Murdoch's KGB-Friendly Series

In August, Rupert Murdoch's FX picked up a Cold War series set in the 1980s titled "The Americans." Liberals might have braced themselves for the worst. It sounded like some kind of Chuck Norris-style "jingoistic" homage to freedom-loving intelligence agents. But this is Hollywood, so the show instead focuses on KGB spies who speak perfect English, working to destroy Reagan-era America, which is not...

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The Truth About Bin Laden

At the very beginning of Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," the audience is told that the movie they are about to see is "based on firsthand accounts of actual events." Then we hear tapes, terrifying if familiar, of those final calls being made by those trapped on 9/11.Then comes the torture.Bigelow has defended the scenes, which leave audience members rooting for our heroes (who are doing the...

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Are We Becoming European?

Following the fiscal cliff melodrama, Senator Richard Shelby appeared on television to declare that we are becoming European. "We're always wanting to spend and promise and spend and borrow but not cut. We've got to get real about this. We're headed down the road that Europe's already on."There's no "heading" about it. We're there. Prof. John J. DiIulio, writing in "National Affairs", outlined the...

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Can John Boehner regain control of the GOP?

Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) narrowly won a second term as Speaker of the House on Thursday, with 12 of his fellow Republicans either voting for somebody else or abstaining from supporting anyone. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) fared much better with her Democratic caucus, says Libby Spencer at The Impolitic, and during the roll call she "was actually tied with Boehner several times and at...

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5 hopeful signs the 113th Congress will be better than the last

Dispirited Americans don't appear all that optimistic that the new Congress will get much done, either. Well, buck up, America!With some pomp, a bunch of cute kids, and plenty of entertainment from Vice President Joe Biden, the new Congress was gaveled into session on Thursday. "Welcome 113th Congress!" says Chris Cillizza at The Washington Post, summing up the conventional wisdom: "Here's the first...

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Worldwide Supply Appoints New Inside Sales Account Executives

Experienced inside sales professionals to manage existing accounts as well as prospect new clients for the rapidly growing recognized leader in the secondary networking hardware marketplace.Franklin, NJ (PRWEB) January 03, 2013Worldwide Supply, the recognized leader in the secondary networking hardware marketplace, today announced the appointment of Melissa M. Montgomery-Pascual and Alexander A. Pascual...

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Fleetwood Mac Tickets Take Off Online at BuyAnySeat.com

Tickets to Fleetwood Mac’s upcoming 34-city North American Tour are creating traffic spikes in search traffic online for seats, said Felina Martinez at ticket marketplace BuyAnySeat.com. The tour kicks off April 4, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio and is the band’s first trek since 2009.Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 03, 2013It’s hard to believe that it has been 45 years since Fleetwood Mac’s first album, and 35...

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Wiccan Spells Online: PsychicTarot.us Puts the Power of Wicca to Benefit

The new metaphysical services marketplace, PsychicTarot.us, has announced the creation of their online platform allowing users to tap into the power of Wiccan spell craft and practitioners to sell their services. Followers of Wicca can list their services for sale to the public and people interested in the benefits can shop amongst the listed gigs.Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) January 03, 2013The new...

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CTIA-The Wireless Association® Selects WMC Global to Provide Short Code Management in Latin America

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA–The Wireless Association® announces the addition of WMC Global to provide key technology services for its Latin American short code registry. WMC Global, a trusted provider of innovative solutions that deliver digital confidence to the mobile marketplace, brings additional firepower to registry services with their unique ability to develop and...

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Vt. health exchange gets conditional federal OK

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont has won conditional federal approval for its plan to build a consumer-friendly health insurance marketplace, or exchange.Vermont is now one of 17 states to have gotten word from a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that they are on track to have a health exchange ready for business by Oct. 1.Robin Lunge, Gov. Peter Shumlin's director of health...

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