American Roman Catholic Nuns And The Vatican | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-14/american-roman-catholic-nuns-and-vatican

New Cholesterol Research And Heart Disease Prevention | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-12/new-cholesterol-research-and-heart-disease-prevention

Week In The News: Syria, Colorado, Sandusky | On Point with Tom Ashbrook

Interview:

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/06/15/week-in-the-news-200

Friday News Roundup - Domestic | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-15/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Friday News Roundup - International | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-06-15/friday-news-roundup-international

Rooting For Failure: Republicans Bash Green Jobs, Clean Energy

Rooting For Failure: Republicans Bash Green Jobs, Clean Energy
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/akrlN


Republicans have bullied the clean energy industry for months, pointing to flimsy evidence for why the government should slash ... Read more

Michigan GOP Spokesman: Female Reps Threw ‘Temper Tantrums’ Over Abortion Bill

Michigan GOP Spokesman: Female Reps Threw 'Temper Tantrums' Over Abortion Bill
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ajRzi


A surge of outrage swept the internet yesterday over two female Michigan legislators who were banned from the floor of the ... Read more

We Don’t Need No Education - NYTimes.com

We Don't Need No Education - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/opinion/krugman-we-dont-need-no-education.html?_r=2&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

GOP's Dirty Little Secret Revealed

GOP's Dirty Little Secret Revealed
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ajizg


We need national economic policy, and President Obama yesterday articulated one to make us globally competitive with energy, ... Read more

Mitch McConnell Argues Against More Donor Disclosure, Accuses Obama Of Political Retribution

McConnell Slams 'Militant Intolerance,' 'Dangerous' Obama Alliance
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ajNUI


WASHINGTON -- In a series of speeches and interviews over the past day, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) argued ... Read more

McCain Strays Way Off Message

McCain Strays Way Off Message
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ajqDj


WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain said in an interview posted online Friday that "foreign money" was helping ... Read more

Nevada Republicans family values: Prostitution OK, Gay Marriage Not OK

Nevada Republicans strongly back prostitution
DAILY KOS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/akoeW


From Public Policy Polling: 66% of Nevada Republicans support brothels, 20% support gay marriage #familyvalues: ... Read more

McCain: 'Corporations are not people'

McCain: 'Corporations are not people'
DAILY KOS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/akb7D


John McCain, decrying the influence of Super PACs on the 2012 campaign—and Mitt Romney in particular—has some wise words for ... Read more

McConnell Worries Republicans Will Lose Nerve On Campaign Finance Disclosure

McConnell Worries Republicans Will Lose Nerve On Campaign Finance Disclosure
TPMDC | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ak7DH


Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tore into liberals and Democrats in a controversial Friday speech about progressive ... Read more

How Congress is hurting jobs

How Congress is hurting jobs
CNN MONEY | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aiFHS
Lawmakers are expected to take their time deciding how to replace the sequester of automatic cuts scheduled for next year... Read more

Don't Thank Me for My Service

A marine talks about his war experience and the penance he now does to make up for it.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9320-dont-thank-me-for-my-service?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Hillary Clinton nails it. Found this in my Facebook feed today.

Hillary Clinton nails it. Found this in my Facebook feed today.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ajIjS


Read more... 1286 score | 301 comments > submitted by Irish_mcdick subreddit: atheism ... Read more

Milk Fat May Cause Bowel Diseases By Altering Gut Bacteria

Milk Fat May Cause Bowel Diseases By Altering Gut Bacteria
MEN'S FITNESS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ahTtr
Inflammatory bowel diseases could be the result of diets high in saturated fats. Diets high in milk fat, like the kind found in many junk foods, may ... Read more

I may not know robotics, but this is genius.

I may not know about robotics, but this is genius.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aiEQP


Read more... 1263 score | 183 comments > submitted by jeanpaulfartre subreddit: videos ... Read more

This should be an SNL skit, not real politics.

