Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday's Daily Brief

Friday, April 29, 2011
WORLD
Syrian Forces Open Fire At Protests
POLITICS
Donald Trump Curses, Says Our Leaders Are 'Stupid'
GREEN
Deep South Braces For Surge Of Water Not Seen Since 1927
BUSINESS
Goldman, Citigroup Among Large Banks Targeted By EU Over Alleged Collusion
ENTERTAINMENT
Superman Rejects American Citizenship
BLOG POSTS
Dan Rather: ...And in Other News
The next time you hear about another round of layoffs at a TV news division, the closing of a bureau, the decision not to cover a foreign story with full force, remember this week of silliness in April.
Rev. Amy Ziettlow: Should Prince William Wear A Wedding Band?
Little did I know that the male wedding band "tradition" did not begin until after World War II. Prior to that time, only the lady received a ring, fancy or otherwise.
Napoleon Perdis: Kate Middleton: Natural Beauty or Natural Disaster?
Kate has been taking top-secret instruction from a professional makeup artist so that she can do her own wedding-day makeup. While she definitely has standout looks on her side, I'm concerned that April 29 could become a natural disaster.
Johann Hari: Donald Trump Has Revealed the Truth About the Republican Party
Trump won't even shake hands with any ordinary Americans out on the stump. Yes: the Republican front-runner is a billionaire who literally won't touch the poor or middle class.
Peter H. Gleick: A Cost of Denying Climate Change: Accelerating Climate Disruptions, Death, and Destruction
Climate deniers who have stymied action in Congress and confused the public need to be held accountable for their systematic misrepresentation of the science, their misuse and falsification of data, and their trickery.

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