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Saturday, January 19, 2013
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12 Half-Truths We Live With
January 19, 2013 The truth about koalas (and athletes) shows what we already know: Not everything is what it seems to be. There are some fictions we are wiling to accept as fact.
Friday, January 18, 2013
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Getting Personal, Armstrong Recounts Difficult Talk With His Kids
January 18, 2013 Armstrong turns emotional when he recalls how he had to explain to his children that the allegations against him were true.
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Stephen Colbert's Sister Will Run For Congress
January 18, 2013 Elizabeth Colbert-Busch — a.k.a. Stephen Colbert's big sister — shook things up in South Carolina Friday, with the news that she will seek the House seat that was recently vacated by Sen. Tim Scott. The field already includes former Gov. Mark Sanford and Teddy Turner.
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'Invasive' Body Scanners Will Be Removed From Airports
January 18, 2013 Body scanners that have been criticized as producing images of travelers that are too revealing are being removed from airport security check points, after a supplier did not rewrite the machines' software to make the images they produce less revealing.
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When To Act? The Dilemma In Every Hostage Crisis
January 18, 2013 The Algerian authorities moved quickly after hostages were taken at a gas plant in the Sahara desert. While details of that operation are still fuzzy, such actions are inherently risky.
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More Tears For Notre Dame's 'Fake Tragedy' Than A Real Girl's Death?
January 18, 2013 Those who have been pushing for the university to take more action about reports of football players sexually assaulted young women are asking why so much attention was given to the story of star Manti Te'o's fictitious girlfriend.
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Grand Jury Indicts Ray Nagin On Corruption Charges
January 18, 2013 Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has been indicted on 21 counts of bribery and other corruption charges by a federal grand jury. When he became the city's mayor in 2002, Nagin, a former cable TV executive, promised to revive New Orleans' economy, and its trust in the city's government.
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Stink Bug's Resurfacing May Squash Farmers' Hopes For A Strong 2013
January 18, 2013 WAMULast year, farmers caught a break from the stink bug, an invasive pest that can cause significant crop damage. The population dropped sharply in 2011, but experts say the insect could come back bigger than ever this year.
N.Y. Governor Flexes Political Muscle To Pass Tough Gun Law
January 18, 2013 WXXIGov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new gun control bill into law Tuesday, just days after delivering an impassioned speech on the need to pass the legislation. The popular governor has managed to translate his high approval ratings into a number of political victories. But some say Cuomo is just padding his resume for a future presidential bid.
It's All Politics
For Cartoonists Who Cover Obama: Four More Ears
January 18, 2013 Four years ago, when the nation's first African-American president was inaugurated, even conservative editorial cartoonists marked the moment with reverence. Now, not so much. Political cartoonists Scott Stantis of the Chicago Tribune and Matt Wuerker of Politico weigh in on the evolution of a president's image.
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Livestrong 'Disappointed' By Lance Armstrong, But Still Grateful To Him
January 18, 2013 The cancer charity the cyclist helped found says it is disheartening to hear, finally, Armstrong say that he misled everyone about the doping he now admits. But it also thanks him for the "drive, devotion and spirit he brought to serving cancer patients."
