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The Big Broadcast: Sept. 15, 2013

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  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    04/10-11/56 Laird Douglas-Douglas of Heatherscote Matter Pts. 2-3 (Sus.) (27:00)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    11/22/51 #128 Big Hands (NBC) (26:52)
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    12/11/54 #139 Bone Hunters (CBS) (26:02)
  • 08:30 p.m. Fibber McGee & Molly
    10/23/45 #450 Cousin Ernest Comes for a Visit (Johnson's Wax) (NBC) (29:30)
  • 09:00 p.m. Barrie Craig
    10/24/51 Case of the Protection Racket (Sus.) (NBC) (28:34)
  • 09:30 p.m.  Mysterious Traveler
    04/20/48 #150 Murder in Jazz Time (Sus.) (MBS) (29:36)
  • 10:00 p.m. Suspense
    01/17/48 #282 Love's Lovely Counterfiet (Sus.) (CBS) (57:24)
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George R.R. Martin, Author And ... Movie-Theater Guy?

The author of the wildly successful Game of Thrones books has been spending his days working on reopening an old movie theater in Santa Fe — much to the displeasure of fans who think he should be writing the next book.
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Sandwich Monday: The Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new take on the classic sandwich cookie: the Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo.
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Shutdown Voting Math Fails To Add Up

Several media tallies report there are enough votes to pass a "clean" spending bill. But vote counts by media organizations aren't the most reliable way to gauge the prospects of legislation.
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Funding For Software To Cloak Web Activity Provokes Concern

A service called Tor makes it possible to communicate and surf the web anonymously. It sounds like a plot by privacy-minded rebels, but in fact the service receives most of its funding from the government and was started by the Pentagon. Despite recent revelations of government email snooping, the U.S. government supports anonymous communication so foreign dissidents can work undetected, and so government agents can pursue bad guys without giving away their identities. But now the service faces new accusations that it might be serving NSA surveillance efforts.

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