Saturday, November 2, 2013
Week In The News: Obamacare Blowup, NSA Fury And A Year After Sandy (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/11/01/nsa-obamacare-sebelius
Rolling thunder on the big issues this week. On Obamacare, more rollout problems and now some Americans losing their old insurance and not happy about it. The President’s old words replayed and a new argument: this is better, get with it. NSA surveillance still roiling Europe and now Google and Yahoo too. The spymasters making no apologies. We’ve got abortion battle and shutdowns in Texas. Chemical weapon shutdown in Syria. A plea for help from Iraq. And electronic devices cleared for airline takeoff. Up next On Point: Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/11/01/nsa-obamacare-sebelius
Rolling thunder on the big issues this week. On Obamacare, more rollout problems and now some Americans losing their old insurance and not happy about it. The President’s old words replayed and a new argument: this is better, get with it. NSA surveillance still roiling Europe and now Google and Yahoo too. The spymasters making no apologies. We’ve got abortion battle and shutdowns in Texas. Chemical weapon shutdown in Syria. A plea for help from Iraq. And electronic devices cleared for airline takeoff. 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/2013-11-01/friday-news-roundup-domestic
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-11-01/friday-news-roundup-domestic
Apologies from the Obama
administration over rollout of the Affordable Care Act website.
Congressional budget negotiators meet for the first time. And the
deficit falls to the lowest level since 2008. 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/2013-11-01/friday-news-roundup-international
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-11-01/friday-news-roundup-international
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, right, listens to a
lawmaker as Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sainz de Santamaria
talks on her cell phone at the Spanish parliament, in Madrid, Wednesday,
Oct. 30, 2013. Speaking in parliament, Rajoy said Spain was taking the
surveillance allegations seriously and that the head of Spain's
intelligence services will address Parliament over allegations that
Spain was a target for surveillance by the U.S. National Security
Agency. He reiterated that if confirmed, such activity is “inappropriate
and unacceptable between partners and friends.” Up to now the Spanish
government insists it is unaware of any U.S. spying.
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Friday, November 1, 2013
War on the Poor
Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses nutrition programs with Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC's Politics Nation.
Wall St. Watchdog Too Broke To Do Any Watching (Thanks To Austerity)
Austerity isn't just hurting the U.S. economy: It's also starving Wall Street's watchdogs. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has decided not to... Read more
The Truth About Those Canceled Health Plans
There's been a lot of talk lately about people getting letters from their health insurance carriers canceling their policies because of Obamacare. Wha... Read more
Jon Stewart To Media Using His Obamacare Jokes: 'Go F*ck Yourselves' (VIDEO)
Jon Stewart trotted out a choir on Thursday night's "Daily Show" to deliver a message to members of the media who used his comedy to criticize Obamaca... Read more
Panel Led By NV GOP Chair Questions Women's Role In Workforce
In a panel led by Nevada GOP Chairman Tom Taber, conservative publisher Len Semas questioned the role of women in the workplace, according to Ralston ... Read more
What You Need To Know About The Severely Conservative Judge Who Just Ruled Against Birth Control
Social Security is just like cannibalism, and other crazy things Judge Janice Rogers Brown believes.The post What You Need To ... Read more
The Stunning Collapse Of Infrastructure Spending In One Chart
Government investment in building things fell off a cliff in 2010.The post The Stunning Collapse Of Infrastructure Spending In ... Read more
One Simple Question That Could Change The Future Of Reproductive Health Care
Doctors could be doing a better job of helping women avert unintended pregnancies.The post One Simple Question That Could ... Read more
Germany Creates 3rd Gender - Baby can be 'indeterminate' at birth
Baby can be 'indeterminate' at birth
http://www.newser.com/story/176872/germany-creates-3rd-gender.html
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Budget Conference Opens (Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent)
Note the GOP senator Lindsey Graham behind him looking bored and rolling his eyes...
Walmart Is One Of The Biggest Beneficiaries Of Food Stamps
One of the major beneficiaries of the nation's food-stamp program is actually a hugely profitable company: Walmart. Americans spend about 18 percent o... Read more
Touch ID takes hardware security to new levels - Here's how, why, and what it means!
