Richard Phillips

WATCH: Lindsay Lohan's Latest Film By Richard Phillips

Evan J. Garza | Posted 07.27.2011

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Evan J. Garza

Still from 'Lindsay Lohan.' a film directed by Richard Phillips Sailing through the busy canals of Venice, Italy next month will be a giant mobile v...

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Huffington Post Arts: Celebrating Bloggers and Design Thursdays

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.26.2011

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It was only nine months ago that the Arts page launched on the Huffington Post, and just five months that Huffington Post Arts' Design Thursdays went ...

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Tom Hanks To Battle Somali Pirates

Posted 05.25.2011

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In his illustrious career, Tom Hanks has played everything from a giant boy to a cowboy toy. But perhaps his most success, strangely, has come while p...

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PLAN ForYourArt: February 24-March 2

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bettina Korek

Ed Ruscha's Psycho Spaghetti Westerns features wide horizontal paintings, in which landscape becomes a surreal mental construct.

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Jon Stewart Author Interview: Richard Phillips On Being Attacked By Somali Pirates (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Phillips, who captained a boat that was taken hostage by Somali pirates last year, has chronicled his experiences in a new book called "Captai...

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Capt. Richard Phillips's New Book

ABC News | Mark Mooney | Posted 05.25.2011

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In his new book "A Captain's Duty" Phillips recounts the harrowing ordeal at the hands four Somali pirates last April, and details for the first time ...

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Captain Richard Phillips Gets $500K Memoir Deal: Report

Crain's New York Business | Posted 05.25.2011

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Merchant ship hero Capt. Richard Phillips may never have to brave pirate-ridden seas again, unless he really wants to. According to publishing sour...

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Obama Meets With Richard Phillips At The White House

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has met with the captain of a U.S. cargo ship who was held hostage by Somali pirates last month. Obama met ...

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Richard Phillips Returns Home To Vermont (VIDEO)

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Shipping captain Richard Phillips is back in his home state, a week and a half after being taken hostage by pirates. The plane...

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Richard Phillips Returns Home From Kenya

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD and MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The scrawny teenage pirate stormed the Maersk Alabama hoping for a share of a $3 million ransom. He was attacked by its sailors...

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Pirates, Politics and Performance

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Peggy Drexler

During the Somali pirate crisis, the Obama team's ability to do its job allowed some incredible military professionals to do theirs.

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Pirates Vow To Hunt Down American Ships, Kill Sailors

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and TODD PITMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOMBASA, Kenya — The U.S. and its allies battled Somalia's pirates on two fronts Wednesday, with French forces seizing a bandit mother ship and ...

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The Fourth Pirate

Daniel Firger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Firger

Why does it seem so easy to bring charges against Somali pirates in federal court, but so hard to do the same with suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay?

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Reality on the Water

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

Could it be that President Obama, Secretary Gates and the Department of Defense also know what they are doing on the ground in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan?

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Blowback Amnesia

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allison Kilkenny

If Americans can collectively act like adults and think past the next thirty seconds, they'll see that a ground invasion into Somalia is an awful idea.

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Maersk Crew Who Thwarted Pirate Hijackers Fly Home

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOMBASA, Kenya — A shipping company spokesman says the American crew that thwarted the hijacking of a U.S. cargo ship has left Mombasa on a char...

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How Maersk Alabama's Crew Fought Off Somali Pirates

McClatchy | Shashank Bengali | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the Maersk Alabama plowed through the glassy waters of the Indian Ocean last Wednesday morning, the cargo ship's 70-year-old electrician sat in the...

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Captain Richard Phillips Rescue Likely To Raise Stakes In Piracy Ops

AP | MICHELLE FAUL and TOM MALITI | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. and French naval attacks on Somali pirates raised fears Monday for the safety of scores of foreign sailors still held host...

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Will Obama Prosecute the Captured Somali 'Pirate' in a US Court?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeremy Scahill

What would a "pirate" defense actually look like? Remember, some Somalis -- and other international observers -- do not exactly see the "pirates" as being 100% unjustified in their actions.

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Right-Wing Blogs to Obama: Oh No You Didn't!

David Bourgeois | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Bourgeois

Obama has been tested, just three months into his presidency, by the current confrontation with the Somali pirates and the Navy SEAL rescue of Maersk Alabama captain Richard Phillips.

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Obama's Crisis Management: Of Pirates and Missiles

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Obama used the resources of the US military and government to shut down the pirates' options and make them more vulnerable.

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Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates

AP | TODD PITMAN and LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a...

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Obama Statement On Richard Phillips

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Statement by President Obama regarding the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips. I am very pleased that Captain Phillips has been rescued and is safely...

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Captain Phillips Video: Right After Rescue On Navy Ship

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Department of Defense video obtained by CNN shows Captain Richard Phillips right after the rescue operation. Looking grateful and immensely relieve...

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Captain Richard Phillips Freed From Somali Pirates

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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***UPDATE 9:32AM EST*** Adm. William Gortney said Monday that it took only three shots for Navy snipers to kill the trio of pirates holding captain Ri...

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