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For more than two years, the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 over the mid-Atlantic in the early hours of June 1, 2009, remained one of aviation's great mysteries. How could a technologically…

"What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension that only if you understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior can you begin to piece together [his actions]?"  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty…

The setting is certainly nice: a five-star golf resort high in the Tortolita mountains outside Tucson, Arizona. Despite being in the middle of the desert, water is all around: two golf courses, three pools, a water park, plus three outdoor lawns raked by sprinklers. Inside, conventioneers are unloading displays of surgical instruments, orthopaedic furniture and clear plastic canisters designed to store human fat.

After Kirk's death, Maris started a search that would uncover a dark family secret. That secret revealed itself during a phone conversation with her older brother Mark, who mentioned his distrust of…

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