March 17, 2012 Edition

Rappler.com

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  1. Bin Laden turned paranoid in his final days

    Hundreds of Bin Laden’s documents show the Al Qaeda leader was keenly aware that the group was “beleaguered”. Bin Laden’s deputies abandoned phones and the internet for all internal communication, and instead switched to letters. Bin Laden had to wait for up to two to three months to get answers from the field.

    More on CNN.

  2. What Villar lost in 2010

    Defeated 2010 presidential candidate Manny Villar once famously said during the prelude to the last polls: “If you can’t even raise one billion pesos, why even run?” In an exclusive interview with Rappler, Villar notes its not the billions but the name, that is his biggest loss. 

     

    Read more here.

  3. Was Corona really an honor student?

    Did Chief Justice Renato Corona embellish his academic achievements brandished on the website of the Supreme Court (SC) before it was altered just a few days ago?

     

    Read full story here.

  4. In the groove with “In the Heights”

    Tony and Grammy award winner and In the Heights creator Lin-Manuel Miranda tells Maria Ressa about the challenges the musical faced. “Our show has hip-hop music and latin music and people can sometimes attach cultural baggage to that doesn’t have anything to do with the music.” 

    Read more on Rappler.

  5. Suspected US soldier a 4-tour veteran

    A 38-year old four-tour veteran is the suspect in the gunning down of 16 civilians, including nine children and three women, in a massacre that shook the foundations of American-Afghan relations.  The suspect’s lawyer said post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be part of his client’s defense, adding the soldier had witnessed a comrade’s leg blown off the day before. 

    Read more here.

  6. Assange to run for Aussie Senate

    WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange will run for the Australian Senate. Assange, an Australian citizen, is on bail in Britain. He is appealing a court decision that will extradite him to Sweden where he is charged in a sexual assault case. WikiLeaks made the announcement Saturday– where else– but on Twitter.

     

    Read more here.

  7. Student found guilty in webcam suicide case

    A student is found guilty of  invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation, among others, for spying on his room mate, which ended in the other boy’s suicide. The boy’s lawyers argued it wasn’t an act of hatred against gays but the act of an immature kid. The case sparked nationwide discussions on anti-gay bullying, teen suicide and cyber crimes. 

     

    Read more here. Read the commentary on Newsweek’s The Daily Beast here.

  8. Why does Obama keep bringing up Sasha and Malia?

    Analysts say it’s a way for Barack Obama to bring issues to the everyday man in a “disarming way”. Associated Press says “it also is a reminder to Americans of the president’s photogenic family — a priceless political asset in an election year.”

     

    Read more here.

  9. White rice is bad for you

    In studies carried out in rice-eating countries China and Japan and non-rice eating countries United States and Australia, health researchers found an alarming link between higher consumption of rice and Type 2 diabetes. The disease is becoming an epidemic in some countries. 


    Read more here.

  10. Not just another Sarah Palin impersonation
     
     
    After Saturday Night Live’s Tina Fey went to town with her impersonation of Sarah Palin, one would think no one would attempt do a reprise. But in HBO’s Game Change, film makers not only dare to cast Julianne Moore as the well-impersonated Palin, they also dared to lay out clips of Palin side by side with Moore’s performance. Huffington Post calls the performance a “captivating and enduring performance.”  Roger Ebert says Moore doesn’t do an impersonation in the tradition of Meryl Streep in “Iron Lady”, but the respected movie critic says Moore “conveys the essence.” 

    Read more here.

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