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Federal contractors donate to 'super PAC' backing Romney
A "super PAC" that has spent more than $35 million on behalf of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has accepted donations from federal contractors despite a 36-year-old ban against such companies making federal political expenditures.
At least...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Economy, Business and Finance, Political Fundraising, Elections, Electronics
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Violent spy movie deserves its R-rating
I'm baffled that critic Andy Klein is “baffled” by an R-rating for the big screen version of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” In his Jan. 8 review, “John le Carre's 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' is hard to follow,” he says...Tags: Politics
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Film review: John le Carre's 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' is hard to follow
Many people consider the 1979 miniseries made from John le Carre's “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” to be the best adaptation of his work. Alec Guinness' George Smiley in that version (and later reprised in a second miniseries) has been...Tags: Gary Oldman, Entertainment, James Mason, John Hurt, Toby Jones
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Pentagon creating new spy service
The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence service aimed at gathering information on terrorist networks, weapons of mass destruction and other emerging concerns, a senior defense official said Monday. The new Defense Clandestine Service will draw...Tags: The Pentagon, Baltimore County, Wars and Interventions, National Security Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'The Avengers' For Those Who Don't Read Comic Books
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Avengers" assemble this weekend in what many box office analysts are predicting will be the biggest opening in movie history. It's an event that Marvel Studios, the company behind the superhero films, has been building up...
Tags: Scarlett Johansson, Spider-Man (fictional character), Sony Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Samuel L. Jackson
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FBI offers $150,000 reward for arrest of person sending white powder letters
Charles.Bassett@cw33.comOver the past week, some 20 letters containing white powder have shown up at schools, churches, and businesses in North Texas and throughout the country. Federal authorities are now trying to get it stopped. "Each of the letters was sent through the mail...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency
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Pakistan convicts doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden of treason-like charge; 38 years in prison
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted Wednesday of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U....
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Government, Wars and Interventions, Vaccines
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Al-Qaida meets Victoria's Secret
Those sultans of style at al-Qaidahave released their line of lingerie for spring, and it's a blast. Tucked away in their secret atelier in Yemen, the fanatics of fashion have come up with an updated version of the exploding underwear that caused such a...
Tags: Entertainment, Explosions, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Fashion Shows, Yemen
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Meghan Daum: What's with the 'hiker hate'?
The story of Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, the American hikers who in July 2009 crossed the border — inadvertently, all evidence suggests — from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran and were imprisoned for espionage, is back in the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tehran (Iran), Los Angeles Times, Damascus (Syria), Elections
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Apt letter gave away the good parts
Last weekend, a reader noted in amazingly fine detail (“Film's R-rating was well warranted,” Jan. 14) all the gory parts of the movie “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” that earned it an “R” rating. While I agree with her...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Politics, Movies
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Coroner Mystified by Death of Spy Found Naked in Bag
CNNLondon -- It is unlikely that the death of a British spy found at his home in 2010 -- his naked body padlocked inside a large red carrying bag stowed in the bathtub -- will ever be satisfactorily explained, coroner Fiona Wilcox said Wednesday. Gareth...Tags: CNN (tv network), Biotechnology Industry, DNA, Chemical Industry, National Government
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60 Minutes: Hopkins doctor operated on al Qaeda suspect
It’s well known that world-renowned doctors from Johns Hopkins Hospital regularly treat royalty, other dignitaries and U.S. service members. According to the CBS news show 60 Minutes, they also have been called upon to patch up those who don’t...Tags: CBS Corp., Hospitals and Clinics, Al-Qaeda, The New York Times, 60 Minutes (tv program)
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