DN Speak: 4/21/13

Friday, April 26, 2013

Pavlovian reactions aren't just for dogs - Benjamin N. Witts

Week In The News: Bombing Charges, Chemical Weapons, AP Twitter Hack (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/04/26/week-bombing-charges-chemical-weapons-twitter

Bombing charges in Boston to begin this week. Chemical weapons charges in Syria to end it.

On the bombing front, “weapon of mass destruction” charges for the pressure cooker bombs and their toll. On Syria, the US now treading cautiously but clearly nearer declaring a red line crossed. Stay tuned there.

We’ve seen fury over sequester-driven flight delays. A Senate move to end them. A new presidential library in Dallas. A hacked tweet that moved markets. Accelerating US economic growth.

This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

- Tom Ashbrook

Friday News Roundup - Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-26/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Frustration over sequester-related air travel problems. The latest on the Boston bombing investigation. And five presidents help dedicate the George W. Bush presidential library. Journalists provide analysis of the week’s national headlines.

Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Inerview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-26/friday-news-roundup-international

The U.S. is pressing for a comprehensive United Nations investigation of chemical weapons use in Syria. Canada foils a terror plot to derail a passenger train. And the deadly collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh. A panel of journalists provides analysis of the week's top international news stories.

The Right Wing Cult Machine Exposed

O'Reilly Pushes for More Hatred and Fear

Kansas Prepares To Spend Over $1 Million To Defend Its Stringent Abortion Restrictions In Court

Kansas Prepares To Spend Over $1 Million To Defend Its Stringent Abortion Restrictions In Court
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 26, 2013
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Last week, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) approved a package of stringent abortion restrictions, including a ... Read more

GOP Congressman: Obama’s ‘Political Correctness’ On Islam Led To Boston Bombings

GOP Congressman: Obama's 'Political Correctness' On Islam Led To Boston Bombings
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 26, 2013
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) suggested on Friday that the FBI was unable to ask deceased Boston marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan ... Read more

South Carolina House Passes Insidious New Form Of Obamacare Nullification

South Carolina House Passes Insidious New Form Of Obamacare Nullification
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 26, 2013
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Nearly two centuries ago, South Carolina Sen. John C. Calhoun nearly sparked a civil war when he led an unconstitutional effort ... Read more

Dying Iraq Vet Delivers Powerful Statement About Bush

Dying Iraq Vet Delivers Powerful Statement About Bush
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Iraq War veteran Tomas Young told HuffPost Live Thursday that despite being an outspoken anti-war activist critical of the Bush ... Read more

GOP Consultant Sounds Warning About Limbaugh In Secret Recording

GOP Consultant Sounds Warning About Limbaugh In Secret Recording
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Frank Luntz, a top Republican strategist and pollster, called conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh "problematic" in ... Read more

Ron Paul's Extreme Ties Re-emerge At New Institute

Ron Paul's Extreme Ties Re-emerge At New Institute
TPMDC | APRIL 26, 2013
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While Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) makes an earnest effort to discovery why African Americans won't vote for states right ... Read more

So... I sued my school today. [x-post from /r/humanism]

So... I sued my school today. [x-post from /r/humanism]
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Found this in my change this morning. Made me feel good inside.

Found this in my change this morning. Made me feel good inside.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Ralph Nader on the Bush Legacy: "Bush and Cheney not only lied about Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction, they also deceived, covered-up, corrupted or intimidated the mass media, bullied an abdicatory Congress, and delivered a false address to the United Nations."

Ralph Nader on the Bush Legacy: "Bush and Cheney not only lied about Saddam's weapons of mass destruction, they also deceived, covered-up, corrupted or intimidated the mass media, bullied an abdicatory Congress, and delivered a false address to the United Nations."
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Baby girl sacrificed on bonfire after sect leader says tot is the Antichrist, Chile cops say

Baby girl sacrificed on bonfire after sect leader says tot is the Antichrist, Chile cops say
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | APRIL 26, 2013
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SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chilean police on Thursday arrested four people accused of burning a baby alive in a ritual because the leader of the sect believed... Read more

