By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Karolina Kurkova wants to be the mentor on TV's "The Face" that she didn't have 13 years ago when she started modeling.

The young CW network is hoping to turn around a year of disappointing ratings by making changes this fall on each of the five nights it broadcasts.
Kelly Cutrone knows how it works: She's supposed to bring the "reality" to fashion reality TV.
The CW network is announcing early pickups of five of its series for next fall, including an all-star version of "America's Next Top Model" and the network's hit drama, "The Vampire Diaries."
The CW network is announcing early pickups of five of its series for next fall, including an all-star version of "America's Next Top Model" and the network's hit drama, "The Vampire Diaries."
Prosecutors have dropped some of their slate of sex charges against fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, but he's still fighting allegations of molesting nine would-be models.
"The fashion shoot, by photographer Greg Kadel for Numero magazine, shows fair-skinned Lancome model Constance Jablonski in a succession of afro wigs and decidedly darkened skin … is this merely a slightly tongue-in-cheek shoot attempting to encourage debate, or is it, in fact, racist?" writes Sophie Cullinane at Grazia.