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‘Lincoln’ Tops 2013 Golden Globe Nominations

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“Lincoln” received the most Globe nominations on Thursday, picking up seven. But this Hollywood awards show typically likes to spread its love around — perhaps because that makes for a livelier red-carpet spectacle — so “Argo” and “Django Unchained” were close behind with five nominations apiece. “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Les Misérables” and “Silver Linings Playbook” each received four.

Source:

NYT

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http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/golden-globe-2013-nominations/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121214

Date:

12-13-12

Source: History News Network – George Mason University

Medal of Honor Warfighter Gets Big Update Next Week

A new update is headed to Medal of Honor Warfighter next week. According to the game’s official site, an update will be released on December 17th for PC players, followed by December 18th on Xbox 360 and PlayStation in North America and December 19th for PlayStation 3 in Europe.

The update is required on all platforms for any players downloading the upcoming Zero Dark Thirty downloadable content.

The following “tweaks, fixes and additional content” are included:

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Portrayal of C.I.A. torture in bin Laden film reopens debate

WASHINGTON — Even before its official release, “Zero Dark Thirty,” the new movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, has become a national Rorschach test on the divisive subject of torture.The film’s unflinching portrayal of the Central Intelligence Agency’s brutal interrogation of Al Qaeda prisoners hews close to the official record, offering a gruesome sampling of methods like the near-drowning of waterboarding.
Source:

NYT

Source URL:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/us/zero-dark-thirty-torture-scenes-reopen-debate.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0

Date:

12-13-12

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Source: History News Network – George Mason University