* Fake news show becomes the most trusted voice in US politics Sep 16, 2008
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B Karkaria: No smoke without ire Sep 14, 2008
Even James Bond, he of the smoking gun and the gun masquerading as a smoke, was last seen puffing in 2003, aptly because he wanted to Die Another Day. I know that I become a passive smoker without ever getting a nicotine stain, that pregnant women can't step into party without sending her foetus into a choking fit, and that sidestream cancer has become a serious recreational hazard. (India Times, India)
Caretaker's murder trial goes to jury Sep 11, 2008
It s the smoking gun, Cobb Assistant District Attorney Jesse Evans told the jurors. She [Whitus] left the murder weapon in the victim s body. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Just A Dream Sep 4, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008 Edition. Today's Weather Thomaston, GA. (Thomaston Times, GA)
Search of home where Rockefeller stayed called 'productive' Sep 2, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
New Field Of Research Could Help Police In Crime Scene Forensics Sep 2, 2008
1, 2008) A team of investigators led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have found a way to identify possible suspects at crime scenes using only a small amount of DNA, even if it is mixed with hundreds of other genetic fingerprints. Using genotyping microarrays, the scientists were able to identify an individuals DNA from within a mix of DNA samples, even if that individual represented less than 0. (Science Daily)
Buckley Satire Throws the Book at the High Court Aug 30, 2008
The smoking gun on one of the nominees was a grade school review he had written of the movie version of "To Kill a Mockingbird.". Furious, the president retaliates by nominating Pepper Cartwright, a no-nonsense, easy-on-the-eyes Texas-born television judge whose show he stumbled on while channel-surfing at Camp David. (Law.com)
'Saddam's Secrets' Proves WMD Existed Aug 26, 2008
com damecretsoves WMD Existed. On a Handheld Device. (Newsmax)
Unabomber objects to cabin display at Newseum Aug 14, 2008
The Smoking Gun Web site first posted Kaczynski s letter to the court on Tuesday. Kaczynski has been battling in federal court in northern California over the auction of his journals and other correspondence. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Protests Newseum Exhibit Aug 13, 2008
The Smoking Gun ) article, "Kaczynski Angered By Predatory Home Loan: Unabomber raps feds for allowing cabin's display at D.C. museum," includes a three-page, handwritten letter from Kaczynski, dated July 15, that relates how Kaczynski learned about the display when he received a "full-page, full-color advertisement that features my cabin, which is being displayed publicly at something called a 'Newseum.'" The 10-by-12-foot cabin where Kaczynski lived -- and was arrested -- in rural Montana is... (PR Newswire)
Ted Kaczynski: Get My Cabin Out of the Newseum Aug 13, 2008
The Smoking Gun Web a letter today that Kaczynski is believed to have written to a three-judge appeals panel of the Ninth Circuit ... Opened in April, the Newseum, notes the Smoking Gun, bills itself as a museum of news that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. (Newsmax)
Many factors for high oil prices Aug 12, 2008
"That is the smoking gun, that it's not the speculator driving it higher," he said. Sovak said there are many facets to consider when looking at the price of oil, and that there is no simple formula. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Attitude change could be difference for men’s basketball team (43) Aug 12, 2008
The smoking gun indicating change is afoot in the Oregon State men s basketball program isn t the new coaching offices under construction at Gill Coliseum. It s not the new scoreboards that will grace either end of arena by late December, the proposal for the new practice facility that s been forwarded to the state or the facelift the 58-year-old landmark and the surrounding landscape will receive over the next 24 months. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
How a devout Hindu teen became a stranger to his parents on trial in an alleged terror plot Aug 9, 2008
The smoking gun he found that day wasn't a girlie magazine or sandwich bag filled with marijuana, but a copy of the Koran on a CD-ROM.. At the time, the devout Hindu thought he'd been struck with the worst kind of parental disappointment. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Akon, Ludacris Say Rick Ross Should Brush Off Rumors Of Prison-Guard Past Aug 6, 2008
Akon insisted that the Smoking Gun expos. had zero effect on his career. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Guilt On Their Hands: Tiny 'Tags' Could Help To Solve And Deter Gun Crime Aug 5, 2008
23, 2001) Classic bits of evidence collected by police at a crime scene include the smoking gun, fingerprints and lipstick on a glass. However, today s investigators often must search beyond the obvious. (Science Daily)
Rogue Pakistan spies aid Taliban Aug 3, 2008
This is the smoking gun we ve all been looking for, a British official said last week. On the eve of the Washington visit, the Pakistan government tried to tame the ISI by announcing that it would henceforth come under interior ministry control. (Times Online)
Google accused on privacy views Aug 2, 2008
Investigative news website The Smoking Gun has put the Google court papers online. Google removed the photos of the Boring home and swimming pool from Street View after the couple filed its lawsuit in April. (BBC News)
Christmas tree growers say Mexico is trying to block sales of Oregon trees Aug 1, 2008
