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BTP's Kara Miller lands in the spotlight

Beat the Press panelist Kara Miller’s Boston Globe Op-Ed, comparing the study habits of international and American college students, touched a nerve and made her part of the story. 

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Did leaked e-mails influence climate change coverage?

Just before a world climate change summit, more than a thousand private emails from global warming researchers are mysteriously released. The Associated Press says their exhaustive review of all the emails do not support claims that “the science of global warming was faked.” Did the emails influence coverage of the Copenhagen summit?

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Jay Severin photo by Mark Garfinkel (Courtesy Boston Herald)

Jay Severin to return on Tuesday

Jay Severin's suspension will end next week, and he will return to WTKK Radio (96.9 FM) on Tuesday. The following statement is from Heidi Raphael, spokeswoman for Greater Media, WTKK's parent corporation:

"We have had conversations with Jay Severin over the past several weeks about his hurtful, inappropriate remarks. He understands that we will not accept this type of commentary on our airwaves in the future. Based on this understanding, we have agreed to conclude Jay's suspension and he will return to the 96.9 FM WTKK airwaves on

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Jay Severin's suspension drags on ...

 WTKK's Jay Severin was suspended three weeks ago and there is still no official word when or if the controversial talk show host will be back on the air. Why is the fate of Severin's career being treated so mysteriously?

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