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NPR News/ProPublica Investigation: Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained mild traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told CNN that the discourse surrounding the center has become so politicized that moving it could strengthen the ability of extremists abroad to recruit and wage attacks against Americans, including troops fighting in the Middle East.

The first Purple Heart was created by Gen. George Washington in 1782 to recognized meritorious service in combat. But it quickly fell into disuse. Revived in 1932, the medal was changed into a recognition of combat injuries and deaths.

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a sudden trauma to the brain caused by force. A severe TBI can leave a person almost incapable of functioning. But even a mild TBI, a concussion, can lead to a range of debilitating symptoms.

When it came to resurrecting the MIA videogame, Randy Pitchford faced a task that was part suicide run, part debt of honor. The Gearbox Software CEO serves up the inside story on the improbable rescue of one of gaming's most beloved (and most obnoxious) franchises.

The federal agency in charge of protecting other agencies from computer intruders was found riddled with hundreds of high-risk security holes on its own systems, according to the results of an audit released Wednesday.

Our maiden voyage in Hyundai's 17-foot long luxe sedan is impressive if not a tad banal.

Citing the Obama administration's evocation of the state secrets privilege, a divided federal appeals court is dismissing a lawsuit against a Boeing subsidiary accused of helping the CIA transport detainees to secret foreign prisons where they allegedly were tortured.

Lawrence Lessig will be participating in the "Legally Speaking" event at the University of California Hastings College of the Law on March 19, 2009. Ticket and more info can be found here....

Lawrence Lessig will be speaking in a discussion with Shepard Fairey and Steven Johnson at the New York Public Library on Thursday February 26, 2009 at 7pm. Get tickets through SmartTix....

A man suspected of shoplifting at least four times from Kingsport Wal-Marts — and escaping via fire exits with $4,500 in merchandise — has been arrested and charged with felony theft. He was allegedly caught in the act on Thursday night, while police were investigating another incident at the store. Employees pointed out the suspect to an officer […]