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Saturday, October 26, 2013
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Week In The News: Obamacare Glitches, Drone Strikes And NSA Revelations (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/10/25/news-drones-obamacare
U.S. allies all over not happy this week as news comes out that the NSA spied on them. Their top leaders. Angela Merkel’s cell phone. And many more. Acht du lieber! Spies gone wild. In Washington, it was all healthcare.gov all the time as hearings geared up on the Obamacare rollout. And still it’s rocky. The president says it’s time for immigration reform. GOP not so sure. East and West we’ve got dead teachers, killed by students. And Amnesty International goes after American drone strikes. Up next On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/10/25/news-drones-obamacare
U.S. allies all over not happy this week as news comes out that the NSA spied on them. Their top leaders. Angela Merkel’s cell phone. And many more. Acht du lieber! Spies gone wild. In Washington, it was all healthcare.gov all the time as hearings geared up on the Obamacare rollout. And still it’s rocky. The president says it’s time for immigration reform. GOP not so sure. East and West we’ve got dead teachers, killed by students. And Amnesty International goes after American drone strikes. 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/2013-10-25/friday-news-roundup-domestic
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-10-25/friday-news-roundup-domestic
Private contractors who
helped design parts of the federal health insurance website told a House
panel they were not given enough time for testing before the rollout.
The administration announced people would have an extra six weeks –
until march 31 – to obtain coverage and avoid a tax penalty.
President Obama renewed his push for broad immigration overhaul.
Republicans said they would take up reform in smaller chunks, rather
than the sweeping bill passed by the Senate in June. September job
numbers were lackluster. And same sex marriage became legal in New
Jersey. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's
top national news stories.
Friday News Roundup - International (Diane Rehm Show)
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-10-25/friday-news-roundup-international
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-10-25/friday-news-roundup-international
Classified files show
Pakistan secretly endorsed U.S. drone strikes. Saudi Arabia warns of a
rift with the U.S. over Syria and Iran. And anger grows among European
allies over alleged U.S. spying. A panel of journalists joins Diane for
analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Friday, October 25, 2013
The Michele Bachmann Obamacare Claim That Just Isn't True
On the same day that the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on Obamacare website glitches, Rep. Michele ... Read more
No Election Is Too Small For The Koch Brothers
WASHINGTON -- Outside interest groups spent at record levels in state-level judicial elections in the 2012 election cycle, ... Read more
'Don't Tell Me We Can Afford A Government Shutdown But Not School'
NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama spent Friday hanging out with students at Pathways in Technology Early College High School, ... Read more
Top House Republican Backs New Tax Revenues In Budget Deal
A senior House Republican said Friday he wants tax revenues "on the table" in a broader budget deal, breaking with his leadership team's strong opposi... Read more
Obama Jokes Congress Should Take 'Remedial Course' In Math
President Barack Obama took a shot at Congress on Friday while addressing high school students in New York, criticizing lawmakers who refused to recog... Read more
GOP Congressman In Minority-Heavy District Freaks Out At Leadership For Punting Immigration Reform
Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) goes for GOP neck on immigration reform.The post GOP Congressman In Minority-Heavy District Freaks Out At ... Read more
100s Of ND Oil Spills Not Publicized
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota, the nation's No. 2 oil producer behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years, sta... Read more
To Help The World’s Poorest, Treat Them Like People
A new study suggests you stop thinking of the world's most desperate poor as moochers, you can start saving lives.The post To ... Read more
How Ohio’s Top Elections Official’s Early Voting Proposal Would Keep Black Voters From The Polls
One of America's worst elections officials is at it again.The post How Ohio's Top Elections Official's Early Voting ... Read more
Over 10 Percent Of America’s Largest Companies Pay Zero Percent Tax Rates
More than 50 companies on the S&P 500 paid a zero percent corporate tax rate over the past year.The post Over 10 Percent ... Read more
Obamacare Got Some Promising News From The Medical Community Today
An uptick in the number of Americans applying for medical schools and becoming family doctors is great news for Obamacare, ... Read more
Newsweek: Are Churches Making America Poor?
"The Secular Coalition for America wants the Internal Revenue
Service to revoke the tax-exempt status of religious organizations that
violate 501(c)(3) rules by, for example, promoting political candidates
or not using their funds for charitable purposes...
"The Mormons are far from the only group to get flak on this matter. A 2012 paper in the Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion argued that the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops' 501(c)(3) status should probably be revoked because of their flagrant political lobbying and electioneering - from refusing Holy Communion to pro-choice Catholic pols to issuing partisan voter guides...."
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/10/25/churches-religion-taxes.html?utm_source=Secular+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=8d56faf20c-Weekly+Wrap+Up_6_13_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e255484ff-8d56faf20c-63516793
"The Mormons are far from the only group to get flak on this matter. A 2012 paper in the Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion argued that the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops' 501(c)(3) status should probably be revoked because of their flagrant political lobbying and electioneering - from refusing Holy Communion to pro-choice Catholic pols to issuing partisan voter guides...."
