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Brave New World

I’ve been hearing some grumbling from my journalist colleagues aboutJohn Kerry (search)going on the David Letterman show, just like I did when Kerry popped up on Jon Stewart’sComedy Central (search)and “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. Me? I have no problem with these venues. I find them very revealing. Besides, …

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Navy's Floating Lab Showcases Life-Saving Technology

NEW YORK – The black Fox quietly slices through murky, choppy waters, on the lookout for anything suspicious. This Fox isn’t a wild animal or a TV network, but Sea Fox (search): a 6-month-old unmanned boat developed for theOffice of Naval Research(ONR). The ONR showed off its newest addition and …

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Reports of Rumsfeld's Rules

And now some fresh pickings from the grapevine: Reports of Rumsfeld’s Rules As calls for Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation over Iraqi prison abuse continue, newspapers around the world — including the New York Times — are noting that 3 years ago the Defense secretary published a revised version of “Rumsfeld’s Rules,” …

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