Nov 18th, 2008 · Forty years ago, an explosion in a Farmington, W.Va., coal mine killed 78 men. The cause was a mystery for years, but a recently-released memo reveals that an alarm — that might have saved the miners — was disabled.
Oct 21st, 2008 · Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as a U.S. Secretary of State, talks about the significance of this moment in American history. Albright's new book, Memo to the President explores how to restore America's reputation and leadership.
Oct 15th, 2008 · A pair of classified memos from the Bush administration have surfaced showing the executive office endorsed the use of harsh interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. Washington Post investigative reporter Joby Warrick discusses the memos.
Aug 11th, 2008 · The Atlantic Monthly is about to publish a story based on a pile of leaked documents from Hillary Clinton's campaign. According to the author, the internal memos and e-mails help explain what caused her downfall as a presidential candidate.
Jul 17th, 2008 · Former Attorney General John Ashcroft has said it was not difficult to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions approving the use of harsh interrogation methods. He told a House panel the legal reasoning behind both memos was flawed and needed to be corrected.
Mar 12th, 2008 · In this week's Wisdom Watch, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses foreign relations, sexism and the dynamics of presidential politics, as chronicled in her new book Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership.
Feb 15th, 2008 · The acting head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel testifies Thursday before a House subcommittee about whether waterboarding is legal. Steven Bradbury signed secret memos in 2005 authorizing the CIA to use waterboarding and similar interrogation techniques on terror suspects.
Feb 6th, 2008 · An internal memo sent to Google employees was aimed at company recruiters, reminding them that this week many countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year. The memo urged recruiters to hold off on sending any rejection letters right now, since it's considered bad luck to receive bad news during the New Year.