'Ransomware' tricks victims into paying hefty fines

'Ransomware' tricks victims into paying hefty fines
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | APRIL 26, 2013
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Computer users around the globe are being hit by a new kind of virus that freezes their computer and accuses them of committing heinous crimes, like d... Read more

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Retirement Gamble | FRONTLINE | PBS

The Retirement Gamble | FRONTLINE | PBS
PBS.ORG
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PBS Drops Another Bombshell: Wall Street Is Gobbling Up Two-Thirds of Your 401(k)

PBS Drops Another Bombshell: Wall Street Is Gobbling Up Two-Thirds of Your 401(k)
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 25, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/kKeze
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Even One Percenters Understand Economics Better Than Republicans

Even One Percenters Understand Economics Better Than Republicans
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Over at the Huffington Post, Jared Bernstein points us to a recent pilot study examining the ideological and public policy ... Read more

How The Media Invented The Latest Obamacare Controversy

How The Media Invented The Latest Obamacare Controversy
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 25, 2013
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After a Politico article on Wednesday evening suggested that Congress is plotting to "exempt" itself from enrolling ... Read more

New Report Details How National Parks Are Threatened By Oil And Gas Drilling

New Report Details How National Parks Are Threatened By Oil And Gas Drilling
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Here's another example of how "the score card shows that the industry is winning," as the NY Times put it last year. The ... Read more

Americans For Prosperity Protests Flight Delays After Urging For Sequester Cuts

Americans For Prosperity Protests Flight Delays After Urging For Sequester Cuts
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Americans For Prosperity, a conservative group funded by the Koch brothers, is echoing the GOP narrative that sequestration ... Read more

House Bill Would Effectively Abolish Voter ID In Federal Elections

House Bill Would Effectively Abolish Voter ID In Federal Elections
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Voter ID laws, which require voters to show photo ID in order to vote, are one of the most common forms of voter suppression ... Read more

Realizing Hell Does Not Exist

Congressman Finally Takes Action To Remove Needless Requirement Bankrupting The Postal Service

Congressman Finally Takes Action To Remove Needless Requirement Bankrupting The Postal Service
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has introduced legislation to try to save the US Postal Service from its incipient bankruptcy, and he ... Read more

U.S. Drug Czar: ‘I Was Wrong. Addiction Is Not A Moral Failing’

U.S. Drug Czar: 'I Was Wrong. Addiction Is Not A Moral Failing'
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 25, 2013
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Timed to the release of the White House's new "21st Century drug policy," U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske admitted Wednesday ... Read more

BionicDance's Burden of Baby Atheists

Putin: Boston Bombers 'Proved Our Position' - Terrorists, like Tsarnaev brothers, deserve harsh measures, says Putin

http://www.newser.com/story/166856/putin-boston-bombers-proved-our-position.html

The search for other Earth-like planets - Olivier Guyon

"Benghazi Explained In 30 Seconds" by Old Fart Rants

Voters Turn Against Republicans Over Voting Down Background Checks

Alex Jones' RIDICULOUS Boston Bombing Conspiracy Theories

Lawmakers Reportedly In Talks To Get Obamacare Exemption

Lawmakers Reportedly In Talks To Get Obamacare Exemption
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/kZDM5

Congressional leaders in both parties are engaged in high-level, confidential talks about exempting lawmakers and Capitol Hill ... Read more

After 5 years of the GOP calling for a budget, there is finally a budget that has passed both the House and the Senate. The conference committee required to eliminate differences between bills has been blocked by the GOP.

After 5 years of the GOP calling for a budget, there is finally a budget that has passed both the House and the Senate. The conference committee required to eliminate differences between bills has been blocked by the GOP.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" - When the Anti-Choice Choose

"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" - When the Anti-Choice Choose
MYPAGE.DIRECT.CA
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I really hate people who do this

I really hate people who do this
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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TIL An orangutan from a zoo reintroduced to the wild in Borneo began spear fishing after watching local fisherman

TIL An orangutan from a zoo reintroduced to the wild in Borneo began spear fishing after watching local fisherman
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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A sugary drink a day ups diabetes risk - The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/A-sugary-drink-a-day-ups-diabetes-risk/articleshow/19724160.cms

The Flaw in Libertarian Theology

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

"George Bush & Sarah Palin Responsible For Boston Bombings!" by Old Fart Rants

Fox News Basks in its Own Ignorance

Don't Stand With Rand

Bill O'Reilly Raging: Let Me Get This Straight Tom ...