"I wouldn't call it the smoking gun," says Bryan Ostlund, executive director of the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association, concerning the document. "I'd call it the murder weapon.". (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Quick Start Imperative? Jul 31, 2008
com: Quick Start Imperative. Minnesota Vikings NFL Football. (VikingUpdate.com)
Vet: Elk likely source of Mont. livestock disease Jul 27, 2008
"This is the smoking gun we were looking for," Zaluski said. "We're not really happy to attribute this to any one species or another, but it does give us direction as far as where we need to conduct the risk mitigation.". (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Lighting the heart of darkness Jul 25, 2008
" In accessing intercepted conversations between Karadzic, Milosevic and the Bosnian Serb army chief, Ratko Mladic, as well evidence already gathered and presented in dozens of previous trials, prosecutors will be looking to establish patterns of behaviour and methodology. "The court is going to have to draw an inference based on the evidence," Nieman says. "Unless they're going to produce the smoking gun and they rarely do, because these characters tend not to put anything in writing. "But what... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Renewables mandate 'undermined' Jul 24, 2008
Page last updated at 23:39 GMT, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 00:39 UK. Renewables mandate 'undermined. (BBC News)
Hot lead in hunt for salmonella source Jul 24, 2008
He fears the salmonella mystery may be the "swine flu of foodborne disease," and make federal health officials more reluctant to issue consumer warnings in future outbreaks unless they've found the smoking gun, an actual tainted food. "That would be the worst legacy of this entire situation," Osterholm said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Salmonella Outbreak Exposes Food-Safety Flaws Jul 24, 2008
The twisting road that led federal investigators to announce Monday that they found a single contaminated jalape;o pepper grown in Mexico and sitting at a distribution center in McAllen, Texas -- the smoking gun in the continuing salmonella outbreak long blamed on tomatoes -- has exposed problems in the U.S. food-safety system. After weeks of trying to get to the bottom of the outbreak, it occurred to investigators in late June that they had to look beyond fresh tomatoes. (Wall Street Journal)
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Christian Bale, Sienna Miller Jul 24, 2008
The pictures were "surreptitiously" snapped using a powerful telephoto lens and sold to an unidentified buyer, the Los Angeles lawyers said in a letter published by the Web site The Smoking Gun. The lawyers did not say which family members were in the pictures. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Edwards: The Agony of the MSM Jul 24, 2008
Edwards and the agony of the MSM. - By Mickey Kaus - Slate Magazine. Morekausfilescolumns. (Slate)
Letters to the editor (July 18) Jul 22, 2008
dmonk wrote on Jul 20, 2008 7:15 PM:" Yes Carpe, they did(buildings 1 and 2) collapse in the same manner and yet the planes hit from different angles and at different levels. By your reasoning no one would predict nearly identical collapse. The plane still do not explain the mechanism. Why did building 7 collapse COMPLETELY onto its own footprint. If the building, as you have stated, had some damage from falling debris, would not one think the building would tip over? Or did the debris... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Salmonella tests lead to alert Jul 19, 2008
"We have not found the smoking gun yet," said state epidemiologist Jeffry Engel. In addition, they continue to try to find out how the produce at the El Campo distribution center came in contact with salmonella. (News & Observer)
Case raises credibility concerns Jul 18, 2008
To jail the innocent wrote on Jul 18, 2008 2:16 AM:" So we should let the killer go free until trial, even though he was holding the smoking gun. We should also let the drunk driver go until trial even though he was found passed out behind the wheel in the ditch. We should let the robber go free the robbed a Quick Stop even though he was caught on camera. All because they are innocent until proven guilty. So you just want to turn out theives, killers, child molesters without a "real" bond... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Post a comment Jul 16, 2008
This was the smoking gun to the otherwise sanitized educational records. The School District Superintendent, before I provided her with the classroom logs I possessed, denied in writing to parent that such dangerous prone restraints were ever done on their son. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Madonna, flying bats and NBC are off-limits Jul 13, 2008
The Smoking Gun has the full divorce filing. Madonna. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Click for Full Story Jul 7, 2008
- Waco, Temple, Killeen Weather and News Authority. Central Texas Wildfire Danger. (KWTX.com, TX)
Today in History Jul 7, 2008
Secondary Navigation. By The Associated Press Mon Jul 7, 12:02 AM ET. (Yahoo News)
9/11 third tower mystery 'solved' Jul 5, 2008
"Building Seven is the smoking gun of 9/11 A sixth grader can look at this building falling at virtually freefall speed, symmetrically and smoothly, and see that it is not a natural process. "Buildings that fall in natural processes fall to the path of least resistance", says Gage, "they don't go straight down through themselves. " Conspiracy theories There are a number of facts that have encouraged conspiracy theories about Tower Seven. Although its collapse potentially made architectural... (BBC News -- Americas)
