Michael Chiklis Shines On 'The Shield'
Sep 5th, 2008 · Michael Chiklis stars as rogue detective Vic Mackey in the TV series The Shield; the Peabody Award-winning show is in its seventh season on the FX cable channel.
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Rice Lauds Crackdown on Iraqi Militias
Apr 20th, 2008 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unscheduled visit to Baghdad, where she met with Iraqi officials and praised them for crackdowns on militias led by rogue cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in recent weeks. Host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt in Baghdad.
Rogue Wave Rocks at 'Heaven's Gate'
Apr 15th, 2008 · Rogue Wave earned acclaim for its latest album, Asleep at Heaven's Gate. This summer the musicians open for Jack Johnson and Death Cab for Cutie, tonight they're on Letterman and now they're live in the BPP studio.
Colombian Army Units Accused of Killing Peasants
Apr 14th, 2008 · Human rights groups estimate that nearly a thousand Colombian civilians have been executed during the army's six-year offensive against FARC rebels. Members of some rogue army units are accused of executing civilians and dressing them up in rebel uniforms so they can be counted as rebels killed in battle.
Many iPhones Likely Hacked, Sent Abroad **
Feb 2nd, 2008 · Apple sales numbers released this week show that more than a quarter of iPhones sold in 2007 may have been hacked. The phones haven't shown up on the roster of exclusive service provider AT&T. Many probably went to black markets overseas. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Dylan Tweney of Wired about the rogue phones.
Rivals Seek Chance to Buy Societe Generale
Feb 1st, 2008 · French banks are circling their wounded competitor, Societe Generale, eyeing it for a possible purchase. SocGen is still convulsing from allegations that a rogue trader cost the bank more than $7 billion.
Edwards, Obama Shun Michigan Ballot
Jan 9th, 2008 · Most Democrats have opted not to participate in the the Michigan primary after the state's rogue decision to move up the date. Mark Brewer, chairman of the Democratic party in Michigan, discusses efforts to get out the vote and the conflict over the primary date.
'Flashman' Author George MacDonald Fraser Dies
Jan 3rd, 2008 · George MacDonald Fraser, the British author of the Flashman series, has died. He was 82. Fraser took a character -- a bullying schoolboy -- from the 19th century classic Tom Brown's Schooldays and imagined him as a soldier in the British army. The fictional Flashman became a literary anti-hero, a rascal and a rogue.
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