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‘Fair Game’: Spying in the Suburbs

Nov 9, 2010
It’s not quite “Ozzie and Harriet with Security Clearances,” but there is something inescapably unedifying in watching the Wilsons bicker their way through the clichés of marital disaffection in a case that—let’s face it—was of small import in the context of the much larger crimes perpetrated by a pusillanimous power elite.The film is more about the deterioration of suburban decorum than it is about the deterioration of honor and probity in the upper reaches of American government.

Robert Novak Dies at 78

Aug 18, 2009
Conservative columnist Robert Novak died Tuesday in Washington at 78 after fighting brain cancer since 2008. Novak's career spanned half a century, but he knew many would most remember him for his central role in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame during the Bush II era.

Joe Wilson Wants Dick Cheney to Let It All Hang Out

Apr 27, 2009
Ever the fan of cherry-picking, former Vice President Dick Cheney has called for the declassification of select intelligence he claims would polish his torture legacy. Whistle-blower extraordinaire Joe Wilson says the "most secretive individual in American politics" shouldn't stop there -- why not air all of the Bush administration's dirty laundry once and for all?