Kent DePinto

Kent DePinto appears in the following:

Faith unites Jews, Muslims, Christians and Buddhists in Iowa flood aftermath

Thursday, July 03, 2008

The Mother Mosque of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the oldest mosque in the United States, was flooded under nearly ten feet of water. As its members surveyed the damage an interfaith coalition...

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Senate to vote on comprehensive surveillance bill, an overhaul of 1978's FISA

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Guest: U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin, D-Md.

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Internal struggles in Nigeria signal trouble for the global oil market

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Political instability has put a spotlight on Nigeria, home to Africa's largest oil industry. Militants have recently sabotaged crude exports with series of attacks on drills and suppl...

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Your Movie Reviews: Get Smart, The Love Guru

Monday, June 23, 2008

Every Monday, The Takeaway plays your comments about new movies. This week, some not so fuzzy feelings for The Love Guru and Get Smart. Send your comments about next week's releases...

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On the trail of the hot tomato

Monday, June 23, 2008

Nearly two months have passed since an outbreak of salmonella in tomatoes, leaving consumers uneasy and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration scrambling to find the source of the cont...

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What the water took: The latest on the Iowa floods

Monday, June 16, 2008

The waters of the Cedar River are starting to recede in eastern Iowa, an area that was forced to evacuate nearly 24,000 people after heavy rains pounded the area. As residents slowly ...

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Debating the writ of habeas corpus for Guantánamo detainees

Friday, June 13, 2008

The Supreme Court ruled that suspected terrorists detained at a prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have the right to contest their detention via U.S. civilian courts. Glenn Greenwald (Sa...

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Supreme Court grants Guantánamo Bay detainees access to civilian court system

Friday, June 13, 2008

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that suspected terrorists detained at a prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have the constitutional right to contest their detentions in U.S...

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Where's the beef? (And when will it be back in South Korea?)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

A delegation of South Korean officials is on its way to Washington, D.C., as part of an effort to calm fears over mad cow disease. There have been demonstrations in South Korea over p...

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At the approach of hurricane season, a long list of housing woes in the post-Katrina South

Monday, June 02, 2008

Almost three years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita pounded the Gulf Coast, New Orleans is a shell and its citizens remain displaced and impoverished. Documentarian June Cross joins ...

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Phoenix Lander reaches Mars, begins search for life in polar ice

Monday, May 26, 2008

The Phoenix Mars Lander launched Aug. 4, 2007, in a quest to find life on Mars. After a 10-month journey, the lander successfully touched down on the planet's northern polar surface ...

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Astronomers are astounded by an X-ray flash, the birth of a supernova

Friday, May 23, 2008

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the birth of a supernova. Heidi Hammel with the Space Science Institute tells us more. On the left: 'Before' images show a previousl...

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An artist attempts to draw every person in New York City

Thursday, May 22, 2008

You are being drawn. If you are walking on the streets of New York City, there's a chance that an artist named Jason Polan is taking a flare pen and firing up his sketch pad. After tw...

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