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  • Also - and this was not part of his public persona; it was sort of Larry's semi-secret -- the way playing the saxophone and having a band was the opposite of secret -- he was very intellectual, very literary, and one of the most brainy artists of his generation, but there was always the feeling in the art world that the more intellectual the artist, the less talented the painter.

    Barbara Probst Solomon: Larry Rivers After Crossing His Delaware Barbara Probst Solomon 2011

  • There have been dozens of strikes by Predator drones on targets inside Pakistan, and commando units such as the CIA's semi-secret "pursuit teams" of elite Afghan fighters regularly chase insurgents across the border.

    Nick Mills: Obama's Wars Nick Mills 2010

  • A new, semi-secret US base in Djibouti, shared with France, has been mounting these operations.

    Eric Margolis: Bwana Uncle Sam Eric Margolis 2011

  • Also - and this was not part of his public persona; it was sort of Larry's semi-secret -- the way playing the saxophone and having a band was the opposite of secret -- he was very intellectual, very literary, and one of the most brainy artists of his generation, but there was always the feeling in the art world that the more intellectual the artist, the less talented the painter.

    Barbara Probst Solomon: Larry Rivers After Crossing His Delaware Barbara Probst Solomon 2011

  • There have been dozens of strikes by Predator drones on targets inside Pakistan, and commando units such as the CIA's semi-secret "pursuit teams" of elite Afghan fighters regularly chase insurgents across the border.

    Nick Mills: Obama's Wars Nick Mills 2010

  • Because that's how you enter PDT a/k/a Please Don't Tell, the semi-secret speakeasy-inspired bar owned by Pegu Club alum Jim Meehan.

    Tony Sachs: A Cocktail Safari Through Manhattan, No Pith Helmets Necessary Tony Sachs 2011

  • A new, semi-secret US base in Djibouti, shared with France, has been mounting these operations.

    Eric Margolis: Bwana Uncle Sam Eric Margolis 2011

  • Because that's how you enter PDT a/k/a Please Don't Tell, the semi-secret speakeasy-inspired bar owned by Pegu Club alum Jim Meehan.

    Tony Sachs: A Cocktail Safari Through Manhattan, No Pith Helmets Necessary Tony Sachs 2011

  • It centres on a semi-secret programme to transport poor British children to Australia, often without the knowledge of their parents.

    Oranges and Sunshine: how the story of Australia's 'lost children' made it to the silver screen 2011

  • The vignettes shared by Kathy Lawrence, from Joan's semi-secret loathing of the color yellow in spring (who knew!) to LIE car rides along with Toni Liquori on which the trio sang the American songbook and cursed at the motorists cutting them off, provided a humorous and human glimpse into the woman we all see as a no-nonsense straight-shooter.

    Liz Neumark: From Grassroots to Mountaintops 2010

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