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June 2008
- Pop: Miley Pic 'Stinks,' Move On
  
  MSNBC | Jun 18, 08 10:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Miley Cyrus' father wishes he had stuck around to chaperone his daughter's Vanity Fair photo shoot, he tells the Today show. Billy Ray Cyrus, who posed with his daughter for the mag spread, says he wasn't around when the racy photos of Miley wrapped in a blanket were taken. The onetime country star says snapper Anne Leibovitz is "a good person"—but he had no idea she was going to take the controversial pics. More »
- LOST IN ENEMY AIRSPACE
  
  brijit.com | Jun 1, 08
  
  This gripping excerpt from Dobbs' new book One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War, reads like a thriller. During the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, U-2 pilot Charles Maultsby began a routine flight in Alaska but accidentally veered off-course and entered Soviet airspace. Dobbs' excerpt is brief, but it clearly captures the tensions surrounding not just American and Russian leaders, but also Maultsby and his commanders as they raced to avoid an escalation of military powers. Well-written, humanizing, and likely to interest the reader in...
May 2008
- Things Not to Say on the Campaign Trail
  
  Politico | May 27, 08 11:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a year of gaffe-rich campaign speeches, Republicans in particular are worried that some errant phrase will seem racist or sexist to general-election voters. Politico helpfully catalogs the mines the candidates have already stepped on. Some phrases to avoid: “Sweetie”: Barack Obama used the endearment to address a female reporter. “Hard-working Americans, White Americans”: Hillary Clinton drew criticism for the phrase. More »
- Hillary's Killer RFK Quote Stuns Pundits
  
  New York Daily News | May 24, 08 3:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary’s RFK gaffe certainly has people talking—and most aren’t being too kind. Michael Goodwin of the New York Daily News calls it “an X-ray of a very dark soul” that considers murder just another strategic possibility. Hillary has shot her chance at being vice president, he writes: “She doesn’t deserve to be elected dog catcher anywhere now.” More »
- On RFK, Clinton Should Have Known Better
  
  Washington Post | May 24, 08 10:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton used history to make a point, but her RFK gaffe provides a valuable lesson for those studying it: “There are taboos in presidential politics, and this is one of the biggest,” Libby Copeland writes in the Washington Post . Clinton has apologized for referring to the assassination in her rationale for staying in the race, but her comments “broke a double taboo,” because many fear Obama’s race makes him a bigger target. More »
- Clinton's RFK Remark Sparks Fear, Outrage
  
  New York Times | May 23, 08 7:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton whipped up a storm of anger today by invoking Bobby Kennedy's murder as grounds for staying in the Democratic race, the New York Times reports. Recalling the surprise outcomes of past contests, including her husband’s in 1992, the senator told editors at a South Dakota newspaper that “we all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California" in 1968. More »
- Nuclear Sub Damage Linked to Tracing Paper
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 23, 08 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Investigators have found the culprit behind a $10 million nuclear submarine accident: Tracing paper. HMS Trafalgar struck the seabed in 2002 because a piece of tracing paper obscured key details on a nautical chart, the Guardian reports. More »
- Open-Source Security Flaw Exposes Millions
  
  MIT Technology Review | May 22, 08 6:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A programming error discovered last week makes at least four open-source operating systems and 25 applications vulnerable to hacking, and a patch distributed to fix it doesn’t solve the problem. Worse, the vulnerability can extend to computers not even running the deficient code, reports Technology Review . The mistake went unnoticed for almost 2 years. More »
- Texas Court: Return Kids to Polygamy Sect
  
  Houston Chronicle | May 22, 08 3:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Texas appeals court found today that authorities, acting on "no evidence," and supported only by a "general allegation" of impropriety, should not have removed more than 460 children from a polygamist compound, the Dallas Morning News reports. The panel also said a local court "abused its discretion" in authorizing an April 3 raid and ordered the children returned. More »
- 10 of Sect's 'Child Brides' Are Adults
  
  Houston Chronicle | May 21, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Texas authorities have admitted that 10 of the "children" taken into custody from the Eldorado polygamist sect are actually adults—including one who is 27—and more could be reclassified this week, reports the Houston Chronicle . This development could weaken the Child Protective Services' case that the sect was forcing underage girls into marriage and sex. More »
- Oops! United Mistakenly Drops Fuel Charges for a Day
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 15, 08 5:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - United Airlines gave travelers a big break on ticket prices today—by accident. The airline neglected to add fuel surcharges to prices this afternoon, saving lucky buyers up to $130 per flight, the Wall Street Journal reports. United made the mistake at 12:30pm, when it filed prices with the feds, and wasn't able to fix the problem until 8pm EST. More »
- Obama Apologizes for Calling Reporter 'Sweetie'
  