Beck: We're Fighting "Principalites And Powers" In Boston Cover-Up

Beck: 'The Burden of Proof Is on the Federal Government' To Refute My Conspiracy Theory

"Terror And Treason" by Old Fart Rants

'Can You Stop Being Such A Jerk?'

'Can You Stop Being Such A Jerk?'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 23, 2013
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New York state Sen. Greg Ball (R) got into a fiery exchange with CNN host Piers Morgan on Monday's "Piers Morgan ... Read more

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How Libertarians Misread Reagan and Sidelined the GOP - The Daily Beast

How Libertarians Misread Reagan and Sidelined the GOP - The Daily Beast
THEDAILYBEAST.COM
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House GOP Readies For Showdown

House GOP Readies For Showdown
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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WASHINGTON — Preparing for another debt showdown this summer, House Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday to protect ... Read more

GOP 'Enemy' Exaggeration Debunked

GOP 'Enemy' Exaggeration Debunked
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Sen. Lindsey Graham exaggerated when he claimed "all the information" that ... Read more

Stewart Blasts Congress Over 'F*cker Act'

Stewart Blasts Congress Over 'F*cker Act'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - MAGHREB FEATURED NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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Remember that brief moment when Congress had to stop benefiting from insider, government knowledge in the stock market, and ... Read more

House Republican Rebranding Effort Suffers Major Setback

House Republican Rebranding Effort Suffers Major Setback
TPMDC | APRIL 24, 2013
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When Republicans were forced to pull a bill from the House floor Wednesday, it reflected their inability to secure conservative ... Read more

You should try this against Christians.

You should try this against Christians.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 23, 2013
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Something from election time; Colbert on traditional Christians mocking Mormonism.

Something from election time; Colbert on traditional Christians mocking Mormonism.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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TIL: The 1938 labor law giving protections to working children excludes agriculture. As a result approximately 500,000 children pick 1/4 of the food produced in the U.S.

TIL: The 1938 labor law giving protections to working children excludes agriculture. As a result approximately 500,000 children pick 1/4 of the food produced in the U.S.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson pointed these people out, they just can't grasp the concept...

Neil DeGrasse Tyson pointed these people out, they just can't grasp the concept...
REDDIT TOP NEWS | APRIL 24, 2013
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How Even A Terrorist Can Buy Explosive Powders Without A Background Check

How Even A Terrorist Can Buy Explosive Powders Without A Background Check
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 24, 2013
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The bombs used in the Boston Marathon explosion were "rudimentary" but powerful, according to experts, made using instructions ... Read more

Former Ex-Gay Spokesperson Formally Apologizes For Promoting The Harmful Therapy

Former Ex-Gay Spokesperson Formally Apologizes For Promoting The Harmful Therapy
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 24, 2013
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Earlier this month, John Paulk rebuked the ex-gay movement that he once championed as a spokesperson for Focus on the Family. ... Read more

How To Help The Middle Class Without Spending Government Money

How To Help The Middle Class Without Spending Government Money
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 24, 2013
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The middle class has been shrinking since the recession as most of the country's wealth has traveled upward. But any ... Read more

People On FBI’s Terrorism Watch List Legally Bought Guns And Explosives 1,300 Times

People On FBI's Terrorism Watch List Legally Bought Guns And Explosives 1,300 Times
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 24, 2013
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A suspect on the FBI's Terrorist Watch List may be considered too dangerous to fly on an airplane, but he or she can buy ... Read more

Breaking: North Carolina ALEC-Modeled Bill To Repeal Clean Energy Standard Fails In Committee

Breaking: North Carolina ALEC-Modeled Bill To Repeal Clean Energy Standard Fails In Committee
THINKPROGRESS | APRIL 24, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/kY194

North Carolina's renewable energy industry is safe from legislative threats, for now. Republicans and Democrats in the ... Read more