Food Stamp Recipients Near Record High
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Medal Of Honor Recipient Asks: 'If Not Now, When?' ***
Oct 26th, 2008 · In his memoir, retired Col. Jack Jacobs tells the story of a short, smart-alecky kid from Brooklyn who becomes a courageous soldier and outspoken member of the military community. Jacobs rescued 14 men during an ambush in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Remembering George Carlin
Jun 23rd, 2008 · In the 1970s, George Carlin's seven dirty words routine was the center of a famous obscenity case. More recently, the comic was named the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, an award scheduled to be presented at the Kennedy Center in November. Carlin died Sunday of heart failure at the age of 71.
E-Mail: To Encrypt or Not to Encrypt?
Jun 19th, 2008 · Some people take extra precautions to protect their e-mail correspondence. Encryption software helps ensure that "for your eyes only" e-mail is seen only by the intended recipient.
1878 Phone Book Up for Auction. That Is All
Jun 16th, 2008 · Somebody might pay tens of thousands of dollars at this week's auction of an 1878 phone book from New Haven, Conn. Recipients of the directory got the following instructions on how to use the phone: Begin calls by saying, "Hulloa!" Keep conversations to three minutes. Report anyone using profanity. And end the conversation by declaring, "That is All."
Rising Prices Pinch Food Stamp Recipients
Jun 5th, 2008 · The rising cost of food has left food stamp recipients struggling to make ends meet. The maximum monthly food stamp allotment for a family of four is $525. People are filling their cupboards in creative ways.
Live: Black Kids and Does It Offend You, Yeah?
May 15th, 2008 · Two curiously named recipients of fervent online buzz converge on a single stage Friday: Black Kids and Does It Offend You, Yeah? perform at WXPN and World Café Live, with the latter opening the show at noon ET.
Cyber Attacks in China Target Activists, Journalists
May 9th, 2008 · While protests related to Tibet and the Olympics have fizzled out on the streets, conflict continues in cyberspace. Recently, Tibetan advocacy groups and China-based foreign journalists have been hit by a wave of sophisticated computer attacks that steal data, cripple Web sites and even monitor what computer users type on their computers. The attacks often come in the form of viruses attached to e-mails skillfully made to look like correspondence from people the recipient knows and trusts.
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