Reason Sought in Linguist Firings
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Lawmakers who say the military has kicked out 58 Arabic language experts because they were gay want the Pentagon to explain how it can afford to let the valuable specialists go
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Â· Government ordered to give reason for crackdownÂ· President awaits key court ruling on re-election bid
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French trades unionists and language lobbyists launch a campaign against the use of English in business.
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Democrats are examining e-mails they say prove the White House was far more involved in the firings of U.S. attorneys than it has acknowledged. The e-mails between the Department of Justice and White House were handed on Tuesday to congressional committees investigating the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and whether there was political motivation behind the dismissals.
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Six fired U.S. attorneys testified on Capitol Hill  yesterday that they had separately been the target of complaints, improper telephone calls and thinly veiled threats from a high-ranking Justice Department official  or members of Congress, both before and after they were abruptly removed from their jobs....
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Insistence on an official language means complications for a diverse work force.
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Â· Force's relationships 'damaged' by investigation Â· Phone calls about suing for racism were tapped
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Incidents throw harsh light on a culture fed by talk radio and disrespect for authority.
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Several high-ranking White House officials were closely involved in crafting a public response to the uproar over the firing of a group of U.S. attorneys, according to  documents released late yesterday.
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The latest in ghastly corporate gaffes: mass firings by email.
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In an explosive telephone argument that led to her firing, publisher Judith Regan allegedly complained of a "Jewish cabal" against her in the book industry and stated that Jews "should know about ganging up, finding common enemies and telling the big lie."
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Interpreters have long been the cogs in the wheel of international diplomacy. They make headlines only when they mess up, as when President Jimmy Carter's interpreter spoke of the Polish people's "lusts for the future" instead of their  "desires" for the future.  And even then, convention demands that interpreters  remain in the background, refraining from public comment.
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A disputed article about Sunni worshipers being burned alive in Iraq has ignited the blogosphere and caused the Iraqi government to threaten journalists with ÃÂlegal action.ÃÂ
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One angry word begets another, and one Fool tries to sort out who's closer to the truth.
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Tycho:  I can really do without a lot of the corporate sniping that happens in this industry.  Plus, as a licensed demagogue, they're horning in on my territory when they say ridiculous things or make baseless verbal assaults!  I mean, I have mouths to feed.  Seriously, I have more than one mouth.
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Racial animosity and revenge are among the possible motives in the arson fires in a subdivision in southern Maryland on Dec. 6, a spokesman for federal investigators said Sunday.
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A leading Senate Democrat asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Wednesday to clear up apparent conflicts in testimony from Gonzales and former top Justice Department officials about the firing of federal prosecutors and other matters.