Joe Piscopo In Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with Piscopo and Doran, Plays Gateway Playhouse By Andrew Gans August 26, 2009 “Saturday Night Live” alum Joe Piscopo plays Lawrence in the Gateway Playhouse’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which begins performances Aug. 26 in Long Island. Directed and choreographed by Keith Andrews with musical direction by Jeff Buchsbaum, the production […]

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State Dept. Extends Blackwater Contract in Iraq

Raw Story By Stephen C. Webster Published: September 2, 2009 The mercenary group formerly known as Blackwater International, which was banned from Iraq by its government after a Baghdad massacre which killed 17 civilians, will see its contract extended in the country by the U.S. State Department, according to a published report. ABC News reporter […]

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More TV Blackouts This Year in the N.F.L.

September 2, 2009 T.V. Blackouts Possible for N.F.L. By RICHARD SANDOMIR Reduced season-ticket sales for some N.F.L. teams could result in a greater than usual number of local television blackouts. “It’s all part of the challenges that we’re seeing in the economy and what our clubs are going through,” Roger Goodell told reporters Tuesday at […]

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Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

September 2, 2009 New York Times By JAMES GLANZ Civilian contractors working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan not only outnumber the uniformed troops, according to a report by a Congressional research group, but also form the highest ratio of contractors to military personnel recorded in any war in the history of the United States. On […]

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