By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

Television producer Mark Burnett said his successful three-hour History production of "The Bible" is heading to the big screen.
For the first time in 24 years, an Andretti was behind the wheel of an open-wheel car at Pocono.
The Black Keys still feel like the black sheep of the Grammy Awards.

Fairfield, Conn. — John and Ann Betar weren't supposed to get married. Her father had arranged for her to wed another man, but she and John fled Bridgeport, Conn., and eloped in New York. That was more than 80 years ago, and the couple is still happily hitched.

When the White House released a photograph Saturday that shows President Obama firing a shotgun at Camp David on Aug. 4, it was intended to back up Mr. Obama’s previous statement that “up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time” — a claim met with skepticism, both real and playful, by many on the political right.
The NFL wanted a cold-weather Super Bowl and it would have had the coldest one had the game been played at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, when temperatures were below freezing in the New York-New Jersey area.
Jim Harbaugh stepped to the podium, smirked a bit, and greeted his first news conference as a Super Bowl coach.
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh would do well to practice their impassive faces in front of a mirror before the Super Bowl.
Jim Harbaugh stepped to the podium, smirked a bit, and greeted his first news conference as a Super Bowl coach.
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh would do well to practice their impassive faces in front of a mirror before the Super Bowl.

An Army general brought back from Afghanistan to face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges deferred entering a plea Tuesday.

The right of the people to keep and bear arms is an extension of the natural right to self-defense and a hallmark of personal sovereignty. It is specifically insulated from governmental interference by the Constitution and has historically been the linchpin of resistance to tyranny.

The U.S. Treasury Department will begin taking steps this week to delay hitting the government's $16.4 trillion borrowing limit. Without those steps, the debt limit would be hit on Dec. 31.
Jenni Rivera's "celestial graduation" was marked by festive music, heartfelt speeches in Spanish and English and passionate chants of "Jen-ni! Jen-ni!"
The life of Jenni Rivera was celebrated in song, as passionate fans chanted "Jen-ni! Jen-ni!" at the singer's memorial service billed by her family a "celestial graduation."
Mr. Jones went on to imply a racial double-standard because "Nobody calls [House Speaker John] Boehner lazy," because he said he plays golf four times more than the president.