Rising costs fuelling gas theft Jul 5, 2008
According to the website The Smoking Gun, a Kentucky woman is facing prostitution charges for allegedly trading sex for gasoline. Angela Eversole, 34, was arrested late last month during a police stakeout of a Days Inn. (Globe and Mail)
The Sex Difference Evangelists Jul 5, 2008
Spatial advantage is often cast as the smoking gun of cognitive sex difference. It's true that men tend to perform better on some tests, including those on which they must mentally rotate one object in space to see whether it resembles another. (Slate)
'Oh Happy Day' Jul 1, 2008
Said Bush: "We cannot wait for the final proof: the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.". He didn't wait. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Mick Gatto and Derryn Hinch in ugly radio clash Jun 26, 2008
Welcome to Herald Sun. Damien Gatto launches facebook group against Derryn Hinch. (NEWS.com.au)
Mayor of London investigated over Iraq cigar case "war crime" Jun 25, 2008
It may not be the smoking gun that Labour needs to topple Boris Johnson s administration, but a spot of pilfering from Saddam Hussein s former regime has come back to haunt the newly elected Mayor of London. Mr Johnson poured scorn today on a ludicrous police investigation which has forced him to hand over a cigar case belonging to Iraq s former deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz. (Times Online)
Using employees' e-mail against them Jun 25, 2008
But their public comments told a different story, and now those e-mails are the smoking gun in the civil and criminal cases against them. If convicted of conspiracy and securities fraud, the two could face jail time and heavy fines. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Saturday Talk: MARTA Jun 21, 2008
We remember the scary statement that "the smoking gun ... could come in the form of a mushroom cloud," widely repeated by senior Bush administration officials. We also recall the false administration statement that Iraq was importing aluminum tubes that could only be used in centrifuges to enrich weapons-grade uranium. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Woman sues Victoria's Secret claiming thong injury Jun 20, 2008
The product liability lawsuit, which was filed on June 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court and first reported on the Smoking Gun Web site, seeks unspecified damages. A spokeswoman for Victoria's Secret, which is operated by Limited Brands Inc, could not immediately be reached for comment. (Reuters)
Avaya Hit With $10 Million in Punitives in Age Bias Case Jun 19, 2008
It was Werner's assertion of his own age-discrimination claim against Avaya that provided what Breuninger calls "the smoking gun.". During discovery, she obtained from Avaya a copy of a demand letter sent to the company by Werner's lawyer, David Ben-Asher, of Rabner Allcorn Baumgart & Ben-Asher in Upper Montclair, N.J.. (Law.com)
Feds: Reagan Shooter Is Womanizing Narcissist Jun 19, 2008
Would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley is a womanizing narcissist who juggles sexual relationships and "believes himself entitled to a life of leisure," according to a federal prosecutor who opposes the 53-year-old's bid for more time away from a Washington, D.C., psychiatric hospital, The Smoking Gun reported. According to the June 4 motion obtained by The Smoking Gun, Hinckley maintains "fondling privileges" with one paramour, "rekindled" a relationship with a former girlfriend, has been... (Fox News)
Engineer jailed for theft of U.S. secrets Jun 19, 2008
And now the FBI had the smoking gun: On Mr. Meng's laptop and hard drive were thousands of files that officers said proved he had stolen advanced military technology from his former U.S. employer and taken them to China, the world's newest superpower. Yesterday, a California judge sentenced Mr. Meng to two years in prison, closing a case that has served as the first test of the United States's new federal Economic Espionage Act. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Woman Sues Victoria's Secret Over Thong Injury Jun 18, 2008
Patterson's lawyer told The Smoking Gun that a "design problem" caused a decorative metallic piece on the underwear to fly up and hit Patterson in the eye while she was putting the underwear on ... The Smoking Gun reported that, prior to the lawsuit, officials from Victoria's Secret had asked to see the offending underwear but were refused by Patterson's lawyer. (Fox News)
Woman claims she was injured by her underwear Jun 18, 2008
The Web site The Smoking Gun has in the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Macrida Patterson alleges that she was hurt by a defective "low-rise-v-string.". (FOX23.com, OK)
SMEARING BUSH Jun 16, 2008
That report has been hailed by the left as the smoking gun that proves Bush "lied" America into Iraq; it concluded that the president "led the nation to war under false premises.". But, as with the committee's earlier report - also released in the heat of a presidential campaign - a close reading shows it proves nothing of the sort. (New York Post -- Opinions)
South Africa: Embattled Judge Hits at Top Court Jun 15, 2008
com: South Africa: Hlophe Strikes Back (Page 1 of 1). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
FRED HIATT: 'Bush lied'? Ah, if only it were that simple Jun 15, 2008
