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Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 08:30 AM

Oscar nominated ‘Argo’ deliberately misrepresents Irish passport role in hostage crisis - Irish connection to daring rescue of diplomats is changed to British

Oscar nominated ‘Argo’ deliberately misrepresents Irish passport role in hostage crisis - Irish connection to daring rescue of diplomats is changed to British.

The movie “Argo” about a sensational CIA operation to free American diplomats hiding in the Canadian Ambassador’s residence during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979 has sparked outrage in Canada. It is a strong contender for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars.

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Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 07:39 AM

Scarlet letter for Cardinal Dolan as he sets out to Rome -- Will Cardinal O’Malley Kennedy links come back to haunt?

If timing is everything in life then Cardinal Timothy Dolan just missed a beat.

The front page story in The New York Times on Thursday revealing that he has been questioned about cases of child abuse and his reaction to them in his old diocese of Milwaukee could not have come at a worst time.

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Monday, February 04, 2013 at 07:07 AM

“Bang Bang” Obama shoots himself in the foot with gun photo -- Ridiculous effort to have it both ways backfires badly on him

Barack Obama shooting That should be good enough “Bang Bang” -- and fire that PR guy who told you this was a good plan.