Oswald "had no time to fire all Kennedy bullets"
In fresh tests of the Mannlicher-Carcano bolt-action weapon, supervised by the Italian army, it was found to be impossible for even an accomplished marksman to fire the shots quickly enough.
Castro blasts CIA over spy papers
Castro says Lee Harvey Oswald could not have acted alone in killing the president.
HBO, Playtone plan JFK miniseries: Hanks, Paxton set to produce "History"
Early article on the Hanks/Playtone miniseries project.
Scientists Cast Doubt on Kennedy Bullet Analysis
News reprint from the Washington Post about scientific studies which undermine the reliability of bullet lead analysis as proof of the single bullet theory.
Author Shaped Lens for Viewing U.S. History
Arthur Schlesinger obituary, with additional remarks.
E. Howard Hunt Dies
Compiled from various press reports.
CIA Helped Bush Senior In Oil Venture
Freshly uncovered memos contend that Bush maintained a close personal and business relationship for decades with a CIA staff employee who, according to those CIA documents, was instrumental in the establishment of Bush's oil venture, Zapata, in the early 1950s, and who would later accompany Bush to Vietnam as a "cleared and witting commercial asset" of the agency.
Gerald Ford Dies
It is worth remembering that Gerald Ford's legacy also includes vetoing a bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act, reportedly at the urging of Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld, and Dick Cheney and Antonin Scalia, writes John Kelin.
Elegy for Philip Melanson
Looking at the totality of Philip Melanson's work (and I am leaving out some of it), there are very few people who contributed as much or as at the high level that he did, writes Jim DiEugenio.
Old theory, new doubt
Randich and Grant's invalidation of Neutron Activation Analysis for bullet lead comparison renders the single-bullet theory even less credible than it seems.
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Challenge to lone gunman theory
Although Randich and Grant's research doesn't solve the Kennedy assassination, it certainly does weaken the case for a lone gunman, writes Betty Mason of the Contra Costa Times.
James Earl Ray Hospitalized Before Upcoming Hearing
Lisa Pease looks back over the vicissitudes in the story of Ray's convinction, incarceration and requests for retrial.
Nelson, Hall and Graff: The Review Board's Public Comments
While still backing the ARRB's mission, Jim DiEugenio criticizes some board members for publicly implying they have read all the declassified documents and that it doesn't matter, Oswald still did it – a judgment that does not fit the facts, or their own experience.
Marina Oswald Porter's Statement to the Review Board
Marina Oswald Porter's letter to the Review Board was one of the most candid statements she has made in public.
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