Charles Leerhsen is the author of Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, The Most Famous Horse in America.
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Stimulus Dollars for Sex Offenders?
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Gerald Posner is former chief investigative reporter for The Daily Beast. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, on topics ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
Dozens of sex offenders who've made an encampment under a causeway in Miami are being relocated using federal stimulus money. The Daily Beast's Gerald Posner visits the infamous camp and talks to homeless advocates.
A Homeless Family's European Trip
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Eric Pape has reported on Europe and the Mediterranean region for Newsweek Magazine since 2003. He is co-author of the graphic novel Shake Girl, which was inspired by one of his articles. He has written for the Los Angeles Times magazine, Spin, Reader's Digest, Vibe, Courrier International, Salon, and Los Angeles from five continents. He is based in Paris. Follow him at twitter.com/ericpape
The debate over New York's homeless exportation program has reached this idylic Normandy village, which received a family without warning-and now can't find them anywhere.
Washington's Homeless Power Brokers
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Jason Bellini is a freelance TV journalist who has worked for MTV, CBS, and CNN. In 2006, he received the Journalist of the Year award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
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The wait to get a seat at an important congressional hearing can last days, but big-time lobbyists have found a loophole: They're paying to have the homeless hold their places.
The New Shanty Towns
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Foreclosures and pink slips are driving Americans out of their homes and into tent cities like this one, reminiscent of the homeless encampments of the 1930s.
Get Rid of Pit Bulls
March 13: The Week in Viral Videos
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Solutions for Women in the World
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"Jihad Jamie" Released
John Avlon's new book Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America is available now by Beast Books both on the Web and in paperback. He is also the author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics. Previously, he served as chief speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and was a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun.
Spring's Buzziest Movie
Bryan Curtis is a senior editor at The Daily Beast. His story about his grandfather’s softball career is in The Best American Sports Writing of 2009.
