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...case is a spin-off of a probe that has already led to charges under the Espionage Act against two AIPAC lobbyists, whose case is still pending, and to a 12-and-a-half-year prison sentence for former Defense Intelligence Agency official Lawrence A. Franklin. Franklin pleaded guilty a year ago to three felony counts involving improper disclosure and handling of classified information about the Middle East and terrorism to the two lobbyists, who in turn are accused of passing it on to a journalist and a foreign government, widely believed to be Israel. The two lobbyists, who have...
...sources say the probe also involves whether, in exchange for the help from AIPAC, Harman agreed to help try to persuade the Administration to go lighter on the AIPAC officials caught up in the ongoing investigation. If that happened, it might be construed as an illegal quid pro quo, depending on the context of the situation. But the sources caution that there has been no decision to charge anyone and that it is unclear whether Harman and AIPAC acted on the idea...
...ability to play foosball while drunk?RR: What do you think about Larry Summers getting the axe? PM: I was writing in my courage journal one day that I have a crush on Larry. There, you got it out of me. You’re incredible the way you probe. RR: Are you concerned about the women at Harvard? PM: They’re not hairy enough. RR: The Dean of the College has a beard. PM: Well she’s…wonderful.RR: Sorry, the Dean is a man. But he does enjoy reading Luna Bar wrappers...
...same time, a brand-new probe called Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter began its mission to map Mars' surface with unprecedentedly sharp-eyed cameras, ground- penetrating radar and other instruments. The cameras are so powerful that they can actually see Opportunity, which is about the size of a golf cart, from nearly 200 miles up. They can also help find safe routes for the rover. But more important, they will give scientists a map of Mars that will make future exploration--ultimately by humans--much easier to plan...
Apologizes to anyone willing to listen?including Congress?for not paying more attention to the leak probe...