release. "I am gravely concerned with her safety and well-being," Obama said at the Summit of the Americas. "We are working to make sure that she is properly treated and to get more information about the disposition of her case. She is an American citizen and I have complete confidence that she was not engaging in any sort of espionage." (See pictures of the enduring influence of Ayatullah Khomeini...