Harman Says She’s the Victim in Wiretapping Controversy

Representative Jane Harman, under scrutiny for allegedly pledging in a 2005 phone call to try and help two former officials of an Israeli lobbying group accused of conspiring to pass classified information, told TIME on Tuesday that she is not worried about her fate. She frets far more, she claimed, about whether government agencies are listening to the conversations of private citizens. “My concern is not about me,” she said.

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Ebertfest: Roger Ebert’s Very Own Film Festival

For nearly 45 years, Roger Ebert has remained one of world’s most influential film critics. Beginning his career as a 15-year-old sports writer with the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, he joined the staff of the Chicago Sun-Times in 1966 and was named the paper’s film critic within six months. His byline has appeared in the paper ever since

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Tuition Help for the Unemployed Gains Traction

Unemployed and need to learn new skills to get hired again, but can’t afford the tuition to go back to school? Help may be on the way. Democratic Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is pushing for a new law that aims to pay community colleges nationwide $1,000 per student to retrain laid-off workers

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Terror arrest Pakistanis to fight deportation

The lawyer for three of the Pakistani men arrested in anti-terrorism raids in England this month said Wednesday that he will fight their deportation. The three are among 11 Pakistani nationals who were released without charge Tuesday and Wednesday after up to 14 days in detention.

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Paying for College: What to Do When Your 529 Is Tanking

Buoyed by a run of good news in the stock market, I recently decided to check the balance in my son’s 529 college savings account for the first time in many months. To my dismay, the account was still down some 40% from a year ago, far below the amount my husband and I had originally invested. Given the extent of the losses, I couldn’t help but wonder: would it make sense to just ditch this thing?

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