Friday, April 22, 2011

Friday's Daily Brief

Friday, April 22, 2011
GREEN
PHOTOS: Take Action For Earth Day
POLITICS
9/11 Responders Warned They Will Be Screened For Terrorism Ties (EXCLUSIVE)
POLITICS
UPDATE: John Ensign Announces Resignation
BUSINESS
Gold Hits Records High, Americans Sell Their Treasures
TECHNOLOGY
Congressmen Press Steve Jobs On iPhone Tracking
BLOG POSTS
Melanne Verveer: Women as Environmental Change Agents
As we celebrate Earth Day, we would be wise to focus on the role of women as environmental leaders. Investing in women will be critical to addressing the myriad environmental challenges our world faces.
Gian P. Gentile: Without Strategy, Libya Will End in Disaster
Weighing overall American core interests in the region, Libya simply is not that important. Strategy should discern this essential truth then devise courses of action commensurate with the stakes involved.
Bob Cesca: Why Are the Republicans Afraid of President Obama?
One of the most often-overheard refrains from Republican Party barons is that President Obama is the worst president in American history. But if that's the case, why are they all too scared to officially declare a candidacy against him?
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.: Radiation and Health: The Aftershocks of Japan's Nuclear Disaster
One may be exposed to elevated levels of radiation by breathing in radioactive particles, ingesting them, or coming into close bodily contact with a source of radiation. Different types of radiation will produce different health effects.
Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Eighteen: The Economics of Long-Term Hotel Living (and Why Vegas Messes Them Up)
By far the biggest argument against universal hotel living is the cost. But I haven't been living out of hotels for the past five years because I'm wealthy. There are plenty of tricks to make long-term hotel stays entirely affordable.

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