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Cannes Film Festival 2013: Reporter's diary

bbc.co.uk — Movers, shakers, players and blaggers from the global film industry have descended on the French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival. The BBC's Kev Geoghegan reports on the buzz films and the behind-the-scenes deals at the festival.

Brooklyn Tornado 9/16/10

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Senior W.H. staff knew of IRS investigation, did not tell Obama

politico.com — Senior White House staff knew of the ongoing investigation into the IRS's targeting of conservative groups ahead of the release of a report from a Treasury Department inspector general, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday, but held off on informing the president to wait for a final report.

Four key Hillary Clinton staffers from 2008 unlikely to sign on for 2016 bid

washingtonpost.com — Howard Wolfson, the 2008 communications director for Hillary Rodham Clinton, has said he will not return for a 2016 presidential campaign. Neither, for that matter, will Neera Tanden, the campaign's policy director. Ditto for Mark Penn, the chief strategist, and Patti Solis Doyle, the embattled campaign manager.

Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes

nytimes.com — RUK, Pakistan - Resplendent in his gleaming white uniform and peaked cap, jacket buttons tugging his plump girth, the stationmaster stood at the platform, waiting for a train that would never come. "Cutbacks," Nisar Ahmed Abro said with a resigned shrug. Ruk Station, in the center of Pakistan, is a dollhouse-pretty building, ringed by palm trees and rice paddies.