Latest articles by Frances R. Catanio
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10 things you need to know today: February 24, 2013
Daily Briefing NASCAR accident injures 28 people, Pistorius' brother is facing a homicide charge, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 9, 2012
Daily Briefing Egypt's Morsi rolls back his power decree, Marquez knocks out Pacquiao, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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HBO's The Girl: Was Alfred Hitchcock an 'evil' sexual deviant?
feature An upcoming HBO movie paints the director as abusive and vindictive towards his leading ladies, an account that Tippi Hedren — star of The Birds — corroborates
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Anatomy of a campaign ad: 'Big Bird'
The Explainer The Obama campaign releases a goofy ad that mocks Mitt Romney's threats to PBS funding. But it may be the president who comes off looking petty
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10 things you need to know today: January 13, 2013
Daily Briefing Egypt overturns Mubarak's conviction, India arrests six for another gang rape, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 26, 2012
Daily Briefing A winter storm hits the U.S., Morsi signs Egypt's new constitution, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 8, 2012
Daily Briefing The Supreme Court agrees to examine gay marriage, Psy apologizes, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 22, 2012
Daily Briefing The NRA holds a controversial press event, the pope denounces gay marriage, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 9, 2013
Daily Briefing A blizzard blankets the Northeast, the LAPD widens its search for a cop-killer, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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A 14-year-old Pakistani girl's brave fight against the Taliban: A timeline
feature Young Malala Yousafzai began to rail against the Taliban's ban on girls' education when she was just 11. Just this week, she survived an assassination attempt
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10 things you need to know today: February 7, 2013
Daily Briefing Brennan heads to hearing for CIA post, Boy Scouts delay decision on gay ban, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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The Jerry Sandusky cover-up: 4 takeaways from a damning new report
feature After a seven-month investigation, Penn State releases a blistering report detailing how top officials failed to punish Jerry Sandusky for his sexual abuse of young boys
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10 things you need to know today: February 3, 2013
Daily Briefing White House releases Obama skeet-shooting photo, Alabama hostage crisis drags on, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Is Vertigo the greatest film of all time?
feature Rosebud, Schmosebud. In a respected once-a-decade ranking of history's best films, Hitchcock's classic knocks Citizen Kane from the top spot it held for 50 years
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Should transgender contestants be banned from beauty pageants?
feature Jenna Talackova was disqualified from competing in Miss Universe Canada because she was born male. Tens of thousands say that's just plain wrong
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10 things you need to know today: December 16, 2012
Daily Briefing Newtown mourns for Sandy Hook victims, feds to visit gun shops to investigate, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 15, 2012
Daily Briefing A massacre in Connecticut shocks the nation, Israel's foreign minister steps down, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 5, 2013
Daily Briefing Alabama hostage standoff ends, Iran's Ahmadinejad makes historic visit to Egypt, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Are EU sanctions on Assad's shopaholic wife merely 'symbolic'?
feature Officials ban Syria's globe-trotting first lady from continental Europe in an attempt to pressure the relentless regime to quit its brutal crackdown
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10 things you need to know today: January 6, 2013
Daily Briefing Assad's plan to end Syria's war, the NHL's tentative lockout-ending deal, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: January 22, 2013
Daily Briefing Obama gives a progressive inauguration speech, Prince Harry laments his nude romp, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 17, 2012
Daily Briefing Obama vows action on gun violence, Syria's vice president wants unity, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: January 21, 2013
Daily Briefing Inauguration day kicks off, the 49ers and Ravens head to the Super Bowl, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: January 27, 2013
Daily Briefing A Brazilian nightclub fire kills more than 200, hundreds march for gun control, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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