  Detroit News | May 15, 08 7:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has apologized to a reporter for an off-the-cuff term of endearment, reports the Detroit News. While the candidate was stumping in Detroit, the TV journalist called out a question, and he responded: "Hold on one second, sweetie.” He later left her a phone message, calling his remark “a bad habit” that meant “no disrespect.” More »
- Stay Tuned to WN- Bleep- C
  
  New York Daily News | May 13, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A longtime local anchor in New York got her viewers' undivided attention during a promo last night when she said the F-word live, the New York Daily News reports. After the wrong video played as she teased the upcoming news during Medium, 28-year WNBC veteran Sue Simmons said, "What the f--- are you doing?" More »
- Winning Nobel a Disaster: Lessing
  
  BBC | May 12, 08 9:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Author Doris Lessing says winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007 was a "bloody disaster" for her and her work. The 88-year-old author of The Good Terrorist and The Golden Notebook told the BBC she is in constant demand and has written little since winning. "All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed," she complained. More »
April 2008
- Teen Panty Ad Shocks Disney
  
  Slate | Apr 30, 08 12:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Red-faced Disney execs paused their Miley Cyrus finger-wagging yesterday when asked about a billboard showcasing an underage model in Disney-themed skivvies above a Beijing subway station, Slate reports. The ad, paid for by the squeaky-clean cartoon empire, features a pig-tailed pubescent girl lounging in mouse-logo bra and panties playing with a pair of Minnie Mouse puppets. More »
- Miley 'Ashamed' of Provocative New Photos
  
  E! Online | Apr 28, 08 6:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is upset about provocative new Vanity Fair photos, including one showing her barely wrapped in a satin sheet on the cover, reports E! Online. The teen says she's now embarrassed by pics snapped by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Disney Channel has accused Vanity Fair of manipulating the 15-year-old star, but magazine execs say Miley's parents were present during the shooting. More »
March 2008
- TSA Changes Rules on Nipple Rings
  
  CNN | Mar 29, 08 6:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Airport security guards who forced a woman to remove her nipple rings with pliers were following procedures, according to the TSA—but they agree it's time for some new procedures, CNN reports. Pierced passengers pulled over for inspection will in future be told they have the option of showing the piercing to a guard instead of removing it. More »
- Gates Orders Full Nuclear Inventory
  
  Washington Post | Mar 28, 08 6:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Secretary of State Robert Gates has ordered Pentagon officials to take a new inventory of all US nuclear weapons and related equipment, the Washington Post reports. The count, to be completed in 60 days, is in addition to a specific probe into how 4 missile fuses were shipped accidentally to Taiwan and not noticed for 18 months. More »
- Nuke Fluke: US Sent Missile Parts to Taiwan
  
  CNN | Mar 25, 08 2:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US accidentally shipped components used in nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006, CNN reports. Instead of helicopter batteries, the Defense Department sent fuses designed to allow 1960s ballistic missiles to detonate; no actual nuclear material was involved. Taiwan quickly alerted the US to the error, but it wasn’t until this week that the US realized that the shipment contained missile parts. More »
- Error Sends Former Radical Back to Jail
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Mar 22, 08 10:12 PM CDT

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Pop: Miley Pic 'Stinks,' Move On

LOST IN ENEMY AIRSPACE

Things Not to Say on the Campaign Trail

Hillary's Killer RFK Quote Stuns Pundits

On RFK, Clinton Should Have Known Better

Clinton's RFK Remark Sparks Fear, Outrage

Nuclear Sub Damage Linked to Tracing Paper

Open-Source Security Flaw Exposes Millions

Texas Court: Return Kids to Polygamy Sect

10 of Sect's 'Child Brides' Are Adults

Oops! United Mistakenly Drops Fuel Charges for a Day

Obama Apologizes for Calling Reporter 'Sweetie'

Stay Tuned to WN- Bleep- C

Winning Nobel a Disaster: Lessing

Teen Panty Ad Shocks Disney

Miley 'Ashamed' of Provocative New Photos

TSA Changes Rules on Nipple Rings

Gates Orders Full Nuclear Inventory

Nuke Fluke: US Sent Missile Parts to Taiwan

Error Sends Former Radical Back to Jail