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As Steve Rogers lay dead on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in New York City, comics fans pondered the metaphors of Captain America and the Marvel Universe. Marvel writer Ed Brubaker believes we’ll better understand what Rogers meant to us in his absence. Still, Cap creator Joe Simon mourns.
Military hearings are underway for 14 high-value terror suspects at Gitmo. But that doesn’t mean we’ll be hearing their stories – reporters are banned from the proceedings. The Miami Herald’s Carol Rosenberg describes “combatant status review tribunals,” one of the sole sources of information from Guantanamo Bay.
When Rep. John Murtha proposed new limits on the deployment of troops to Iraq, his plan was criticized by Republicans and their media allies as a ”slow bleed strategy.” It turns out that phrase wasn’t the spawn of politicians, but of a prominent newsman. Politico.com editor John Harris comes clean.
The jury’s verdict is in – Scooter Libby is guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice. And yet still, editorialists have found plenty of room for dispute in what it all means. The Nation’s David Corn and the New York Sun's Josh Gerstein analyze the spin.
For 18 days in 1972, Thomas Eagleton, who died this week, was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate. Clark Hoyt was the cub reporter who abruptly ended his bid for office. Hoyt reflects on journalistic responsibility and regret.
If you’re wondering what your Congressperson has been up to lately, you can spend hours poring over hard-to-find government databases. Or you can visit a brand new website, where it’s all in one place. Sunlight Foundation technology advisor Micah Sifry unveils OpenCongress.org.
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Other events connected to Sunshine Week 2007.
Listeners respond to last week's story about whether wireless carriers are holding cell phone technology hostage.
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Last year's ruling last year's ruling allowing cell phone users to unlock their phones.
Instructions about how to unlock your phone.
Highlights from Past Shows
News headlines of Louis Farrakhan’s farewell speech last Sunday described a man who preaches peace and calls for religious amity. But the outgoing leader of the Nation of Islam – a onetime calypso singer turned Black Nationalist – wasn’t always treated so gently in the media.
Three years old and in bankruptcy, Air America lurches along. The brothers Green are buying the network, but industry watcher Brian Maloney says they’re not really buying anything at all.
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