So, you think, the smoking gun must appear in the section on Bush's claims about Saddam Hussein's alleged ties to terrorism. But statements regarding Iraq's support for terrorist groups other than al-Qaida "were substantiated by intelligence information." Statements that Iraq provided safe haven for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and other terrorists with ties to al-Qaida "were substantiated by the intelligence assessments," and statements regarding Iraq's contacts with al-Qaida "were substantiated by... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Cops Find Gun Tied to Slaying of 3 College-Bound Teens Jun 13, 2008
Police may have found the smoking gun literally that could ensure convictions for six suspects in the gruesome, execution-style murders of three college-bound New Jersey youths. The gun, a. (Fox News)
COLUMN: Facts are precious as bullets nowadays Jun 12, 2008
The Question wrote on Jun 11, 2008 10:15 AM:" Here are just a few more of the lies Bush used to get the U.S. to invade and occupy Iraq, a country that posed no threat to the U.S.Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud. George W. Bush, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2002-10-07, on evidence for Iraqs non-existent nukes. The danger is clear: using chemical, biological or, one day, nuclear weapons, obtained with the help... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Closing arguments to be Monday in Pelo case Jun 12, 2008
jojo wrote on Jun 12, 2008 7:45 AM:" If I were the victim (and I was once) I might not be able to say whether or not the rapist had been circumcised. That, to me, wouldn't be the smoking gun that everyone seems to think it is. The victim that said he had been circumcised may have thought that the police would not take her seriously if she didn't know for sure, so she just said yes because she thought that most men are. Or, maybe she just couldn't tell in her state of terror and thought that he... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Shielding Obama From the Power of Ridicule Jun 6, 2008
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Will Barack Obama pick Hillary as his VP candidate. (Townhall.com)
Theres nothing wrong with flopping! Jun 1, 2008
A ballhandler s dipped shoulder or guilty expression was the smoking gun. As a result, I led the ACCAC in charges taken for two straight years, though I don t think it was a stat anyone was actually tracking. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
A ridiculous claim against Hillary May 25, 2008
I think some Clinton supporters would makes excuses and blindly stand behind her even if she had the smoking gun in her hand. Some of these people are delusional and scary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
University of Arizona team to call shots for Mars robot May 25, 2008
"If we could find it, and if we can convince ourselves it's Martian and not something we carried from Earth, then we literally have the smoking gun for present or past life on Mars." ... "If we could find it, and if we can convince ourselves it's Martian and not something we carried from Earth, then we literally have the smoking gun for present or past life on Mars," said lab director Michael Drake. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
They put the words in the presidents' mouths May 24, 2008
Schlesinger describes how Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, at a meeting of the pre-invasion White House Iraq Group, developed one much-used rationale: that we don't want "the smoking gun" proving the existence of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction to "come in the form of a mushroom cloud.". Schlesinger demonstrates that most presidents have been dissatisfied with their speechwriters. (Boston Globe)
Power control shifts if Phoenix lands May 24, 2008
"If we could find it, and if we can convince ourselves it's Martian and not something we carried from Earth, then we literally have the smoking gun for present or past life on Mars," said lab director Michael Drake. Getting back on the horseThe university, and Smith, are veterans of space and Mars explorations. (MSNBC -- Technology)
CAMPUS CLICKS: Big Ten fans show off anger on Wikipedia May 22, 2008
From James Brown to Andre the Giant to Jimi Hendrix, The Smoking Gun has put together a. The Obama Parrot. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
How Safe Are Vaccines? May 22, 2008
Though the government stressed that the case was an exceptional one, it provided exactly the smoking gun that vaccine detractors had been looking for and vaccine proponents had been dreading. More and more, all this wrangling over risks and benefits is leading confused parents simply to opt out of vaccines altogether. (Time.com)
James Frey returns with new novel May 18, 2008
" Doubts were raised early about the book, but Frey repeatedly, insistently said it was true, even to Winfrey. But in January 2006, the investigative Web site The Smoking Gun released a long expose that revealed numerous fabrications, notably that Frey had never served four months in jail. As the public and Winfrey turned against him, he confessed. Readers sued him for fraud. Frey was dropped by his agent and by the publisher that was to have released "Bright Shiny Morning," Riverhead Books. He... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Detroit Mayor Makes Texts Private After Sex Scandal May 17, 2008
Following a community forum Tuesday evening, Kilpatrick questioned the authenticity of the messages and said their release did not provide a "the smoking gun" some had expected. "All the lawyers have testified that this had nothing to do with the settlement." Kilpatrick said. (Fox News)
FBI Tapes Show Ford Taking Cash May 15, 2008
Ford's Defense Attorney Michael Scholl wants jurors to believe this is a loan, not the smoking gun proving a bribe. Scholl then attacks Cooper's credibility saying Cooper is just trying to reduce his own legal troubles by taking the stand. (WREG.com, TN)