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/10/25/churches-religion-taxes.html?utm_source=Secular+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=8d56faf20c-Weekly+Wrap+Up_6_13_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e255484ff-8d56faf20c-63516793
Abuse Allegations Leave Twin Cities Archdiocese In Turmoil
"The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been rocked in recent
weeks by revelations from a top-level whistle-blower. The former
official says church leaders covered up numerous cases of sexual
misconduct by priests and even made special payments to pedophiles."
http://www.npr.org/2013/10/24/240493190/abuse-allegations-leave-twin-cities-archdiocese-in-turmoil
http://www.npr.org/2013/10/24/240493190/abuse-allegations-leave-twin-cities-archdiocese-in-turmoil
Thursday, October 24, 2013
NC GOPer Resigns After Criticizing 'Lazy Black People' (VIDEO)
A Republican precinct chairman in North Carolina was asked to resign Thursday after making racially inflammatory comments during a 'Daily Show' interv... Read more
Harry Reid: 'The Rich Want To Pay More' In Taxes
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told KNPR Nevada Public Radio on Thursday that upper earners want to pay higher taxes, ripping into Republica... Read more
How The Department Of Energy Is Working To Reduce The Cost Of Solar By 75 Percent
The DOE's SunShot Initiative is hoping to significantly drive down the costs of solar power.The post How The Department Of ... Read more
The Attack On Government That’s Blinding America To Its Real Problems
We depend on government data more than we know, yet its compilation is under attack.The post The Attack On Government ... Read more
Israel announces new settlement building
Senior official says his country will press ahead with settlement construction in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Read more
The Number Of Homeless Students In The United States Hits A Record
And the situation could soon get even worse.The post The Number Of Homeless Students In The United States Hits A Record ... Read more
Democrat Blasts GOP’s Obamacare Hearing: ‘I Will Not Yield To This Monkey Court’
House Republicans sought to portray HealthCare.gov as an insecure website that will endanger the privacy of Americans' medical ... Read more
Measuring America’s Decline, in Three Charts
In recent years, a number of international surveys have raised alarms that the United States is falling behind other countries in terms of educational Read more
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Texas textbook hearing 2013
Scientists and students of science debate with creationists on whether creationism belongs in the textbooks used in schools in Texas, and ultimately, everywhere else.
What's Up With Your Face
Recently a trainer at the gym handed me a super-heavy barbell and told me to lift it. Over my head, nonetheless. Intimidated, I dug deep. I closed my... Read more
Most Walmart Store Workers Didn't Even Earn $25,000 Last Year
WASHINGTON -- As they seek to boost the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour, House Democrats joined a group of Walmart employees on Cap... Read more
'I Cannot Even Stand To Look At You'
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) alleged this weekend that a top House Republican leader told President Barack Obama, ... Read more
GOP Candidate's Ties To Neo-Confederate Group Exposed
Mississippi Republican Chris McDaniel, who is challenging Sen. Thad Cochran and backed by the Senate Conservatives Fund and the ... Read more
Warren Presses Feds On Financial Crimes
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday pressed three financial regulatory agencies for information on their ... Read more
Here's The Real Reason We Aren't Done With Shutdowns
WASHINGTON -- After the 16-day government shutdown earlier this month produced devastating poll numbers for the GOP, Senate ... Read more
19-Year-Old Detained For ‘Shopping While Black’ At Barneys
Barneys, the high-end fashion mecca in one of Manhattan's most expensive retail blocks, is facing questions and a civil lawsuit ... Read more
No, CBS News, Obama Isn’t Hiding The True Cost Of Obamacare
So the Obama administration is purposely showing users cheaper premium estimates on HealthCare.gov so when people actually ... Read more
How This Oregon Facility Is Effectively Expanding Access To Mental Health Care
Getting mental health treatment is often difficult for the people who need it most. Some states are trying to change that by ... Read more
GOP Megadonor Suggests Using A Nuclear Weapon Against Iran
But don't worry, only in the middle of the desert, so only "rattlesnakes and scorpions" will be hurt.The post GOP Megadonor ... Read more
European Commission’s Own Economist Argues Austerity Made Things Worse
The policymakers behind European austerity have radically underestimated the harm it caused, according to their own ... Read more
Pro-Life Groups In Ohio Sue To Block 300,000 Low-Income People From Gaining Health Coverage
This week, Ohio agreed to extend public health insurance to hundreds of thousands of poor people in the state. Two ... Read more
Catholic Church wavers on child sex scandals in pope's homeland
> LIMA, Peru — Pope Francis' promise of a more humble, tolerant Catholic Church may have earned rave reviews around the world, but in Latin A... Read more
Who Is More Likely to Lie for Financial Gain?
New research from Canada points to certain personal characteristics
associated with a greater likelihood of lying, such as being a business
major... or being religious...
http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/likely-lie-financial-gain-68561/
http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/likely-lie-financial-gain-68561/
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Cruz vs. McConnell: GOP Senators On Collision Course Over Next Shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) doesn't want another government shutdown, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is already egging on the next one. A ... Read more
Consumer Reports: Obamacare Opponents 'Misrepresented' Us On Website
Conservatives were quick to tout Consumer Reports as more evidence of a disastrous Obamacare rollout last week, after the magazine published an articl... Read more
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