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Thoughts on Secrecy, Leaks and CIA Drinking Preferences

Given the recent hot mess cooking at the White House as a result of questions about historical accuracy in Benghazi, IRS malfeasance and subpoenas of phone records at the Associated Press, our theme this time is secrecy (or the lack thereof).

US identifies terrorists who attacked its Benghazi consulate in 2012

Administration weighing its options as intercepts reveal identity and whereabouts of suspects in attack that left four dead

Officials in the US say they have identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 and there is enough

He Should Have Just Spelled It JIF Then

The New York Times has a lovely interview up with Steve Wilhite, the inventor of the illustrious GIF file.

The Creator of the GIF Says It's Pronounced JIF. He Is Wrong

Along with whether or not Al Gore invented the Internet, figuring out the correct pronunciation of GIF is one of the earliest questions of the Internet. I grew up believing it was hard-G GIF. Most people I know pronounce it like that too.

U.S. policy and the market for zero-day exploits: blowback fears grow inWashington

Security researcher Charlie Miller sits in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri, April 30, 2013. REUTERS/Sarah Conard.

GIF creator: It's a soft 'g', Mr. President

Steve Wilhite, the man who created the GIF, is miffed that anyone -- be it the Oxford English Dictionary or the White House -- should imagine it's not pronounced like "jiffy.

The AP is not alone.

The AP is not alone. The New Yorker reports that the Justice Department has seized phone records for at least five numbers associated with Fox News and two within the White House.

Oklahoma rescuers comb wreckage for survivors in wake of savage tornado

Officials searching through the rubble revise death toll in Moore down from 51 to 24, saying every home has been searched at least once

Rescue workers were scaling back their search for survivors amid the devastation wrought one of the most powerful tornadoes in modern US history on Tuesday

The LA mayoral race is a case study on the Latino vote Timothy Spangler

Mayoral elections in Los Angeles are typically quite parochial affairs, and this year's outing is something of an exception.

How America became a third world country Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford for TomDispatch

The politicians who tweeted while America burned are dismantling our society piece by piece with budget cuts

The streets are so much darker now since money for streetlights is rarely available to municipal governments. The national parks began closing down years ago.