Required reading: April 27, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 6, 2010

In which: parents protest cell phone “umbilical cord” ban, report calls for dismantling of FEMA, European panel says CIA flew secret prisoners, and British judge takes on Dan Brown with “Smithy Code”

Cell phone crackdown in schools worries parents (Newsday)

Puzzle Embedded in 'Da Vinci Code' Ruling (NY Times)

Report Urges Dismantling FEMA (Wash Post)

Probe of Detainee Transfers Finds Many CIA Flights (Wash Post)

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