Sep 23rd, 2008 · When someone finds an animal, vegetable or mineral new to science, the discoverer gets the privilege of giving it a name. Most of the time, it's done soberly, responsibly and carefully — but not always.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · A young man enters a world of power and privilege when he is summoned to live on the estate of the local industrial baron in Ethan Canin's epic America America.
Aug 25th, 2008 · As the 35th anniversary of Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs "Battle of the Sexes" match approaches, co-host Renee Montagne talks to tennis legend Billie Jean King about that famous match. King highlights the lessons that helped her win that match in a new book, Pressure is a Privilege.
Aug 20th, 2008 · Two researchers heard the legendary Bigfoot was found encased in a block of ice. They paid an undisclosed amount for the privilege of melting it. Only then did they learn that the Sasquatch was just a rubber gorilla suit. The first clue should have been the men who sold the ice. They run the Bigfoot Tip Line, where the voice mail proclaims they also search for leprechauns and the Loch Ness Monster.
May 5th, 2008 · Three renowned women writers have books of fiction out this spring, and each one asks the reader to take a leap of imagination. The resulting novels, says reviewer Alan Cheuse, are a thrilling, privilege to read.
Mar 14th, 2008 · The House Judiciary Committee has filed suit in a bid to force two White House aides to provide information about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. The administration insists the information is confidential and protected by executive privilege.
Feb 3rd, 2008 · In Russell Banks' lushly romantic new novel, The Reserve, a pilot swoops into a privileged enclave, turning the life of a beautiful heiress upside down.
Nov 29th, 2007 · The chairman of the Senate judiciary committee rules that President Bush has no basis to claim executive privilege in the firing of U.S. attorneys.