This should be an SNL skit, not real politics.
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aj6q3


Read more... 1815 score | 603 comments > submitted by peanutsblow36 subreddit: atheism ... Read more

GOP Senator Spars With Michelle Malkin On 'Obamacare'

GOP Senator Spars With Michelle Malkin On 'Obamacare'
TPMDC | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/agKUk


In an ominous sign for tensions between conservatives and the GOP over 'Obamacare,' a Senate Republican leadership member ... Read more

Tensions Grow Between GOP, Conservatives On 'Obamacare'

Tensions Grow Between GOP, Conservatives On 'Obamacare'
TPMDC | JUNE 15, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aiBOt


Tensions are rising between the GOP and its conservative base as top Republican lawmakers gradually pivot in favor of some ... Read more

Lawmaker Barred After Vagina Comment: "If I can't say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas? What language should I use?"

What I find more interesting is that her testimony is that her Jewish faith mandates abortions in certain circumstances that the religious right wants outlawed.  Why should the religion of the religious right override the religion of minority faiths in this country's policies? 


Lawmaker Barred After Vagina Comment: "If I can't say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas? What language should I use?"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/agD6E


Read more... 2429 score | 1262 comments > submitted by JorgeCS subreddit: politics ... Read more

John Boehner prebuts President Obama's economic speech: 'We're going to keep adding to this pile'

John Boehner prebuts President Obama's economic speech: 'We're going to keep adding to this pile'
DAILY KOS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ahcRa


John Boehner attempts to prebut President Obama's early-afternoon speech on the economy: Standing in his office in front of ... Read more

Tea Party Leader Makes Racist Joke

Tea Party Leader Makes Racist Joke
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/agQne

Tea Party leaders in Arkansas are on the defensive after a board member of a Tea Party group in the Ozarks made a racist joke... Read more

Dem Senator Fires Back At Republican's Morality Attack

Dem Senator Fires Back At Republican's Morality Attack
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ahMzU


Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y) fired back at a Republican colleague's attack on her effort to stop cuts to food stamps, ... Read more

IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME

IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 14, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/agVPF


President Barack Obama opened his first major economic speech of the general election making light of his recent remark that ... Read more

Man Shoots 4-Year-Old Boy He Thought Was Gay

'Fiscal Cliff' BS

Votes for Sale (Wisconsin)

Belief In God Plummets Among Youth (CHART)

...and don't miss reading the comments after the article...

Belief In God Plummets Among Youth (CHART)
TPMDC | JUNE 13, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aeV5p


Young Americans are abandoning God in droves. Read more

And here is sample list of comments.  The first one already had almost 300 people agreeing with it by the time I saw it.  I added the yellow highlight for your benefit:

Jeremy Gruenbaum
I doubt people like Dawkins and Hitchens have much, if anything, to do with the rise in atheism in my generation. The failures of institutional religion, specifically the Catholic pedophilia scandals and the Christian Right's scorched earth campaign against gay rights and abortion, are the real cause. When the most prominent believers are exposed as evil and intolerant, why would we want to be on their side?
Reply · 299 ·  · 13 hours ago

Carol Giannone Lundergan ·  Top Commenter · SUNY New Paltz
Bravo, Jeremy. Very well said and I completely agree.
Reply · 22 ·  · 12 hours ago

Isaac Miller · The Ohio State University
I think your totally right there.
Reply · 7 ·  · 12 hours ago

Matt Richmond ·  Top Commenter · Research Assistant at Thomas B. Fordham Institute
I think they have it backward as well, Dawkins is popular *because* people are looking for alternatives. Not the other way around.
Reply · 41 ·  · 12 hours ago

Mitt Romney unveils two-word health care plan for people who aren't healthy or insured: 'Tough luck'

Mitt Romney unveils two-word health care plan for people who aren't healthy or insured: 'Tough luck'
DAILY KOS | JUNE 12, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/afSow


"With a political base like I've got, what else did you expect me to say?" (Brian Snyder/Reuters) The father of Obamacare is ... Read more

Romney blocked publication of state anti-bullying guide

Romney blocked publication of state anti-bullying guide
DAILY KOS | JUNE 13, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aeVAl


Want haircut? What a shock: Cranbook High School's most famous bully not only blocked publication of an anti-bullying guide ... Read more

