He hired manuscript expert and former private gumshoe Joe Nickell to slog through archives and quiz experts.

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They had learned that Jenkins hired a two-bit gumshoe named Thomas ("Papa Bear") Miller--a New Orleans operative with a long, sometimes violent criminal record.

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Had NAPO done some basic gumshoe work, it might have pressured Obama, in exchange for its coveted endorsement, to disclaim his support from Ratner and other defenders of terrorism.

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The school's vice-principal (Richard Roundtree) menaces the hero like a cop grilling a smart-alecky gumshoe, and the distant sounds of cheer-leaders are heard as Brendan is pursued through the schoolyard by a knife-wielding goon.

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For the reporters here, it's real gumshoe journalism.

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The design isn't without its faults, however -- the glossy veneer on the lid, for instance, loses some of its charm the instant it comes in contact with human skin, collecting fingerprints like a regular gumshoe.

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