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...Last September, James O'Keefe, a conservative filmmaker, posed as a pimp for an undercover exposé of negligent practices by the community action group ACORN. Now he appears to be on the wrong side of a different scandal. On Jan. 25, O'Keefe and three associates were arrested by the FBI for coordinating a plan in which two of the men, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan, entered the New Orleans office of Democratic U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu and posed as telephone repairmen in a ploy to install wiretaps. The accused are charged with entering federal property under false pretenses with...
...African National Congress might want to stick to politics. In a bid to foster unity, South Africa's ruling party has introduced 19 leather jackets in black, green and gold, its official colors. But while President Jacob Zuma sported a similar look at the ANC victory party following last year's election, the jarring neon threads aren't catching on. In a poll by South Africa's Independent Online, 86% of respondents said they wouldn...
...suggested. We had almost arrived when the second bomb exploded. The gunshots started soon after. My driver slammed the car into reverse and wove around cars, people and concrete barriers, right up to the hotel entrance. We ran inside, joining a handful of people sheltering from the gunfire. The last bomb brought down much of the ceiling all around us. As the dust swelled we shuffled into the basement; a girl, maybe 5 years old, bloodied in the face and moaning, was carried down the stairs. Outside, halfway between the checkpoint and the hotel, a crater...
With 51 colleges and universities in the Boston metropolitan area, you wouldn't think that Boston would be dead last on the list, but several of the factors were based on driving-related statistics. So the calculations may have skewed the data by overlooking the role of Boston's public transportation...
...Last week, President Obama agreed to a meeting that set presses running around the world. His controversial decision to speak with the Dalai Lama generated anger and threats from China. However, despite this vehement response, Obama’s choice to stick by his word and meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader was an admirable one. We agree with the president that the United States should not acquiesce to China’s demands...