'OUTRAGEOUS STUFF': Broken Promises, Radical Plans Exposed

'OUTRAGEOUS STUFF': Broken Promises, Radical Plans Exposed
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 13, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aeJoR


WASHINGTON -- A critical document from President Barack Obama's free trade negotiations with eight Pacific nations was ... Read more

Romney Avoids Tackling Central Issue In Obama Health Care Law

Romney Avoids Tackling Central Issue In Obama Health Care Law
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 13, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/af4jI


WASHINGTON -- In a speech in Orlando on Tuesday, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney outlined once again what he ... Read more

Dem Rep Stands By Controversial Criticism Of GOP 'Craziness'

 Rep Stands By Controversial Criticism Of GOP 'Craziness'
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 13, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/afPfr


Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) is standing by a remark he made last week questioning the patriotism of a Republican colleague who ... Read more

Robert Reich: 'Trickle Down Economics Is Bunk, It Always Was'

Robert Reich: 'Trickle Down Economics Is Bunk, It Always Was'
THE HUFFINGTON POST -  FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 13, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aeMLY


Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich can think of three reasons to raise taxes on the rich. He needs less than that number of minutes to explain them. ... Read more

'You're Not Special' Graduation Speech

Architect of Anti-Health Care Lawsuit Admits To His Broader Agenda — No National Child Labor Laws, No Minimum Wage

Architect of Anti-Health Care Lawsuit Admits To His Broader Agenda — No National Child Labor Laws, No Minimum Wage
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 12, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/adfxh


The framers of our Constitution met in 1787 because the weak national governance adopted by the Articles of Confederation ... Read more

Sean Faircloth - A Religious Military? Spiritual Fitness Test or Rationality Fitness Test?

Good News, Liberals: 'Crazy' Michele Bachmann Is Back

Good News, Liberals: 'Crazy' Michele Bachmann Is Back
THE ATLANTIC | JUNE 12, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/acwMU


_The congresswoman's wild-eyed persona has returned as she sounds the not- quite-factual alarm about a "suicide-bomber conference" on American soil._ ... Read more

Checkmate christians

Checkmate christians
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 12, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/adHl3


Read more... 1264 score | 183 comments > submitted by Read more

Romney Confirms He Will Deny Insurance To Millions With Pre-Existing Conditions If Obamacare Is Struck Down

Romney Confirms He Will Deny Insurance To Millions With Pre-Existing Conditions If Obamacare Is Struck Down
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 12, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/acnwd


Read more... 1939 score | 1839 comments > submitted by Read more

Is Flame virus fallout a Chinese, Russian plot to control the Internet?

Is Flame virus fallout a Chinese, Russian plot to control the Internet?
TOP MSNBC.COM HEADLINES | JUNE 12, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/acx21


Has the U.S. government been caught with its virtual hands in the world's cookie jar? And might it lose control of the Internet as a consequence? If... Read more

US priests reportedly behind Vatican crackdown on nuns - U.S. News

US priests reportedly behind Vatican crackdown on nuns - U.S. News
USNEWS.MSNBC.MSN.COM
http://pulse.me/s/99d16

Religious Fundamentalism, persecution

Obama Private Sector 'Gaffe' - The Real Story

When it Comes to Politics, Are We More Racist Than We Think? | Work + Money - Yahoo! Shine

http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/comes-politics-more-racist-think-185600847.html

Romney: Police, firefighters, teachers

GOP attacks student aid

GOP attacks student aid
SALON.COM | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ab5mJ


_ (Credit: hxdbzxy via Shutterstock/Salon)_ There's a conservative talking point that opposes federal aid for college because, they claim, the aid ju... Read more

Tea Party Group Gears Up For 'Hostile Takeover'

Tea Party Group Gears Up For 'Hostile Takeover'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/abCjb


WASHINGTON -- A four-day conference for conservative activists organized by FreedomWorks was capped off Monday with a ... Read more

New, partially submersible ocean lab will drift the oceans conducting ocean science - very "Jules Verne"

New, partially submersible ocean lab will drift the oceans conducting ocean science - very "Jules Verne"
REDDIT TOP NEWS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aaQfc


