Let's cut to the chase right away. Javon Dawson could have been more armed to the teeth than "Rambo" meets "The Wild Bunch" with a trail of bodies rivaling the Russian invasion of Georgia when he was gunned down by the cops and professional phony Omali Yeshitela, St. Petersburg's answer to Jesse Jackson-lite-lite-lite, would still be whining about police brutality. ...more

August 16, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Before Julia Child became known to the world as a leading chef, she admitted at least one failing when applying for a job as a spy: impulsiveness. Details about Child's background as a government agent come into the public spotlight Thursday with the National Archives' release of more than 35,000 top-secret personnel files of World War II-era spies. The CIA held this information for decades. ...more

August 14, 2008