To Reel In Crowds, a Museum Is Showing a Fake Painting
Date: 01 November 2014
By WILLIAM GRIMES
William GRIMES
Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va, hopes to boost attendance for exhibition of James E Buttersworth paintings by including one forgery and challenging visitors to pick it out.
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Which President Cut the Most Nukes?
Date: 02 November 2014
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
William BROAD
News analysis; Pres Obama has increasingly been criticized by doves for failing to reduce nation's atomic stockpile as much as his predecessors did, and for modernizing remaining arms and authorizing new generation of weapon carriers; Federation of American Scientists have released report comparing Obama's disarmament record with that of all presidents during nuclear age, which found that he has cut fewer warheads than 'any administration ever.'
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Polls Show Tight Senate Races in Iowa and North Carolina
Date: 01 November 2014
By MARJORIE CONNELLY
Marjorie CONNELLY
Two new polls show tight Senate races in Iowa and North Carolina just days before the midterm election.
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In Nigeria, Fragile Hopes of Boko Haram Freeing Schoolgirls Are Dashed
Date: 01 November 2014
By ADAM NOSSITER
Adam NOSSITER
News analysis; it should come as a surprise to no one that after Nigerian Army reported reaching cease-fire with militant Islamist group Boko Haram, militant group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, denies any such truce; since announcement, attacks and abductions have continued, with at least 60 young women reportedly kidnapped by militants in Adamawa State, just south of Boko Haram stronghold.
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Flying Blind in Iraq and Syria
Date: 02 November 2014
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Thomas FRIEDMAN
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column underscores danger presented by fact that there are no reporters inside Islamic State territory to document ongoing war; contends situation allows group to control narrative, and leaves the rest of the world in the dark.
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At First Look Media, Personalities Prove Tough to Manage
Date: 01 November 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA and NOAM COHEN
Ravi SOMAIYA
Departure of journalist Matt Taibbi from First Look Media is blow to company as it tries to distinguish itself in crowded start-up digital media market; people within company say owner Pierre M Omidyar seemed not to realize how difficult it would be to manage so many aggressive and competitive journalists.
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Alarmed by Ebola, Public Isn’t Calmed by ‘Experts Say’
Date: 01 November 2014
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Richard PÉREZ-PEÑA
News analysis; polls show overwhelming majority of Americans mistrust opinions of scientists and experts when it comes to Ebola, favoring mandatory quarantine for health care workers returning from Ebola zones in West Africa and rejecting arguments to contrary; defenders of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say agency has hurt case for trusting scientists by making overly broad assurances or changing guidelines on handling Ebola.
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Matt Bai’s ‘All the Truth Is Out,’ About Gary Hart
Date: 02 November 2014
By JACK SHAFER
Jack SHAFER
Jack Shafer reviews book All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai.
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Iran Hints at Possible Release of Washington Post Correspondent Soon
Date: 01 November 2014
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and RICK GLADSTONE
Nick CUMMING-BRUCE
Senior Iranian emissary hints that Iranian authorities might be prepared to free Jason Rezaian, Washington Post correspondent who has been inexplicably imprisoned and kept virtually incommunicado since July 22.
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