iMore took an in-depth look at Touch ID and its security system alongside repair company mendmyi. A fascinating piece on how ... Read more
McCaskill: Blocking Obama's Nominees Is Another Way To Shut Down Gov't
After cutting off government funding while attempting to defund Obamacare, the GOP has turned to blocking presidential appointments as a means of unde... Read more
Another Angle on the Story
There's been so much misinformation swirling about plan cancellations and rate hikes (along with a lot of these that are real and affecting certain pe... Read more
How To Spot A Fake Obamacare Horror Story
Your essential guide to debunking the sticker shock myth. The post How To Spot A Fake Obamacare Horror Story appeared first on ... Read more
Secretary Jewell On Conservation: ‘If Congress Doesn’t Step Up …Then The President Will Take Action’
In her first major policy speech, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell condemned Congress for the recent federal government ... Read more
NRA Prevented Law That Could Have Saved 13-Year-Old From Police Shooting
California police fatally shot 13-year-old Andy Lopez, because they mistook a BB gun for an assault rifle. In 2011, the ... Read more
Netherlands Town Becomes First In Europe To Vow Fossil Fuel Divestment
Boxtel was the first Netherlands town to ban fracking. Now the town has vowed to divest from fossil fuels as well.The post ... Read more
Planned Parenthood Is Bringing Sex Ed Straight To Kids’ Cell Phones
National sex ed standards often fall short. Could smartphones help fill the gap?The post Planned Parenthood Is Bringing Sex Ed ... Read more
Why Washington is failing at 'too big to fail' regulations
Obamacare isn't the only piece of landmark legislation that some members of Congress have been diligently working to delay. Five years after the fina... Read more
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Resuming The FEMA Fiasco: U.S. House Continues Effort To Rebuild Houses Of Worship Damaged By Hurricane Sandy
Simon BrownWall of SeparationIf the Constitution is violated because of a hurricane, what's next? Soon we'll be rebuilding ... Read more
Westboro Pastor's Granddaughter Speaks Out: 'We Hurt A Lot Of People'
Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper, granddaughters of Westboro Baptist Church Pastor Fred Phelps, say they have been working to ... Read more
GOP Congressman Faces Constituents Angry Over Government Shutdown
Shouts erupted at Rep. Scott Tipton's (R-Colo.) town hall in Montrose, Colo., on Saturday, according to the Montrose Daily ... Read more
House GOP No-Shows At Obamacare Briefing They Demanded
For all their fury, most of the House Republicans who had demanded their own closed-door briefing from the administration on ... Read more
Here's Why Sebelius Isn't Joining An Obamacare Exchange
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday during a House ... Read more
Real Lives Pt. 8
A very interesting letter from TPM Reader JS on a little discussed part of the 'cancellation' and rollover story, namely that a lot of insurers, far f... Read more
House GOPer: Many Republicans Don't Live In 'Political Reality'
Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) thinks that many Republicans in Congress do not live in a "political reality." Rigell, a moderate Republican, opposed shutti... Read more
Paul Ryan Waits Five Whole Minutes Before Killing Grand Bargain
Paul Ryan killed any lingering hopes of a grand bargain within moments of the budget conference kickoff on Wednesday. In his opening remarks, the Wis... Read more
Republicans Stop Pretending They Want To Fix HealthCare.gov
If it wasn't already quite clear, House Republicans removed any doubt at Wednesday's hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebeliu... Read more
U.S. Budget Deficit Down To $680 Billion, Lowest In 5 Years
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time in five years, the U.S. government has run a budget deficit below $1 trillion. The government says the deficit ... Read more
Obama: Critics Of Obamacare 'Grossly Misleading' About Cancelled Coverage
With House Republicans and media figures alike berating President Obama for failing to fulfill a promise made four years ago, the president tried to s... Read more
The Abortion Case Making Its Way To The Supreme Court Is A Stealth Attack On Your Reproductive Rights
This is exactly how the anti-choice community is working under the radar to ban abortion without sparking a national outcry.The ... Read more
3.1 Million Jobs
The GOP's austerity spending cuts and strategy of government-by-crisis are hurting the economy in a real and tangible way. As ... Read more
Senator Will File A Lawsuit Forcing His Staff To Pay More For Health Insurance
This is their alternative to Obamacare?The post Senator Will File A Lawsuit Forcing His Staff To Pay More For Health Insurance ... Read more
Israel announces East Jerusalem settlements
Israel sets new plan for 1,500 homes in motion hours after it released 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks. Read more
‘The Daily Show’ Challenges Stereotypes Of Southern Homophobia
The Deep South may be socially conservative, but The Daily Show found that Mississippi and Alabama aren't quite as homophobic ... Read more
Chris Rodda vs. Ron Crews - CNN 10/27/13
Ron Crews of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty tries to use some bogus history while debating Chris Rodda on the issue of making Air Force Academy cadets say "So help me God" when taking oaths.
Israel to build 1,500 illegal settler homes
Announcement of construction in occupied East Jerusalem comes after release of Palestinian prisoners. Read more
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Outsourcing Food Inspection Is Too Hard to Swallow
For generations, Americans have relied on public service workers to inspect the food we eat. In fact, one major concern of the recent government shutd... Read more