DN Speak: 10/13/13

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Billionaire Koch Brothers Spending Millions To Deny Health Coverage To Low-Income Americans

Volunteers with the conservative organization are distributing misleading flyers, attending committee hearings, and ... Read more

Al Shabaab's glossy ads for global jihad aimed directly at Westerners

> JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The jihadist speaks with an unmistakable London accent, railing against "disbelievers who dominate our lives a... Read more

Fiery Independent Will Likely Play Key Role In High-Stakes Talks (Senator Bernie Sanders)

In what can only be seen as good news for people who like traditional earned-benefit programs like Social Security and ... Read more

Wasserman Schultz Blames McConnell's 'Utter Lack Of Leadership' In Shutdown

Update: October 18, 2013, 5:50 PM Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may have gotten some bipartisan praise for helping negotiate an end the gove... Read more

There's HOW Much Sugar in This? (PHOTOS)

Various forms of sugar are hidden in foods and beverages you may think are healthy... See the slide show here
http://www.weather.com/health/theres-how-much-sugar-photos-20131015

Watch Megyn Kelly Desperately Try To Rein In Sarah Palin

Megyn Kelly had Sarah Palin on her new show on Thursday night, and the interview went about as you would expect it to go. Our... Read more

Cruz May Be In Hot Water After 'Inadvertent' Mistake

A review of campaign financial disclosure and company documents reveals that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) may have committed ethics ... Read more

The Furloughs That Mattered To Campaigns: Financial Disclosure Forms

Campaign spending reports are yet another victim in the government shutdown, with key reports delayed as a result of furloughed federal workers. Like... Read more

Tea Party Group Leader: File 'Class Action Lawsuit' Against Homosexuality

"If you can't beat them, sue them... At least that's Tea Party Unity leader Rick Scarborough's thinking, who suggested Friday that conservative activists should take a page from campaigns against Big Tobacco and file a “class action lawsuit” against homosexuality....'

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/tea-party

Unique Urban Planning in Denmark

Are We Observing Extraterrestrial Intelligence Without Realizing It? | Cadell Last

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cadell-last/are-we-observing-extrater_b_4069207.html?utm_hp_ref=science&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Data Firms Nix Showing You Dossier They Keep on You

Doubling Down

The American people are not happy with the GOP for inflicting a government shutdown that cost $24 BILLION on the country in a ... Read more

Life at any price

Are El Salvador's abortion laws endangering some women's lives while putting others behind bars?

... in a country where laws are heavily influenced by Catholic teaching...
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2013/08/2013841542313541.html

In El Salvador, a Miscarriage Is Considered Murder - Women jailed for decades on charges

http://www.newser.com/story/176113/in-el-salvador-a-miscarriage-is-considered-murder.html

Friday, October 18, 2013

Defending Theistic Evolution

Interview:
This week we have Stephen Matheson on "Defending Theistic Evolution," interviewed by Mike Haubrich and Fred Whitehead on "The Islamic Threat to Secular Government," interviewed by George Kane.

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Sounding The Alarm For Basic Science Research Funding (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/10/15/nobel-prize-research-funding

A big American haul of Nobel Prizes in science again last week. The United States, not alone but surely again the envy of the world on the Nobel stage. But when those Nobel winners turned to speak of their prizes, there was a remarkable consistency in their theme: America, wake up. The great basic science research that won us these prizes, they said, is not going on in the way that it did in the USA. It’s about leaner times. It’s about imagination. It’s about commitment. They’re saying change now or it won’t be us on that stage soon. Up next On Point: Nobel Prize winners on American science now.

– Tom Ashbrook

Getting Treatment For Mental Illness (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-10-15/getting-treatment-mental-illness

We spend $140 billion on public mental health services in this country, but at any given time, approximately half of all seriously mentally ill people receive no treatment at all. Lack of public understanding is part of the problem: many still believe severe mental illness is psychological rather than biological. Federal programs conceived half a century ago to replace much maligned state institutions were poorly conceived, never adequately coordinated and, by all accounts, woefully inadequate. Today, family members, police officers and the courts find themselves on the front lines of this crisis. Diane and her guests discuss the challenges of getting help for people with severe mental illness.

Expiring on Netflix 10/22/2013: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Going_Postal/70258570?trkid=13641790

Week In The News: Shutdown, Senate Deal And ACA Struggles (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/10/18/week-in-the-news-shutdown-aca

Relief this week. But not too much. Imminent economic calamity averted. That’s big. Federal shutdown, over. That’s big, too. But the whole dance could start again, and soon. Americans wondering how much of this the country can take. We’ve got a transit strike in San Francisco. More travail in the Affordable Care Act rollout. A moving Medal of Honor winner who was very critical of the US Army. Nuclear talks with Iran. And felony charges against two girls for cyber-bullying in the death of a 12-year-old. Up next On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

– Tom Ashbrook

Friday News Roundup - Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-10-18/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Following a deal to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers turned their focus to budget talks. The goal is to prevent another government shutdown come Jan. 15, 2014. Technical problems continue to plague the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act exchanges and Republicans in Congress are calling for further investigation. The White House nominated Jeh Johnson to head the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, he would be the first African American to hold the position. And Newark Mayor Cory Booker won a special election for the U.S. Senate. Diane and her guests discuss the week in domestic news.

Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-10-18/friday-news-roundup-international

The world reacted with relief to the last-minute deal to end the U.S. government shutdown and raise the debt limit. But foreign officials warn Washington’s credibility has been damaged, and more stable long-term management of the nation’s finances is needed. A joint statement by Iranian and U.S. officials described nuclear talks in Geneva as “substantive and forward looking.” Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria said they’re on track to meet a deadline for disabling equipment. And former NSA contractor Edward Snowden said he protected secret documents from Russia and China.

The Tea Party: Phonies & Hypocrites!

What Madness Lurks Inside the Tea Party Brain?

Shutdown Fiasco Slaps GOP In The Face | Reality Stings

Ted Cruz Surges Among Tea Party-- Was That His Goal?

Republican Civil War Erupts: Business Groups v. Tea Party

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-18/republican-civil-war-erupts-business-groups-v-tea-party.html

Interview- Former CIA Operative Lindsay Moran

Ted Cruz Single-Handedly Blocks FCC Nominee Over Concerns That He’ll Make Elections More Transparent

Fresh off a failed effort to defund the Affordable Care Act that shutdown the government and tanked the Republican Party's ... Read more

The GOP’s Default Caucus

The GOP's Default Caucus — 18 Republican Senators and 144 House Republicans — apparently preferred a default that threatened to ... Read more

Blackwater faces new charges in Iraq killings

Four former guards face new charges in the US for a 2007 shooting in Baghdad's Nisour Square that killed 17 civilians. Read more

'The Tea Party Is No More Popular Than The Klan'

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) said he thinks it's time for the tea party -- and those "willing to cater to it" -- ... Read more

Progressives Call For Republican Leaders To Be Arrested For Sedition

The 16-day shutdown of the federal government has finally come to an end, but many Americans are still furious about what they ... Read more

N.J. GOPer: If My Rival Comes To Your Door, 'Get Your Gun'

A Republican candidate running for the New Jersey state Senate urged an group of gun rights activists earlier this month to get their guns if approach... Read more

Ted Cruz Places Hold On Obama FCC Nominee

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has placed a hold on President Barack Obama's nominee for Federal Communications Commission chief, the Wall Street Journal report... Read more

Cook Report Moves 14 House Races Towards Democrats Following Shutdown

The Cook Political Report changed its ratings of 15 House seats Friday, moving 14 of them in the direction of Democrats following the government shutd... Read more

Scotland Now Receives 40 Percent of its Power from Renewables

The government shutdown may have ended before the U.S. defaulted on its debt and caused worldwide financial calamity, but the economic impact from the... Read more

Where the kids are: Social networks parents may not know about

You know your kid is on Facebook, because no kid can be without it these days, and possibly Twitter as well. But following the September death of 12-y... Read more

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Unlike shutdown, GOP says Democrats must bend on immigration

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/17/government-shutdown-shift-immigration-reform/3000575/

NO MORE REPUBLICANS, PLEASE #NoMoreRepublicans

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Top Conservative Lays Out Obamacare Alternative: Insurers Should Just Charge Really Sick People More

The leader of a top conservative advocacy organization believes that people who are born with congenital illnesses should pay ... Read more

Debunking The ‘Complementarity’ Argument Against Marriage Equality

The Family Research Council attempts to explain how men and women are "complementary" and thus heterosexuals deserve exclusive ... Read more

The GOP’s Hawks Lost The Shutdown Fight, And Maybe The Party

Republican hawks aren't getting what they want any more.The post The GOP's Hawks Lost The Shutdown Fight, And Maybe The ... Read more

Thanks To Obamacare, Oregon Cut Its Unsinsured Population By 10 Percent Over The Past Two Weeks

56,000 new people have signed up for Oregon's Medicaid program so far this month. Most of them wouldn't be eligible for ... Read more

A good night's sleep scrubs your brain clean, researchers find

It's no secret that too little shut-eye can drain your brain, but scientists haven't fully understood why. Now, a new study suggests that a good nigh... Read more

Eye contact makes you less likely to win an argument, probably because it's creepy

Forget what you learned in Public Speaking 101: Eye contact may actually dissuade your audience from your argument, says a new study in Psychological ... Read more

How The Texas GOP Is Waging A Hidden War On Women Voters

If you're a married woman in Texas, you may not be able to vote.The post How The Texas GOP Is Waging A Hidden War On Women ... Read more

Orrin Hatch Slams Heritage: ‘It’s In Danger Of Losing Its Clout And Its Power’

"Is Heritage going to go so political that it really doesn't amount to anything anymore?" Hatch asked. The post Orrin Hatch ... Read more

Drastic hike in Israeli settlement growth

Israeli NGO says 1,708 new homes started in occupied West Bank in first half of 2013, up by 70 percent from last year. Read more

Shutdown Over, GOP Crushed, Funding Secured (Until January)

Rush Limbaugh Goes Off On Republican Party After Shutdown Surrender

GOP Loses But Right Wing, Corporate Policies Win

President Obama's speech -- October 17, 2013

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Paul Ryan Votes Against Deal To Raise Debt Limit, Open Government

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee and a rumored 2016 candidate, explained his vote against a deal averting default ... Read more

Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle

For a certain block of House conservatives, the ones who drove Speaker John Boehner toward a government shutd... Read more

Poll: Minority Of Voters Wants To Repeal Obamacare

A majority of voters nationwide say they want the Affordable Care Act implemented, according to poll findings released Wednesday. The survey conducte... Read more