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Return of the international spy thrillerSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 1:06AMForecast: Hot action, with chance of stormy encounters The best definition of the spy business I've ever read involves not derring-do, not leaps from lurching trucks or pirouettes within bloody gun battles, but something far more dreary and mundane: the cold art of compromise.

Book Suggests Torture by U.S. Was WidespreadFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:13PMAlthough U.S. officials have attributed the torture of Muslim prisoners in their custody to a handful of maverick guards, in fact such criminal acts were widely perpetrated and systemic, likely involving large numbers of military personnel, a book by a survivor suggests.

Stephen Schlesinger: Capturing the Birth of the UN on FilmThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:52PMWhy has the story of the UN's founding never made it into the cinematic arena? The story of the UN's creation is an extraordinarily dramatic...

Around TownThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:39AMThis week features an exciting mix of events, from traditional Malay theatre to a nostalgic musical performance!

New releases, now playing and special screeningsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:31AMCats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (PG, 82 mins) In this sequel, Kitty Galore is a former cat spy gone rogue to take down her canine enemies and her former kitty comrades. Thank God they brought back Mr. Tinkles. Opens wide

What have you done for us lately?Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:15PMEvery May, after the tasseled hats have fallen to the ground and the graduation parties have died down, hundreds of thousands of new graduates enter the workforce. Or at least that’s the plan.

UPI interview with Hamid GulWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:01PMBy ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE UPI Editor at Large After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, UPI's Arnaud de Borchgrave had an exclusive interview with former Pakistani Gen. Hamid Gul. In light of the role Gul is given in the recently released secret U.S. military documents, UPI republishes de Borchgrave's interview with Gul. The item was originally published Sept. 26, 2001. United States ...

They Aren’t Coming -- Debunking the Biggest Immigration MythWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:01PMThey keep coming to the United States — the men and women from rural Mexico — to work in the flower fields, nurseries, avocado groves and sundry jobs throughout the country. Some would say that they are coming as criminal...

Is Pitt Pulling His Weight?Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:35AMWhile Angie tirelessly promotes her films, Pitt usually has co-stars do the heavy lifting SHOCKING ANGIE PHOTOS PUBLISHED