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Story Behind the Song: Spandau Ballet’s 1983 hit single ‘True’

NEW YORK – “Why do I find it hard to write the next line? Oh, I want the truth to be said. I know this much is true.” Those lyrics from the hit Spandau Ballet song “True” have made their…

"Mary Poppins" 50th anniversary: Why "Mary" is my favorite movie

A couple of interesting things happened 50 years ago this month. On Aug. 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Then, 20 days later, Walt Disney Studios released “Mary Poppins.” The resolution, by allowing the Vietnam War to…

The Threat At Home — The NSA And The “Golden Age of Spying”

“An aggressor nation or extremist group could use these kinds of cyber tools to gain control of critical switches. They could derail passenger trains, or even more dangerous, derail passenger trains loaded with lethal chemicals. They could contaminate the water…

NSA Oversteps (Again)

Let me be clear, Edward Snowden will never be a hero or a patriot in my eyes. I will not argue that he is traitor, though he is certainly a criminal. And no amount of revelations as to how the…

Edward Snowden And The Obama Agenda

Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down Google’s War On Government Secrecy Kashmir Hill Forbes Staff After NSA Leaks, Senators Re-Introduce Bill To Reduce Patriot Act Secrecy Andy Greenberg Forbes Staff As the world was first introduced to Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old…

No tears today, but still hope

The public swearing-in ceremony for America’s 44th president and his second inaugural speech was viewed by millions on television and a crowd of 600,000 to 800,000 who braved the cold to watch history in person. The event, as always, was…