Read more... 834 score | 125 comments > submitted by o2fill subreddit: science ... Read more

Millionaire GOP Senate Candidate Tommy Thompson’s Plan Would Lower His Own Taxes By $87,000

Millionaire GOP Senate Candidate Tommy Thompson's Plan Would Lower His Own Taxes By $87,000
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/abttd


In Wisconsin, the senate race to succeed Herb Kohl (D) is heating up between Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) and four Republican ... Read more

Romney Adviser Bolton Sees Opportunity In Syria To Provoke Russia, Iran And China

Romney Adviser Bolton Sees Opportunity In Syria To Provoke Russia, Iran And China
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/abgi3


Today in a column in The National Review, Mitt Romney foreign policy adviser John Bolton split with his candidate's calls ... Read more

Romney Adviser & Bush Attorney General: It’s An ‘Undeniable Fact’ That Voter ID Can Disenfranchise People

Romney Adviser & Bush Attorney General: It's An 'Undeniable Fact' That Voter ID Can Disenfranchise People
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/ablXc


During the primaries, Mitt Romney declared, "I like Voter ID laws by the way… more of them," but one of his ... Read more

SECRETS, SECRETS

SECRETS, SECRETS
THE HUFFINGTON POST - DIVORCE FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aaAYZ


BOSTON — Keeping his secrets, Mitt Romney tends to lift the veil on his finances and campaign only if the law says he ... Read more

Jeb Bush Levels 'Disturbing' Charge At GOP 'Dysfunction'

Jeb Bush Levels 'Disturbing' Charge At GOP 'Dysfunction'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - DIVORCE FEATURED NEWS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/aaLvw


Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said today that both Ronald Reagan and his father George H. W. Bush would have had a difficult ... Read more

Just when you thought Mitt Romney couldn't go any lower...

Just when you thought Mitt Romney couldn't go any lower...
DAILY KOS | JUNE 11, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/abaM5


So here's the Romney campaign's big comeback to the criticism of Mitt Romney's plan to layoff even more teachers, firefighters, ... Read more

Vatican Historian: Shroud of Turin Is Authentic - Barely visible writing has Jesus' name, she says

http://www.newser.com/story/74518/vatican-historian-shroud-of-turin-is-authentic.html

Scientist Reproduces 'Fake' Turin Shroud - Nothing miraculous about his creation, says Italian researcher

http://www.newser.com/story/71015/scientist-reproduces-fake-turin-shroud.html

Turin Shroud One of 40 Fakes: Historian - Antonio Lombatti: false shrouds got around in Middle Ages

http://www.newser.com/story/147888/turin-shroud-one-of-40-fakes-historian.html

Obamacare: Some Reforms Will Stay Regardless of Supreme Court Decision

Atheist rant

Public Vs Private Schools: Will Vouchers Destroy Public Education?

Creationism Vs Evolution - Poll

Christian Fundamentalists Plan To Teach Genocide To Kids In School

Maimonides Medical Center Grapples With Health Care Uncertainty - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/nyregion/maimonides-medical-center-grapples-with-health-care-uncertainty.html

Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects

Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects
TOP MSNBC.COM HEADLINES | JUNE 10, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/a8Xeo
It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Barack Obama's health care law, employers can keep offering popular cove... Read more

Tylzen goes up against local bishop in Aalborg in the News

Over 100 Religious Leaders in Minnesota Unite to Defeat Anti-Gay Legislation On November Ballot

Over 100 Religious Leaders in Minnesota Unite to Defeat Anti-Gay Legislation On November Ballot
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 8, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/a5CWq
120 religious leaders of diverse faiths announced the formation of the Clergy United for All Families, a new group which would ... Read more

Romney Says America Doesn’t Need ‘More Firemen, More Policemen, More Teachers’

Romney Says America Doesn't Need 'More Firemen, More Policemen, More Teachers'
THINKPROGRESS | JUNE 8, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/a60Zx


The last three years are the worst on record for public sector job loss, and the 700,000 government jobs that no longer exist ... Read more